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5th March 2010
OUMF launches its 2010 BARBADOS RALLY APPEAL!
RACE RETRO SHOW 2010 - March 12th- 14th
We invite all our many supporters to visit the OUMF stand - near the main stage in Hall 3 - at this fantastic annual event. We have kindly been granted the space to exhibit two of the OUMF project cars. One will be the Riley 1.5 rally car with which the students achieved an amazing 1st in Class and 67/90 overall in 2009. We will be appealling for the support needed to get another OUMF student team there for the SOL Rally Barbados 20th Anniversary in May which has proved to be the educational trip of a lifetime for members of the team in the past two years. We have also been invited to field the car at the St Mary's Trophy selection day on March 19th at Goodwood - so maybe, if it all goes well - and fast! - you'll see it in action at the Goodwood Revival in September?!

We will also be showing the equally well-known 2001 'Inca Trail' Alfa GT - the present practical project - as a 'work in progress'. All help, advice - and missing parts! - welcomed!

OUMF is determined to try and contest the inaugural Barbados Historic Rally Carnival in mid-July this year. Organised by long-time supporter and ardent rally enthusiast Greg Cozier, he will be visiting the OUMF stand on Friday 12th. The rally will use his world-class Vaucluse Raceway for asphalt Special Stages, as well as the very challenging closed public roads on the island, and so promises to be one of the finest historic events of the year.

The students are very grateful to Live Promotions for their continuing support, which gives OUMF the chance to raise both awareness of its mission - and the funds to keep this independent enterprise going.

The extraordinary successes the Foundation has clocked up since 2005 could not have been achieved without the generous support of the motorsports and engineering industry in general, and the help of the army of enthusiastic individuals anxious to see the next generation of engineers thrive in the UK.


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OUMF, founded in July 2005 is a student initiative which provides 'hands-on' practical experience of motorsport to the students of Oxford and aims to bridge the increasing skills gap that is threatening all engineering and manufacturing industries in the UK.


By introducing predominantly engineering students to the world of racing car preparation and component fabrication, as well as team management, OUMF aims to enhance the quality of students graduating into all manufacturing and engineering industries as well as bring new blood into the historic and contemporary racing arenas.

Be it an F1 Team or a company making bearings for vacuum cleaners, by teaching students key skills and 'good practice' as well as having fun with a team-based sport, we aim to foster a passion for engineering and high quality manufacturing that will benefit British industry as a whole.

Elva Courier at The Goodwood Revival

Running as a historic racing team, we compete in a full range of motorsport events. Our 1959 Elva Courier (picture above) is a regular competitor in such prestigious events as Goodwood Revival, and our Riley 1.5 rally machine (picture below) is fast becoming infamous on the historic rallying scene.

Riley 1.5 Rallying at full Pace

With our numerous project vehicles and informed learning, which includes talks from some of the heroes and gurus of motorsport, OUMF provides a varied and exciting platform for young enthusiasts to build a solid practical knowledge base.


OUMF would not succeed without the sheer volume of support from individuals, companies and institutions. Please take some time to have a look at our supporters page so that they may be in some small way rewarded for everything they have done so far.