Daniel Vidal: My NMA Story
Written by MSc Advanced Motorsport Engineering Graduate, Daniel VidalÂ
After my Bachelors degree in automotive engineering I started working as a motorsport mechanic but realised after a few years that I wanted more. That is why I decided to become an engineer and enrolled in the Masters course at the NMA. This allowed me to continue my freelance mechanic activities and combine studying from home in Belgium.
I got in contact with tutor Tim Mullis for my dissertation and decided to 3D scan the suspension system of an LMP3 car with a focus on the third elements, to simulate motion in CAD and make new math channels with the obtained motion ratio’s. With a bit of luck, I found Motorsport98, a team that was testig their newly delivered Ligier JSP325 at circuit Zolder and contacted the owner
We spoke about my project and planned a day to make it happen. After 3D scanning the car, I got offered a freelance mechanic position in the team for the 2025 season in Michelin Le Mans Cup! To bring the story back to Tim Mullis, I met him at the circuit of Barcelona during the first round of the season. We had a really pleasant chat and we will most likely bump into eachother every other race weekend in 2025
Daniel Ferreira Vidal
MSc Advanced Motorsport Engineering
Big thank you to Daniel for sharing his story!Â
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