Madison Automotive Apprentices Inc

TO SHARE THE LOVE OF THE AUTOMOBILE WITH THE NEXT GENERATION, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND BRIDGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION/PRESERVATION AND MOTORSPORT EXPERIENCES.

MADISON AUTOMOTIVE APPRENTICES OFFERED A "FOR-CREDIT" COURSE DURING THE JMU WINTER SESSION '21 FOR DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS THROUGH THE COLLEGE OF INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY. THE TOPIC WAS DYNAMIC SUSPENSION SYSTEMS AND EIGHT STUDENTS SIGNED UP WITH A WAITING LIST. PREVIOUS COURSES FROM THE JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY CATALOG UNDER THE HEADING CISE 480 HAVE PRODUCED EVALUATION COMMENTS LIKE "THE BEST COURSE I HAVE EVER HAD AT JMU."

FEE FOR SERVICE AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO BRING IN REVENUE FOR MAAP, AS WE PROVIDE RESTORATION SERVICES FOR BOTH COMPONENT AND OVERALL VEHICLE RESTORATION SERVICES. THIS YEAR MAAP COMPLETED A MULTI-YEAR RESTORATION ON A 1964 PORSCHE 356SC, RESTORATION SERVICES CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICAT AS THE RESTORATION FEE FOR SERVICE INCOME GENERATED 30% OF OUR TOTAL WORKSHOP REVENUE FOR 2021. SERVICES ARE BILLED TO CLIENTS WILLING TO LET STUDENTS PERFORM THESE SERVICES WHILE SUPERVISED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN THE MAAP WORKSHOP, WHICH IS ALSO USED AS TRAINING FOR STUDENT EMPLOYEES, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS. THESE STUDENT-LED SERVICES INCLUDE DISASSEMBLY AND PREPARATION OF VINTAGE VEHICLES USING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES, RESTORATION OF COMPONENT PARTS, OVERSIGHT OF OUTSIDE VENDORS (FOR EXAMPLE THE RE-CHROMING AND PLATING OF COMPONENT PARTS) AND FINAL ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTOMOBILE.

FEE FOR SERVICE AUTOMOTIVE MOTORSPORT ACTIVITY INCLUDES DYNAMIC CHASSIS MEASUREMENT AND ADJUSTMENT, PREPARATION AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR MOTORSPORT VEHICLES AND GENERAL ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTS FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE. THESE ACTIVITIES RETURNED FOLLOWING COVID AND INCREASED TO 70% OF WORKSHOP REVENUE FOR MAAP, MOSTLY THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION (IMSA) TEAM JDC-MILLER MOTORSPORTS. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE SUPERVISED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COLE SCROGHAM WHO IS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED MOTORSPORT ENGINEER. A HIGHLIGHT FOR 2 MAAP STUDENTS WAS ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN IMSA RACING SEASON WITHIN THE MICHELIN PILOT RACING SERIES IN SUPPORT OF THE TEAM'S AUDI RS3 TOURING CAR, FINISHING WITH A PODIUM RESULT AT SEVERAL RACE TRACKS AND A WIN AT LIME ROCK. STUDENTS LEARN THE ENGINEERING PROCESS, DATA ACQUISITION TECHNIQUES AND OVERALL WORKFLOW FOR A MOTORSPORT EVENT BY ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING AT THE EVENT, WHICH PROVIDES THEM WITH A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THEIR FUTURE INVOLVEMENT IN THE SPORT.

SPECIAL EVENTS RELATED TO AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION AND MOTORSPORT HAVE ALSO BEEN IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS INVOLVED AT MAAP. THESE EVENTS INVOLVE COMPETITION IN REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENTS, BUT ALSO GIVE A SENSE OF THE OVERALL INDUSTRY BY VISITING LARGE SCALE CAR SHOWS AND OTHER VENUES. THIS YEAR, MAAP SPONSORED STUDENTS ATTENDED EVENTS LIKE THE PORSCHE PARADE IN POCONO MANOR, PA WHERE OUR MAAP-PREPARED ENTRIES BOTH FINISHED FIRST IN THEIR CLASS, THE AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS AS WELL AS MOTORSPORT EVENTS ON THE IMSA SCHEDULE. OUR EVENT SCHEDULE HAS SLOWLY RETURNED TO A PRE-COVID NORM AND STUDENTS GET INTRODUCED TO DECISION MAKERS FOR FUTURE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT THESE EVENTS.MAAP CONTINUES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH GRANTS FOR PAID INTERNSHIPS, MAAP CURRENTLY HAS 4 OF THESE INTERNSHIPS, GIVING CERTAIN STUDENTS WITH FOCUSED INTEREST AND APTITUDE TO GET A MUCH DEEPER LOOK AT THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD. MAAP IS NOT ONLY FOR TECHNICAL STUDENTS, WE ARE WIDENING OUR OUTLOOK TO INCLUDE A HISTORY INTERN THAT ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH THE JMU LIBRARY SYSTEM TO HOST DIGITIZATION OF SPECIALIZED PERIODICALS AVAILABLE ON THE NETWORK FOR RESEARCH AND APPRECIATION. MAAP ALSO ACTS AS AN "IDEA INCUBATOR" FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN FIRST HAND ABOUT AREAS OF INTEREST IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD OF STUDY AND PROVIDE REAL RESUME EXPERIENCE TO EMPLOYERS ON GRADUATION.