PRODRIVE TAKES ON BAHRAINI INTERNS

Prodrive’s design hub and factory in Banbury has taken on six student interns from three Bahraini universities.

The internships have seen them play a part in the design, construction and everyday operations of the World Rally Championship-leading Bahrain Raid Xtreme (BRX) Hunter cars.

Along with designing parts to be used in BRX cars competing in the championship, the six interns have also been given hands-on experience in the factory building new chassis that will be used in rallies this year in Morocco and Spain.

David Richards, Chairman of Prodrive, said: “It’s great for Prodrive to be able to offer these Bahraini engineering students the opportunity to have an insight into all the technology behind the Bahrain Raid Extreme Team.

“During their time with us they have learnt how we design, manufacture and run the BRX Hunter on the world’s toughest motorsport event, the Dakar.

“We have also confirmed that when they finish their studies at university, we will consider those who are interested for a full-time role within the team.”

The internship was facilitated by the new electronic visa waiver system which allows Bahraini and Saudi travellers to visit the UK for six months.