12 days of StreetCar: Oxford Universities Motorsport Foundation first all-student club to join StreetCar 

With students heading back for a new term, October saw us focus on the UK’s student community – inviting them to try out grassroots motorsport. 

Local club, Oxford Universities Motorsport Foundation (OUMF) is now the first student car club that is a fully-fledged member of our StreetCar programme. 

Founded in 2005 by Ding Boston, former holder of the ‘Sebring Sprite Memorial’ trophy, OUMF exists to provide real racing experience to the next generation of motorsport professionals and enthusiasts. 

Current OUMF President and Motorsports Engineering student, Oliver Raja-Brown, comments, “The opportunity for students to have the chance to drive their own car and experience how the mechanics affects the handling, be it a Twelve Car Rally or a Scatter Rally, it really allows for a deeper understanding of how it affects the car’s dynamics. We are hoping to do more events this year, so the opportunity to join StreetCar will highlight other opportunities alongside engineering, that every petrol head really wants to do!” 

All the cars in OUMF’s garage have been built from the ground up by the student members since 2005. In addition to the 1962 Sebring Sprite race car, OUMF also has a 1959 Riley 1.5 Racer, a 1959 Elva Courier Sports Racer and the infamous “Inca” Alfa Sprint – restored after an altercation with an alpaca whilst on a Rally across South America, amongst its fleet. 

The club now has a core team of 12, with around 50 new recruits involved this year. OUMF have an action-packed 2025 planned, with attendance at Silverstone Historic, the NEC Classic Car Show and Autosport International already in the calendar. 

Launched in 2022, StreetCar was created to demonstrate that motorsport is affordable and accessible to all, encouraging more people to get behind the wheel and enjoy the sport.