J&J Racing has had three high school level students work with the team, with two of them in college and one of them an upcoming senior in high school. One of the college students chose to continue working with the team last season and will also be helping for the 2008 season. All three have earned scholarship money, and have put their hands-on experience to use with school-based projects.

The team believes the Racing 2 Learn program helps the student and the college. The student gets “real world” experience and financial help for their college education. The college gets a student with “real world” experience, someone who has direction and a goal in life, and most likely a solid student who will participate in other programs at the college.

For instance, many of the Engineering schools have programs that involve design and creation concepts that revolve around racing and competing. For example, Clarkson University has their SPEED program where they design, build, and race solar powered cars, all terrain vehicles, alternative fuel source cars, etc. The Racing 2 Learn program easily ties into one of those programs.

The team has close ties with and has been communicating with SUNY Cobleskill about a matching scholarship for a student choosing to attend there. Both parties are looking forward to the first student who takes advantage of this opportunity.