GREENPOWER ROCKS ROCKINGHAM FOR
THE SECOND TIME WITH LARGEST-EVER INTERNATIONAL
FINAL
Working internationally to promote
sustainable engineering among the next generation of engineers, the charity
Greenpower Education Trust hosted its largest-ever International Final at Rockingham
on 15-16 October.
Dylan, the car built by an all-girls team
from Sandbach High School, won IET Formula F24 title despite a mechanical
failure during the first race of the day. Meanwhile,
Renishaw won the Silverline Corporate Challenge, whilst Cullimore Racing clinched
the IET Formula F24+ championship, for the third time.
The 2016 International Final was held at the
Northamptonshire-based track; this is the second
time the Final has been contested on the 1.48
mile American-style banked oval circuit.
125 school teams across Greenpower’s IET
F
The sustainably-powered F24 and F24+ single-seaters
all feature the same electric motor and 12 Volt batteries supplied by
Greenpower Education Trust. Students build the cars themselves as part of an enhanced
STEM education programme, and design their own bodywork using Siemens Solid
Edge software.
Greenpower Education Trust CEO, Jeremy Way,
said after the last race of the weekend: “There is nothing more inspiring than
seeing all our finalists proud to race their cars at the International Final,
and witnessing the teams really working together in the true spirit of
Greenpower.
“We hope many of the participants competing
here today will go on to pursue a future career in engineering – that’s the
result we are looking for, and already numerous graduates from the Greenpower
programme are working full time in the industry.”
Charity patron David Richards CBE, Chairman
of Aston Martin and Prodrive, was at Rockingham to support the young racers.
YouTube star and inventor, Colin Furze, also attended the event.
The full 2016 International Final race results can be found here: http://www.bbk-online.net/gpt/.
For further
information about Greenpower, please visit www.greenpower.co.uk
