Ford Dunton Technical Centre hosted the Essex regional heat of the Greenpower IET Formula 24 on Saturday, July 18, which attracted around 250 students and more than 20 cars.
The IET annual Formula 24 competition provides teenage students with the opportunity to build an electric car from scratch, and then push it to its limits in an endurance race.
The top three teams were the Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School, Tendring Tornedoes and The Royal Greenwich University Technical College and they automatically qualify for the international final, which will be held at the Rockingham Motor Speedway on October 10th.
Other awards included the Portfolio Award, the Best Presented Team, Spirit of Greenpower, Best Newcomer, IET Engineering Award and the Siemens Digital Award.
In presenting the awards, Chris Taylor, Powertrain Testing Chief Engineer, Ford of Europe, said: “Ford is delighted to be hosting the Greenpower F24 competition at Dunton once again. These young engineers show amazing skill, enthusiasm and potential and we at Ford are proud to help them develop their technical and teamwork talents.”
Nicola Gregory, Ford Community & Outreach, said: “This was the biggest and best Greenpower event Dunton has hosted. With 22 cars registered, every student had a part to play on the day, making this a marvelous STEM initiative that also encourages young women to consider an engineering career.”
Greenpower Challenge encourages involvement in science and maths subjects from an early age. Ford is committed to engaging with young people through activities such as ‘bring a child to work day’, Lego challenge, and initiatives connected with National Women in Engineering Day, and encouraging the study of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. This supports the pledges made by Ford to the ‘Your Life’* campaign, to inspire the next generation of engineers.
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Notes to Editor
*Your life in an industry-led and Government backed campaign, which aims to show the dynamic career opportunities unlocked by studying science and math’s and thereby drive uptake of maths and physics at A Level. Girls particularly need more encouragement to take these subjects. Ford has made a series of pledges to a range of actions and on-going commitments to increase participation, particularly young women and girls into STEM studies. Full details of the pledges are available on the Your Life website - http://partners.yourlife.org.uk/the-call-to-action.
The Race: All teams have the same motor and one pair of 12 volt car batteries which they are provided with initially and build their cars around. During the race at least three team members must drive the car, and up to six further members can act as pit crew. Drivers may only drive for one car and for one team and each driver must drive for a minimum of 15 minutes. The event on the day comprised of an initial practice race and two 90 minute endurance races.
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