Students from Colyford race to F1 in Schools UK National Finals

A group of students from East Devon have designed a winning race car in the South West Regional Final of the acclaimed F1 in Schools STEM Challenge, securing them a place in the national finals.

Team Nebulon Racing is made up of students from Colyton Grammar School.

The competition, with three classes – Entry, Development and Professional – challenges students to prepare business plans, design, analyse, make, test and race a scale model Formula 1 race car.
 
Winning at National level will bring Nebulon Racing the opportunity to represent their country at the World Finals, to be held alongside an international Formula 1 Grand Prix. In addition, the F1 in Schools UK Champions will receive UCL Engineering bursaries to the value of £5,000, a trip to the British Grand Prix with an exclusive paddock tour, and the UK Champions trophy.

The team of six students developed their race car design, engineering and R & D and documented everything in an engineering portfolio for the judges. They showcased the marketing and sponsorship that they had used to create their team and produce their F1 in Schools race car in an enterprise document, also judged by an expert panel from industry and education. 
 
The judges’ assessments of their written portfolios, verbal presentations, engineering drawings and designs produced high marks for the team. Their car raced along the Official F1 in Schools 20 metres track with lightning speed too. The team were delighted to win second place in the Development Class and the Best Engineered Car award as well as a place at the F1 in Schools National Finals.  
 
Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman, F1 in Schools praised the Regional Finals winning team, saying, “It is great to see hard work, innovative design and passion for learning being recognised in the F1 in Schools STEM challenge.

"Bringing STEM to life and inspiring students to expand their curriculum learning through the competition is the essence of F1 in Schools.

"We’ve seen so much dedication and commitment from the students, they really embrace the challenge and prove their will to succeed. We look forward to seeing our winners at Autosport International early next year.”
 
The competition is a showcase of the talents of the regions’ students with outstanding professionalism and the highest standards of work that encompass Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, as well as the life skills that are in such demand by industry.