F1 In School Challenge Day
Last Friday 6 teams of 3 participated in the Tasmanian F1 In Schools Competition at the Tailrace Centre. This competition involved students designing a miniature F1 car from scratch using engineer software and then, with the help of Queechy High School, milling the car from balsa wood. The students then had to putty and sand the car multiple times before painting and sealing the car.
Once at the competition, the cars were put under rigorous checking to ensure that they were legal and ready to race.
Our students had a very successful day, with Ava, Briah and Ellie of team Storm Surge creating the fastest car, travelling down the 20 metre track in 1.113 seconds. They won overall on the day and are now the Cadet State Champions. Congratulations also to Seb, Elise and Henry, who finished 2nd with the team IL Mostro. Finally Zach, Zara and Ryan came third with their car La Tempesta.
A special thank you to our car sponsors, Will Trade Tasmania, Simmons Marine Services Tasmania, Collective Consulting, BC Chiropractor, Temtrol and Exceed Engineering.
The cars and posters will be displayed in the corridor for the next couple of weeks for anyone who is interested in viewing them.
