F1 in Schools

F1 in Schools West Regional Final

Four Exeter School teams contested the West Regional Final in F1 in schools.

by MR ROSE

THE DESIGN ENGINEERS

PROJECT VIPER Aimee Dearness Albert Hughes Dominic Hemmings Matthew Lomas Serena Ling Vedang Mandalia ENERGIA Will Olney Alex James Adam Norsworthy Oscar Brooks-Feller

MOMENTUM RACING Christopher Hemmings Amber Moeller William Wood William Toms Henry Wheatley EXECELLERATE Oscar Gibbons Oscar Clements Will Dean Duncan Brown Charlie Ampleford DEVELOPMENT CLASS Fastest Car – Project Viper Best Engineered Car – Project Viper 1st Place Development Class – Project Viper 2nd Place Development Class – EXEcellerate PROFESSIONAL CLASS Fastest Car – Momentum Racing Best Engineered Car – Momentum Racing Sponsorship and Marketing Award – Momentum Racing Pit Display Award – Energia 1st Place Professional Class – Momentum Racing 3rd Place Professional Class – Energia

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OSchool teams took home an amazing 10 awards. They also gained invitations for three teams to the nationals in October! Development class team from the Middle Fifth Project Viper achieved a race time of 1.352 seconds, the fastest for this class in this region, while EXEcellerate achieved 1.470 seconds on the 20 metre track,

In the professional class Energia, led by Will Olney, raced to a 1.306 elapsed time, while Momentum Racing led by Chris Hemmings achieved a best time of 1.086 to win the race by 0.1 of a second over the nearest rival on the leader board. This is a time that will stand very competitively against the best times nationally.

Race times and positions were considered with the points scored through scrutineering, the engineering, enterprise portfolios and pit displays, with those top scoring teams going through to the nationals.

“Many of the project elements would normally be displayed and presented in person at the event. The virtual format has meant teams have had to be versatile, adapt and innovate within the current conditions,” said Mr Rose.

All the events are live streamed via YouTube and available to watch again. Mark WemyssHolden, the event organiser and host, stated: “This is becoming a tradition, engineering and Exeter School go together.”

Congratulations to all involved for their hard work.

“This is becoming a tradition, engineering and Exeter School go together.”

THE AWARDS ACHIEVED FOR THE WEST REGION WERE: