Castle Combe Programme 2019

CASTLE COMBE PROGRAMME 2019 Sponsored by Renishaw

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CONTENTS

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Welcome

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Awards

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Timetable

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Case Study - The Technology Academy

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National Partners Welcome

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Case Study - Ellie Edbrooke

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Introducing Greenpower

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Case Study - The Chicken

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Greenpower’s 20th Anniversary

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Greenpower Centres of Excellence

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IET Formula 24 Entries

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Volunteers

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IET Formula 24+ Entries

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Key personal

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Case Study - St Georges Ruskington

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Sponsors

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Stay Connected

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WELCOME

RENISHAW OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE CASTLE COMBE HEAT 2019 Once again Renishaw is delighted to be sponsoring the Greenpower F24 heat at Castle Combe, especially as this event is being held on International Women in Engineering Day. As one of the world’s leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare, Renishaw is proud to support the activities of Greenpower, which through competitive team racing helps to highlight the enjoyment and fun that engineering brings to the lives of many people.

Through Greenpower and our extensive education outreach programme, we want to encourage young people, particularly girls, to get involved with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities and to consider engineering as a career. A STEM career can be very rewarding and can really make a difference to the world we live in.

As a successful business, with sites throughout Gloucestershire and the UK, Renishaw offers attractive careers to younger people in areas as diverse as scientific research, engineering, IT and marketing. We have an awardwinning apprenticeship and graduate programme, and this year we have recruited a record 68 apprentices and a similar number of graduates.

Good luck to all of today’s racers and whilst the competitive spirit is important to drive innovation, the most important thing from today is to learn from your experience and to realise the benefits that strong teamwork delivers to any project.

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TIMETABLE F24 and F24+ Timetable

07:30 Teams start to arrive

14:15 – 15:15 – Race 2 IET F24+ (ages 16-25)

08:00 Scrutineering opens

15:00 – IET F24+ Ceremony

09:00 Team briefing 1

15:15 – IET F24 (ages 11-16) line up

11:30 IET F24 (ages 11-16) line up

15:30 – 17:00 – Race 3 IET F24 (ages 11-16)

11:45 – 13:15 – Race 1 IET F24 (ages 11-16)

17: 15 – Final Ceremony

14:00 – IET F24+ (ages 16-25) line up

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NATIONAL PARTNERS WELCOME For many this won’t be your first year of competing at Greenpower, but it is safe to say it never gets boring. We have been taking part for eight years and they only get better each time! For those of you who are new, welcome to being an engineer!

One of the things happening at this year’s finals are the Pit Lane talks and we look forward to getting the chance to speak with you about our technology and innovations as well as introducing some of our entry level talent so you can ask them anything you might want to know about engineering apprenticeships and graduate schemes. All that is left to say is to wish everybody safe and enjoyable racing, and we look forward to seeing you on the track!

Olivia Whitlam Corporate Citizenship Manager Siemens UK

The IET is proud to be a sponsor of Greenpower as its aligns with our mission to inspire the next generation of engineers and technicians. Greenpower continues to develops the valuable skills that is so desperately needed both in the UK and globally to allow us to continue to engineer a better world for us all. Good luck to all of the teams involved in today’s race which will no doubt be a fantastic day.

David Lakin Head of Education The Institution of Engineering and Technology 6

Ford Motor Company was delighted to move up to national level support of the Greenpower Education Trust in 2018, ‘The Year of Engineering’. Having hosted numerous race days as a regional sponsor over the past 18 years at our Dunton Technical Centre in Essex with around 50 Ford volunteers at each of these, we continue to see very positive benefits from our relationship with Greenpower through inspiring students to participate and Ford employees to go out into Essex schools and mentor the next generation of engineers through their involvement in the project.

Throughout our long history with Greenpower, we have seen how the project engages the youngest generation of students and continues to inspire them as they progress through their academic development, nurturing and sustaining a passion for practical problem solving and shaping the engineering talent of the future. By actively supporting Greenpower, we look to champion a strong future for the automotive industry in the UK with young people that can achieve things that exceed what we think is possible today.

If you are a part of a team competing today, you have already demonstrated great engineering ability in your journey to get here. Good luck and we wish you all the very best for this unique event and in your future engineering activities!

Roger Ratley Electrified Powertrain Engineering Manager Europe Ford Motor Company

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INTRODUCING GREENPOWER About Greenpower

Greenpower Education Trust inspires young people aged 9-25 to excel in science, technology, engineering and Maths, through a unique challenge - To design, build, and race an electric car.

IET Formula Goblin age 9 to 11

The Goblin Kit Car is a great introduction to STEM for primary school children, they get hands on assembling the car and compete in slaloms, sprints, and drag races at events.

IET Formula 24 age 11 to 16

In F24, teams have more freedom to design and build their Kit Cars or scratch builds, and students develop their STEM skills. Regional heats feature two 90 minute races requiring 3 drivers, with an International Final at the end of the season.

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IET Formula 24+ age 16-25

F24+ is a great project as a gateway to a STEM career, and for furthering employability skills. Races are an hour long, and the category is ran as a championship with each teams 2 best results in heats, and their result in the final counting.

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GREENPOWER’S 20th ANNIVERSARY Throughout 2019 Greenpower will be celebrating its 20th anniversary. Having started from a single race at Goodwood in 1999, it has grown to a truly international programme with teams in every continent, and numerous licenses operating across the globe.

Gathering of Goblins 21st July 2019 The historic Goodwood Motor Circuit is once again our venue of choice for the end of year International Gathering of Goblins. This is an opportunity to give children who have been involved in the design and building of their IET Formula Goblin kit cars a chance to proudly display their achievements in a wonderful setting.

is the timed Sprint around the circuit’s Chicane. The afternoon also gives one lucky child from each team the chance to race an entire lap of the 2.4 mile circuit – “The lap of Champions”.

Proceeding the event will be a grand prize giving.

Greenpower International Finals 17th October 2019 The 2019 International Finals will be held exactly 20 years on from when it all started on the 17th October 1999. To add to the excitement it will be held at the home of British motorsport, Silverstone.

This will award prizes for the top three cars in each of the four events plus additional awards, which celebrate the multiple aspects of the project.

Goodwood Heat Goodwood Heat 30th June 2019 A spectacular day of racing at Greenpower’s spiritual home as we The Gathering gives all drivers the chance welcome teams to our largest regional to race the familiar Drag and Slalom heat – Usually a sweltering day for teams courses, but also, unique to Goodwood so be sure to bring the sun cream!

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IET FORMULA 24 ENTRIES No.

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CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

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01 RLR 3

Richard Lander School

31 The Flying Hotdog

The Downs School

03 Terazord

Bristol Grammar School

35 JRB Special

Bideford College

05 Rotary Racer

Chipping Sodbury School

42 Frome Flying Waggon

Selwood Academy

07 Apex

Southleigh Racing

43 Garth Hill Blazers

Garth Hill College Berkshire

09 Project X

Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi

44 FR-5m

Repton Prep School, Foremarke Hall

11 Blaze

St Georges Academy - Ruskington

46 Bournestannah

Bourne Community College

12 Megazord

Bristol Grammar School

19 The Chicken

Bromsgroive School

29 POD-SIX

Chipping Sodbury School

30 Chain reaction

Chipping Sodbury School

CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

IET FORMULA 24 ENTRIES No.

CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

No.

CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

47

Arthur Terry Atom

Arthur Terry Atom

89

Team Spirit 2

Park Community School

52

PRT Raptor

The Priory School

93

Sprocket

Wycombe Abbey School

54

Kernow Kittz

Truro High School

95

Green Goddess

Truro High School

57

The Stag

Derby Grammar School

102 Flaming Arrows

St Bart’s Church, Wadham and Maiden Beech School

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SPN Car 1

Bryanston

103 WR01

Whitgift School

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FR-7k

Repton Prep School, Foremarke Hall

104 Phoenix

Wycombe Abbey School

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Firefly FF01

St Paul’s School

105 Riptide

St Ives School

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Keep Up

Park Community School

122 FR-8

Repton Prep School, Foremarke Hall

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Cherry Bomb

St Bart’s Church, Wadham and Maiden Beech School

124 Torquay Academy #1

Torquay Academy

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Viper

Taunton School

130 Dammit Rosanne

Kew House School

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IET FORMULA 24 ENTRIES No.

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CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

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133 Chase

Park Community School

328 PRT Hunter

The Priory School

144 Spark 2.0

The Downs School

336 Pilton 1

Pilton Community College

186 11th Hour

Truro High School

353 Black Shadow

Cheltenham College Prep School

192 Falcon

Lliswerry High School

356 RRX (Rotary Racer)

Chipping Sodbury School

272 Vr00m Vr00m

Royal Grammar School High Wycombe

357 Sodbury Chargers

Chipping Sodbury School

297 Sirocco M3-19

St Georges Academy - Ruskington

379 AHS2

Aylesbury High School

312 Wycliffe Griffin

Wycliffe College

385 Lewis Girls

Lewis Girls School

313 Firefly FF03

St Paul’s School

396 Denefield Racing

Denefield School

317 RLR 4

Richard Lander School

520 SPN Car 2

Bryanston

318 The Park Panther

Park Comunity School

CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

IET FORMULA 24+ ENTRIES No.

CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

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CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

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Rotary Racer

Chipping Sodbury School

506 FireBird

Team Bird GP

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POD-SIX

Chipping Sodbury School

507 REC-349

Renishaw PLC

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Arthur Terry Atom

Arthur Terry School

510 Probation IV

Renishaw PLC

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Kernow Kittz

Truro High School

514 Evolved

Siemens

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The Stag

Derby Grammar School

524 DR19

Dressel Racing

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Sprocket

Wycombe Abbey School

529 Knight Rider

Siemens

104 Phoenix

Wycombe Abbey School

538 Bafadhel Racer

Slough and Eton CofE School

270 Firefly FF02

St Paul’s School

562 The Sutton Slug

Sutton Grammar School

501 ZeV

Jaguar Land Rover

577 NWSLC

North Warwickshire and South Leciestershire College

502 RENovation

Renishaw PLC

586 Friday Afternnon

Royal Grammar School High Wycombe 15

IET FORMULA 24+ ENTRIES No.

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CAR NAME

ORGANISATION

587 Stannah Swift S02

Stannah Stairlifts

591 BTC 1

Bridgwater and Taunton College

592 BTC 2

Bridgwater and Taunton College

CASE STUDY

St Georges Ruskington

This year we are celebrating 10 years of Greenpower. In July 2009 we set off on a journey to Newquay with a level of optimism. This was short lived and that is when our true journey started.

For the first few years it was certainly a time of many downs but in recently years we have certainly found a way forward with multi 2nd and 3rd positons and finally achieving our first ever 1st position last year.

This year sees the arrival of two new cars to our team, in the shape of Sirocco M3-19 and Zephyr. Both are going to be identical in terms of shape, but underneath we are going to have two very different stories.

follow the KISS approach. The chassis of both cars are plywood, the bodies from fibreglass and all of the components in the car have been weighed and studied to see if they are suitable for what we are trying to achieve.

This was a big decision for us having had Mistral and Sirocco for many years, but we realised one thing – they were never going to improve and if we wanted to progress then this was our opportunity.

We currently have 20 pupils in our team, ranging from 11 to 18 years. The is great opportunity for them all to get involved, and roles within the team range from driver to engineer and from team administration to photographer.

This new period in our history has only been possible due to the generous sponsorship of a local company that sees a real worth in the Greenpower project.

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Think engineering, Think Renishaw.

OfďŹ cial sponsor of the Castle Combe heat 2019 Renishaw is delighted to sponsor the Greenpower F24 heat at Castle Combe, especially as this event is being held on International Women in Engineering Day. Through events like Greenpower and our extensive education outreach programme, we want to encourage young people, particularly girls, to get involved with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities and to consider engineering as a career. A STEM career can be very rewarding and can really make a difference to the world we live in.

For more information visit www.renishaw.com/educationoutreach

Renishaw plc New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 8JR T +44 (0)1453 524524 F +44 (0)1453 524901 E uk@renishaw.com

www.renishaw.com

STAY CONNECTED /GreenpowerTrust/ /Greenpowertrust /Greenpowertrust /company/greenpower-education-trust

LIVE TIMING Follow races live as they unfold at:

www.bbk-online.net/gpt

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IET F24/F24+ AWARDS IET Formula 24 Race 1

1st, 2nd, 3rd

IET Formula 24+ Race 2 1st, 2nd, 3rd IET Formula 24 Race 3

1st, 2nd, 3rd

Best Presented Team Best Newcomer Portfolio Award Siemens Digital Award IET Engineering Award Spirit of Greenpower Award To get the full guidelines on the portfolio award please visit our website: https://www.greenpower.co.uk/awards

Kit Car - Third Place

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CASE STUDY

The Technology Academy

The Technology Academy is designed to help young people to develop careerreadiness skills in engineering, vehicle development and technical skills.

The aim of the Technology Academy is to provide students with a unique experience, that will inspire, support and help them to pursue a career in Engineering.

The Technology Academy consists of students at both the Bridgwater College Academy and Bridgwater & Taunton College.

As part of the Academy students will build electric cars from kits (Green Power Racing) to race-ready vehicles, culminating in a race event on the 23rd June 2019. Alongside this activity, there will be industry-related visits and team

building activities.

The Academy meets on a Wednesday evening from 5pm – 7pm in the Energy Skills Centre, Bridgwater Campus.

Build is progressing well and we are using our on-site composite lab to make body panels.

The Academy began with some icebreaking activities to allow students to get to know one another. The students split into teams to create structures out of marshmallows and spaghetti (the materials of the future no doubt!)

The following week to get into the racing spirit needed for the 23rd June, the students travelled up to Bristol and went Go-Karting. It was a great opportunity to engage in some friendly rivalry, and the competition was tough!

Back in the Advanced Engineering Centre on the Bridgwater Campus, students had a session on composites which will form the bodywork for their race cars.

The PPE (personal protective equipment) also arrived, which means that each student now has their own Technology Academy overalls for each week in the workshop!

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CASE STUDY Renishaw Engineering Ellie Edbrooke

To celebrate ‘International Women in Engineering Day’ we asked Renishaw graduate, Greenpower team member and driver, Ellie Edbrooke, to talk about her journey into engineering and how her work with Greenpower has really benefited her.

“I always had an interest in science and maths at school, particularly physics and biology and wanted to continue studying both subjects. In 2010, my school became involved with the Greenpower project, I signed up and really enjoyed it and have been involved with them ever since.

I used my experiences and the knowledge I’d gained through Greenpower to apply for an Arkwright scholarship (for aspiring engineers) which I was awarded in 2012.

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however I was also interested in a career in medicine and explored this by undertaking several work experience placements whilst I was still at school.

With my interest in biology and engineering, I initially made the decision to study Medical Engineering at University, but unfortunately, I didn’t get the required A-level grades and opted for Medical Physics instead. I was still keen to pursue engineering but this slight change in my plans did knock my confidence and I did wonder if it was still an option for me.

I then spent my summer working in a university research lab and another working in the medical physics department of my local hospital and decided to complete a year in industry.

I attended the 2015 Greenpower international final and visited the Renishaw display tent.

finishing my degree.

In my role, I’ve been working on implants for delivering drugs to the brain; this is to try and treat degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s. My department also works on technology that enables surgeons to implant electrodes that send electrical signals through the brain to minimise the tremors caused by Parkinson’s. Whilst this doesn’t cure the disease, it does help to reduce some of the patients’ symptoms and give them better quality of life and its great to be able to work on something that can really make a difference to someone’s life.

Now that I’m back at Renishaw I’m involved with the Greenpower team, driving and working on one of their cars; I also volunteered to help out with the Goblins events held at Renishaw sites in Gloucestershire and South Wales. I know how much Greenpower influenced me and I’m keen that other students have the This is where I first heard about Renishaw same access to it as I did. and its work in healthcare. I applied and was accepted for an industrial placement Greenpower has helped me in my career which then lead to me being offered a by giving me that initial spark of interest in engineering. It has also been a good place on their graduate scheme after

opportunity to show that I have the interest and enthusiasm for engineering outside of academic studies, which I believe helped in getting my industrial placement position. It has not only helped in engineering skills but other skills that I can apply to my workplace such as communication and teamwork.�

Ellie (right) is a graduate medical engineer at Renishaw working in the Neurological Applications Department and a member of the Greenpower team.

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CASE STUDY Bromsgrove School The Chicken

Greenpower for Bromsgrove School started 7 years ago with the same Kitcar chassis that you see today. Back then, the car was all yellow and made its debut at Mallory Park.

For the staff and students it was one of the greatest memories we have because it showed us how good our students were as a team and allowed us to see the massive potential that Greenpower had on our budding designers and engineers.

We ranked 344th at this time and wanted to make a Kitcar the fastest that we could. As it evolved over the coming years, we experimented with lots of options and after three seasons of coming off track on the back of trailer, we decided it was time for a revamp and that is when we started to look at weight saving, aerodynamics and simplicity.

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This for us was a major turning point and after a student rebuild (which happens at the end of EVERY season), we had a winning formula and started to obtain a smattering of trophies along the way. At the end of the seasons that followed, we looked at marginal gains and advancing whatever we could.

We now have the aim to make the Kitcar a top ten competitor and not just an entry level race car you use before ‘moving up’ to a hand built special. Team Chicken prides themselves on teamwork and pushing as hard as we can to achieve their goals.

We have many team friendships from all over the world as well as interesting engineering links with some very interesting sponsors including Gorilla, Classic Team Lotus, McLaren, BAL Aluminium, 4QD and Trumeter to name but a few.

We are a proud team and hope to continue making progress on the team as well as building that long awaited hand built special, The Egg. Only then will we

be able to settle an age-old question, which came first…?

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GREENPOWER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE Greenpower has established Centres of Excellence across the country as hubs for helping teams develop, through shared facilities and expertise.

To find your nearest Centre of Excellence contact: info@Greenpower.co.uk •

Renishaw Plc Miskin site, Glamorgan

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Coleg Menai, North Wales

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The Arthur Terry School, Warwickshire

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Sandbach High School, Chesire

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KMF Education Resource Centre, Staffordshire

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The University of Hull, Yorkshire

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Grampian Transport Museum, Aberdeenshire

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If you feel you can spare a day to inspire the next generation of engineers then we would love to hear from you!

There’s a volunteering role for everyone, from administrative to scrutineering and marshalling.

Don’t panic if you do not have any experience in STEM or motorsport. We value each and everyone of our volunteers contribution. There will be a short briefing for each role on event day and we are there to support you and answer any questions you may have.

Please see the events calendar on the Greenpower website: www.greenpower.co.uk/events. If you have any questions at all regarding volunteering or would like to sign up please contact: info@greenpower.co.uk See you at the track!

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KEY PERSONAL Staff

Paul van Veggel - CEO Amanda Todd - Operations Manager Gavin Woodruff - Liaison Officer Olivia Procter-Moore - Events and Project Manager Steve Newman - Stores & Technical Manager Lisa Roberts - Finance Manager Leah Clack - Office Administrator Poppy Gold - Junior Project Manager Keiran Kinsella – Stores and Dispatch Coordinator Vaughan Curnow - Project Co-ordinator Dominic Sibun – Events Officer Arup Biswas – Chief International Development Officer Harriet Davis-White – Marketing Executive

Event Staff

Stewart Coulden-Smith

Patrons

The Duke of Richmond

Trustees

Chris Baylis Emma Smith

Will Humphrey David Richards CBE

Nash Vracas Stuart Morgan

Vaughan Clarke Debbie Beale

WARNING!

MOTORSPORT CAN BE DANGEROUS Despite the organisers taking all reasonable precautions, unavoidable accidents can happen. Please comply with all instructions of marshals, notices and remain in permitted areas only.

They are concerned with your safety.

Jon Martin Allan Cooke CBE Lisa Russell Mark Groves

Marcus Hall Katharine Czupryna-Baylis

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