F1 in Schools News

F1 IN SCHOOLS IRELAND WELCOMES TWO NEW PATRONS

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:53:57 GMT

F1 in Schools Ireland, the national competition in Ireland of this global initiative, is delighted to welcome two new patrons, BBC TV pundit and former F1 team owner, Eddie Jordan and CEO of Abu Dhabi Yas Marina circuit, Richard Cregan.

The F1 in Schools programme is experiencing rapid growth, with increasing support from Formula One. A number of prominent F1 Technical gurus are patrons of F1 in Schools including Mike Gascoyne of Lotus F1, Adrian Newey from Red Bull Racing and Ross Brawn, Team Principal of the championship-winning Brawn GP (soon to be Mercedes Grand Prix). Norbert Haug, Vice President, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, was recently confirmed as a patron for the German F1 in Schools programme, Jordan and Cregan now join the roster of top names associated with this global educational initiative.

Eddie Jordan, who grew up in Bray, County Wicklow, brings a wealth of F1 experience, having been founder and team owner of Jordan Grand Prix. The Irishman said of becoming a patron of F1 in Schools Ireland, �I am delighted to be a Patron of F1 in Schools for Ireland - the scheme gives many youngsters the opportunity to get a feel and appreciate the engineering complexities of top level motorsport. This is vital to encourage young potential engineers into the world of motorsport. It gives them the experience of working in a team in a competitive environment where all aspects of the business are considered - budgeting, engineering, marketing and sponsorship. F1 is an extremely competitive business to get into and this scheme can provide the opening for many budding engineers and designers - all for the benefit of the sport and industry.�

Richard Cregan, from Kildare, began his career working with Aer Lingus, before moving to Toyota where he enjoyed an illustrious career spanning rallying and Formula One. Cregan now heads up the newly-built and much acclaimed Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. He commented on his patronage, ��I was delighted to be invited to be a patron of F1 in Schools Ireland and had no hesitation in giving my support to this very worthwhile initiative. I am sure that if I had been given the opportunity to take part in this type of competition when I was at school in Ireland I would certainly have enjoyed the challenge. It is a great way to inspire students and open their eyes to the host of opportunities in motorsport for a career. There are so many facets of the F1 in Schools programme which are relevant to the real world and using the popularity of Formula One to engage students in engineering and other key subjects is excellent.

�Being CEO of the YAS Marina Circuit I hope to see students from UAE aspire to achieve the highest of achievements as their Irish counterparts and one day raise the Bernie Ecclestone World Championship trophy.�

F1 in Schools Founder and Chairman, Andrew Denford, welcomes Jordan and Cregan, saying, �The patronage of two high profile F1 personalities for our Irish initiative is a great start to 2010. The programme gains enormous benefits from the support and assistance of industry achievers and both Jordan and Cregan demonstrate the success that can be achieved through hard work, ambition and passion. I am sure that both of these industry stars will help F1 in Schools go from strength to strength in Ireland.�

The F1 in Schools global initiative takes place in over 30 countries, with more than 15 million students aware of the programme. For further information visit www.F1inSchools.com.

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Pictures show: Top � Eddie Jordan, BBC F1 pundit; below � Richard Cregan, CEO, Yas Marina Circuit Abu Dhabi

Dynamic from St. John Payne School win UK Final

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:41:00 GMT

A team of students from St. John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School were crowned UK champions at the National Final of the Formula One in Schools Technology Challenge held at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham yesterday.

�Dynamic�, the team of 15-year olds from Chelmsford, Essex, were delighted with their winning performance. Emily Latham, Edward Talboys, Michael Smith, Anna MacBride and Timothy Tillett have worked tirelessly over the last six months to achieve their success and book themselves a place at the F1 in Schools World Championships.

The team have now won the right to represent the UK in Singapore in September ahead of the 2010 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix with the team now preparing for the prospect of racing for the unique Bernie Ecclestone trophy and coveted scholarships to City University, London. The team�s prize for winning the National Finals includes a trip to the 2010 British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July this year, courtesy of Silverstone Circuit.

Emily Latham, Team Manager, Team Dynamic, said of winning, �I think it�s our strong teamwork that gave us the edge over other teams, as well as our innovative race car design. We�ve put a lot of hours in to this competition, but it has all been worthwhile. Some of us had to miss a GCSE mock exam to compete in the regional finals and we went into school when it was snowing so that we would be ready for the Final, but this is a fantastic reward and we�re really looking forward to representing the UK at the World Championships. In the meantime we need to turn our focus on to our GCSE exams!�

Chairman and Founder of F1 in Schools, Andrew Denford said of this year�s National Finals, �Each time we hold the UK Finals the judges are blown away by the standard of the entrants, particularly the engineering expertise which we are seeing, some of which is exceeding GCSE level. The bar is being raised each year too, with teams introducing new innovations, top quality presentations and portfolios, and producing very close racing. �Dynamic� are very worthy champions showing great ingenuity and professionalism.�

Nine teams from around the UK collected trophies at the Awards Ceremony, with Incendia from Robert May�s School, Odiham, Hampshire claiming the Fastest F1 Car title. Mach1 from Lutterworth College were presented with the Best Engineered Car Award and were runners-up in the F1 Class. Speeding Snails from Wilmington Grammar School, Dartford, took the Fastest Bloodhound SSC Car award and were also runners-up in the 11-14 age group with their Bloodhound car.

F1 in Schools aims to help change perceptions of engineering, science and technology by creating a fun and exciting learning environment for young people to develop an informed view about careers in Mathematics, Engineering, Science and Technology. Students are given a brief to design a model compressed powered F1 Car of the future using CAD/CAM. Cars are then manufactured on a CNC machine.

The cars race on a 20 metre track, covering the distance in just over one second, a speed barrier which is yet to be broken by any student team since it was set by Team FUGA from Northern Ireland at the 2007 World Championships with a time of 1.020 seconds.

The challenge encourages students to use IT to learn about physics, aerodynamics, design, manufacture, branding, graphics, sponsorship, marketing, leadership/teamwork, media skills and financial strategy, and apply these in practical, competitive and exciting ways.

RESULTS 2009/10 UK NATIONAL FINAL

UK National Champions 2009/10

Dynamic � St. John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford, Essex

Winners 14-19 Age Group, F1 Class:

1. Dynamic � St. John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford, Essex

2. Mach 1 � Lutterworth College, Lutterworth, Leicestershire

3. Synergy � Richard Rose Central Academy, Carlisle, Cumbria

Winners 11-14 Age Group, Bloodhound SSC Class :

1. Flare � St.Dunstan�s Community School, Glastonbury, Somerset

2. Speeding Snails - Wilmington Grammar School, Dartford, Kent

3. Bloodhounds - Castleford High School, West Yorkshire

Winners, Rookies sponsored by Corus:

1. Bloodhounds - Castleford High School, West Yorkshire

2. Scintilla - Ribblesdale Technology College, Clitheroe

3. Blink and You'll Miss Us - Harris Academy, Dundee

Best Engineered Car:

Mach 1 � Lutterworth College, Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Fastest F1 Car Class:

Incendia - Robert May's School, Odiham, Hampshire (1.113 seconds)

Fastest Bloodhound SSC Car Class:

Speeding Snails - Wilmington Grammar School, Dartford, Kent (0.620 seconds)

Best Team Sponsorship & Marketing Award:

Fflam - Ysgol Botwnnog, Pwlhelli, Gwynedd, South Wales

Innovative Thinking Award:

Scintilla - Ribblesdale Technology College, Clitheroe

Autosport International 14-17 January 2010 NEC Birmingham

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:30:43 GMT

Autosport International is taking place from the 14-17 January at the NEC Birmingham. World champion Jenson Button will be at the show on both Saturday 16^th and Sunday 17^th where he will be answering your questions and signing autographs�.

Autosport International is Europe�s largest motorsport exhibition held at the NEC Birmingham 14-17 January 2010. Now going into our 20th edition it�s going to be a fantastic event! Not only will we have world champion Jenson Button at the show on both Saturday 16^th January and Sunday 17^th January, but you can get up close to his all conquering Brawn GP car, along with all the other F1 challengers!

If you love the sounds, the smells and the thrills of live racing, you will find plenty to keep your senses occupied in the Live Action Arena, where you can watch live racing on the UK's biggest indoor race track, or you can experience what it's like to put a Caterham through its paces in the Caterham Drive Experience. If all of that is not enough, you can even take to the wheel yourself on our dedicated Karting Track or have a go at the Mobil 1 Grand Prix Simulator!

Autosport International brings you the sport�s biggest names on the Autosport Central Stage to get the inside scoop from the drivers themselves! We also give you a chance to meet the stars during the autograph session on the F1 Racing Grid.

This year Autosport International will be hosting the F1 in schools national finals. They will be taking place on both Saturday 16^th January and Sunday 17^th in hall 9. Come and see the F1 cars of the future and the talent behind the exceptional creations.

Autosport International brings you the sports greatest, stars, cars and action! To find out all that the show has to offer visit www.autosport-international.com

To book tickets click here or call 08445793188

F1 in Schools World Champions honoured at a reception held by the Irish Computer Society

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:14:56 GMT

Fresh from their recent victory at the F1 in Schools World Championship the Koni Kats were given a hero�s welcome at the Irish Computer Society (ICS) Winter Members Evening, held at the Science Gallery on 9^th December. The evening was attended by family and friends of Team Koni Kats, members and board of the Irish Computer Society and well known industry professionals, including Andrew Denford and Willie McKeown to celebrate and raise a glass to this outstanding victory of the young champions.

Fintan Swanton, President of the Irish Computer Society and Michael O�Connor, Chairman of ICS Skills Board made a presentation to the team members and their teachers, to honour all the hard work and dedication on their journey becoming World Champions. Peter Sheridan and Chris Horn from Engineers Ireland also spoke and presented the team and their teachers with awards in recognition of their outstanding achievements.

Jim Friars, CEO of the Irish Computer Society said about the efforts of the team and their teachers, �Team Koni Kats success with the extraordinary help of their teachers, Tom Reynolds and Triona Brosnan, shows that our young people are bright and capable ambassadors of scientific and entrepreneurial endeavours. The F1 in Schools Challenge encourages the uptake of programmes in science, technology and engineering that will drive growth in these key sectors of the knowledge economy at this crucial stage in Irish history. The four team members, Conor, Eoin, Seán and Adam should be very proud for what they have achieved as ambassadors for their families, school, community and indeed the country.�

F1 IN SCHOOLS HONOURED WITH PRESTIGIOUS MOTORSPORT INDUSTRY AWARD

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:11:16 GMT

F1 in Schools celebrated winning one of the motorsport industry�s most prestigious awards at a glittering star-studded event on Sunday night. At the 28^th Annual Autosport Awards, F1 in Schools won the Pioneering and Innovation in Motorsport Award, a tremendous achievement for the global student technology challenge.

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools, was presented with the award by F1 in Schools patron, Ross Brawn, Team Principal, Brawn GP, and Christian Horner, Team Principal, Red Bull Racing. This iconic motorsport industry award has been won by some of the most important innovations in the sport, ncluding the HANS device, SAFER barrier used at race tracks around the world, and the GP2 Series. It is a testament to the impact that F1 in Schools has made on the industry that this award was conferred on the programme.

Denford said of receiving the Autosport Award �This is a fantastic achievement for F1 in Schools. We reach out to more than 15 million students around the world, introducing them to Formula 1 and using its popularity to encourage them to consider science, technology, engineering and mathematics as a career. The world of Formula 1 has embraced our initiative, with all the teams supporting us, which has been a very important part of our success. We can help to attract young, bright engineers to the industry and we hope that through our efforts, we will nurture the Ross Brawn�s of the future.

�I would like to thank Autosport Magazine for their support and for honouring us with this very special award. As we approach our tenth anniversary we have grown from a UK competition to a global initiative in more than 30 countries. We hope that our success will continue and we can support the F1 industry with top engineers in the future, through their participation in the F1 in Schools programme.�

The annual Autosport Awards was held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London. More than 1000 luminaries from the motorsport industry attended, including newly crowned World Champion, Jenson Button, and his team mate for 2010, Lewis Hamilton. Button was presented with awards for British Driver of the Year and International Driver of the Year.

Full list of awards:

Pioneering and Innovation Award F1 in Schools

World Rally Car of the Year Citroen C4 WRC

Gregor Grant Awards Enzo Ferrari

Ron Dennis

Racing Car of the Year Brawn GP BGP01

John Bolster Award for Technical Achievement Adrian Newey

Rookie of the Year Kris Meeke

British Club Driver of the Year Sarah Moore

National driver of the Year Colin Turkington

British Competition Driver of the Year Jenson Button

International Rally Driver of the Year Mikko Hirvonen

International Racing Driver of the Year Jenson Button

McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver Dean Smith

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Picture shows: Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman, F1 in Schools with the Autosport Award for pioneering and innovation in motorsport.

NORBERT HAUG TO BE PATRON OF GERMAN F1 IN SCHOOLS CHALLENGE

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:23 GMT

F1 in Schools is delighted to announce that Vice President, Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, Norbert Haug, has agreed to be a patron of the F1 in Schools Challenge in Germany, Formel 1 in der Schule. Haug joins a roster of top names in Formula 1 who are already patrons of this global educational initiative, including Ross Brawn, Team Principal of Mercedes Grand Prix, the team purchased by Daimler AG earlier this week; Mike Gascoyne, Technical Director, Lotus F1 and Adrian Newey, Chief Technical Officer, Red Bull Racing.

Haug said of lending his support to F1 in Schools, �Formula 1 is a technically sophisticated sport which attracts highly qualified engineers who have a passion for motor racing. F1 in Schools is definitely a great initiative to motivate students to envisage an engineering career in Formula 1. It is never too early to train in the basic skills you need if you want to become an engineer one day.

�F1 in Schools provides the ideal basis for young people worldwide to prove their engineering talents in a very competitive environment and lead them up to the technical side of Formula 1 in a way that is real fun. I really appreciate the work that is done by F1 in Schools which also is of great social value.

�It is nice that F1 in Schools is also represented in Germany and that Formel 1 in der Schule is now in the fourth year of the challenge. I am happy to support Formel 1 in der Schule as a Patron and I wish the promoters, the young competitors and everybody involved in the project every success.�

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman, F1 in Schools says of Haug agreeing to become a patron of F1 in Schools, �We are very grateful to Norbert Haug for linking with F1 in Schools and in particular Formel 1 in der Schule, the challenge which takes place in Germany, just one of over 30 countries in which we operate.

�This comes at a very exciting time for Mercedes-Benz Motorsport and Formula 1, with the manufacturer now having their own team in the FIA F1 World Championship, led by another of our patrons, Ross Brawn. Norbert has been involved in Formula 1 for over 15 years and has a great depth of knowledge and passion for the sport. We know that he will be inspirational to all the students who participate in our F1 in Schools programme and thank him for giving us his support.�

This unique student challenge is the largest global educational initiative. The students use CAD/CAM software to design, build and test a model compressed air-powered balsa wood F1 car of the future and it takes place in over 30 countries around the world, with an estimated 14 million school children aware of this engineering challenge.

The initiative has the backing of the Formula 1 industry, with Bernie Ecclestone granting F1 in Schools a world-wide protected trademark and new logo in 2005. Since this time the initiative has built close links with teams and personalities within Formula One.

F1 in Schools is regarded by the Formula One fraternity as a platform for introducing Formula One to a global teen demographic. The student challenge is also helping Formula One shed its image as an elitist sport accessible only to multi-million pound budgets; on the contrary, F1 in Schools is open to any school with access to a simple computer.

NIGERIA TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:55:32 GMT

The ever growing F1 in Schools Technology Challenge has now expanded into yet another new territory with Nigeria being the latest country to sign up to the challenge. With 11 schools already keen to take part in the challenge early indications show that we could well see a Nigerian entry taking part at the 2010 World Championships. At a global level F1 in Schools reaches over 12 million students in 32 countries

F1 in Schools is a multi-disciplinary challenge which has developed from an inter-school national competition into a global challenge which embraces many of the core subjects within education, using the popularity of the high profile sport of Formula One to enrich their learning experience and skills. Over 30 countries across the world now operate this innovative programme, many of which have included it within the national curriculum. The aim of F1 in Schools is to encourage students to consider engineering as a career, highlighting the positive nature of all that embraces engineering in a fun and positive way. The challenge is for school children aged 11 to 19 to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race a 20^th scale model F1 car made from balsa wood. The car is then raced down a 20 metre track powered by compressed air canisters. The teams also replicate a Formula One pit garage/display for their cars, create team wear, merchandise and raise sponsorship to be able to afford to events.

The Nigerian team have received support from Chief (Dr) Chris Agbobu, a former minister of state for Defence who is the first patron of the challenge in this region. The Cross-Rivers State Government is also a partner of challenge offering in-kind sponsorship.

Schools who have already signed up for the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge are Dowen college in Lagos, British International School in Lagos, Lekki-British High School in Lagos, Abti-American Academy in Yola and Infant Jesus Academy in Asaba, all of which will be competing in a National Final where the winners will win a place to represent Nigeria at the 2010 World Championships.

For further information please contact:

Katie Fabian

Marketing Executive

F1 in Schools

Tel: +44(0)20 7344 8449

Email: kfabian@f1inschools.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

· F1 in Schools is the only global multi-disciplinary challenge for students aged 11 to 19.

· The founding constitution of F1 in Schools stipulates that it is, and shall remain a not-for-profit organisation. Based in London, and supported by the IET, funds are raised through sponsorship, invested in administering, developing and expanding the challenge.

· Teams compete for awards in the following categories � World Champions (achieved by collecting the most points), Fastest Car, Best Engineered Car, Innovative Thinking, Best New Comer, Best Team Sponsorship/Marketing and Best Collaborative Teams.

· Working in teams of between three and six, each student is assigned roles. The team prepares a business plan, develops a budget and raises sponsorship to fund research, travel and accommodation.

· The challenge inspires students to use IT to learn about physics, aerodynamics, design, manufacture, branding, graphics, sponsorship, marketing, leadership, teamwork, media skills and financial strategy, and apply them in a practical, imaginative, competitive and exciting way.

· Using 3D CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) software, the team evaluates the most efficient machining strategy to make the car.

· Aerodynamics are tested in wind and smoke tunnels and analysed for drag co-efficiency in a virtual reality wind tunnel using Computational Fluid Dynamics Software (CPD)

· Cars are raced side-by-side along a 20-metre track at a scale speed of over 220mph, clocking just over one second.

IRISH WORLD CHAMPIONS CROWNED

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:44:11 GMT

The Koni Kats team from St. David�s Secondary School inGreystones, County Wicklow took the top honours at the fifth Formula One in Schools Technology Challenge World Championships held this week in London. At a glittering awards ceremony attended by Lewis Hamilton and VIP guests from the world of Formula One and education, the talented students were presented with the Bernie Ecclestone World Championship Trophy and coveted Automotive and Motorsport Engineering scholarships to City University London. They will also be given an exclusive tour of the McLaren Technology Centre tomorrow.

Thirty one teams from 20 countries were vying for the Champions title, with the Koni Kats team showing their design, development, engineering and presentation skills, as well as excellent team work, to lift the Bernie Ecclestone trophy and beat their international rivals. The team also captured two other awards, taking the awards for Best Presentation and Best Engineered car en route to their championship title. The Koni Kats team comprising Conor Daly, Eoin O'Connell, Sean Cleary and Adam Gammell were thrilled to take victory.

Eoin O�Connell, Team Manager for the Koni Kats, said of their victory, �We�re over the moon. We�ve been working for two years on this, so we are thrilled to have all our efforts recognised with this achievement. It�s very special to have won this, we just can�t believe it. I think the work we put into our design and our attention to detail in this, looking at every element from the front wing to the rear fins, has brought us this victory, as well as our strong teamwork.�

Current F1 champion, Lewis Hamilton presented Koni Kats with the Best Engineered car award, which was supported by his F1 team, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. Hamilton praised the Irish team for their high level of engineering, which has set new standards for the F1 in Schools Challenge.

Lewis said of his visit to the F1 in Schools World Championships, �I�ve really enjoyed meeting the students and finding out more about this exciting global initiative. The global popularity and high tech world of Formula One provides a very exciting and engaging platform for education and it is great to see it being used within schools to enthuse students to study engineering, as well as the other key school subjects. I hope F1 in Schools encourages a new generation of students into Formula One and helps to continue to develop the sport as one of the most technologically advanced in the world.�

Andrew Denford, Founder, F1 in Schools, says of the World Championships, �The fifth annual F1 in School World Championships has been a great success. Each year we see the standards of entrants� rise, with the students using some very advanced engineering technology and amazing ingenuity to produce their racing cars.

�The popularity of Formula One is a significant factor in the appeal of the F1 in Schools programme. Many of the students are avid supporters of the sport, so they felt very privileged to meet Lewis Hamilton and we are very grateful for the time he gave to them today, looking at their cars and learning more about this initiative.�

The Fastest car award, supported by Brawn GP, was won by �Redline Racing� from Trinity Christian School, Canberra, Australia who clocked a time of 1.055 seconds in the time trials.

A number of other student teams were rewarded with beautiful trophies in various award categories. The other award winners were:

Blueforce, SPS SE, Czech Republic, winner of Best Newcomer Award, presented by Tim Byles from the Transformation Trust

Koni Kats St David�s Secondary School, Ireland winner of Best Verbal Presentation Award, presented by Sam Michael for AT&T Williams F1

AC Racing (collaboration team) Australia and Canada, winner of Best Team Portfolio Award, presented by Ian Burrows for F1 Racing

Biohazard from Menai High School, Sydney, Australia winner of Best Pit Display Award, presented by Steve Nevey on behalf of Scuderia Toro Rosso

Team Racere Nanyang Girls High School, Singapore, winner of Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, presented by Dominic Harlow for Force India F1 Team

Velocity from St John Payne School in England, winner of Best Sponsorship & Marketing Award, presented by Jon Williams for Toyota F1 Team

Synergy (collaborationteam) England and Malaysia, winner of Best Team Identity Award, presented by Americo Silva (Shell) on behalf of Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F1

BETAGREEN Gymnasium Grootmoor, Germany, winner of Innovative Thinking Award presented by current 2008 World Champion Andrew Lees (Pulse) on behalf of ING Renault F1

GENAS Ulsan Information Communication, South Korea,winner of Perseverance Award, presented by Christian Horner for Red Bull Racing F1

AC Racing (collaboration team) Australia and Canada winner of Best Collaboration Team Award, presented by Keith Perry for the Daily Telegraph

Redline Racing, Trinity Christian School, Canberra Sydney, winner of Fastest Car Award, presented by Sam Wood (Pulse) for Brawn GP

Koni Kats St David�s Secondary School, Ireland winner of Best Engineered Car, presented by Lewis Hamilton for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

AC Racing (Collaboration team) Australia and Canada winner of Third place, presented by Chris Earnshaw for The IET

Redline Racing Christian School, Canberra Sydney winner of Second place, presented by Vernon Coaker, (Minister of State for Schools and Learners) for the DCSF

Koni Kats from St David�s Secondary School, Ireland winner of F1 in Schools 2009 World Champions, presented by Lewis Hamilton, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

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For further information contact:

Alison Hill/Lucinda Brown

F1 in Schools Press Office

Tel: 01327 856060 Out of hours:07710 306588

Email: Alison@id-pr.co.uk/Lucinda@id-pr.co.uk

Photo caption (left to right): Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman, F1 in Schools, The Koni Kats team - Sean Cleary, Conor Daly, Eoin O'Connell, and Adam Gammell with Lewis Hamilton.

Broadcast quality VNR edits of the F1 in Schools World Championships 2009 will be available for download via our FTP site. If you would like to receive FTP download details please reply with email details for receipt of the information.

Notes to editors:

- F1 in Schools is the only global multi-disciplinary challenge for students aged 11 to 19.

- The founding constitution of F1 in Schools stipulates that it is, and shall remain a not-for-profit organisation. Based in London, and supported by theIrish team snatch victory in prestigious student challenge. The Koni Kats team from David�s Secondary School in Greystones, County Wicklow took the top honours at the fifth Formula One in Schools Technology Challenge World Championships held this...

IET, funds are raised through sponsorship, invested in administering, developing and expanding the challenge.

- F1 in Schools challenges students to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race their miniature F1 car made from balsa wood and powered by compressed air cylinders.

- Working in teams of between three and six, each student is assigned roles. Aside from designing, creating and racing a model car, the team prepares a business plan, develops a marketing campaign and presents a portfolio of their entry.

- The challenge inspires students to use IT to learn about physics, aerodynamics, design, manufacture, branding, graphics, sponsorship, marketing, leadership, teamwork, media skills and financial strategy, and apply them in a practical, imaginative, competitive and exciting way.

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F1 IN SCHOOLS GIVES WINNING PLYMOUTH STUDENT A HEAD START

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:30:34 GMT

The educational and vocational benefits of competing in the Formula One in Schools Technology Challenge have always been one of the key attractions to schools and student teams. Plymouth student Andrew Lees, one of the current World Champion team members, has exemplified this with his work experience and university plans. His involvement in the Challenge opened the door to a work placement at the ING Renault F1 team for three months this summer. With a place at Cambridge University requiring industry experience as part of the entry condition, Lees has been able to use his F1 in Schools success to his advantage.

Lees, Technical Engineer in the Pulse team from Devonport High School, Plymouth, Devon, won the 2008 F1 in Schools World Championship title with his fellow student team members last year in Malaysia. Following this success, Lees approached F1 in Schools patron and Renault F1 Executive Director of Engineering, Pat Symonds, for a work experience placement. Symonds, impressed with the accomplishments of the budding engineer, was granted a coveted three month placement at the leading F1 team.

Lees said of winning his work experience with the Renault Formula One team, �During the prize giving in Malaysia, Renault F1 Executive Director of Engineering Pat Symonds was at the event and we had a good chat with him after the prize giving. Then about six months ago I was searching for a placement and I wrote to Pat (Symonds) to ask if there was anything available within the Renault F1 team. He remembered me from the event and offered me three months at the team�s headquarters in Enstone, Oxfordshire.

�I started five weeks ago at the factory, where I�ve been working in the Vehicle Performance Group department. My main project has been working with the engineers on a graphical user interface; it will simulate the ride on the car once it is finished. Working in such a professional and dedicated environment is a great learning experience for me. It�s brilliant and really enjoyable. It is a very engaging job which constantly challenges you and presents you with new problems and the need to solve them.

�I will move onto the Research and Development department to broaden my experience which will be another excellent opportunity for me to learn another area of engineering. I will be working on fatigue testing and analysing how long parts will last on the car. That will be totally different for me to do for the next six weeks and I�m really looking forward to it.

�Part of my offer for my university place is dependent on me having time in industry and to have it at Renault F1 makes it even more prestigious. I have really enjoyed it so far, I would definitely consider this something I would like to do in the future.

�I would definitely recommend the F1 in Schools Challenge to anyone interested in engineering or the many other skill sets which this initiative uses. It has opened so many doors for us as a team. It has improved my maths, engineering and presentation skills, as well as giving me confidence to talk in front of people. I�ve learnt that the saying �if at first you don�t succeed, try, try again� is absolutely true. It took us nearly four years in the competition to win the World Championship title and we succeeded in the end.�

Executive Director of Engineering of the Renault F1 team, Pat Symonds, commented, �I first met Andrew and the Pulse team at the world finals in Kuala Lumpur. They stood out even among the incredibly high standards at the finals as four very talented young men who will be assets to industry and I�m sure they have very successful careers ahead of them. Andrew�s grasp of the mathematics and physics that are the basis of engineering was outstanding and I was pleased to offer him work experience to enable him to see first hand the expertise, motivation and excellence you need to operate at this level. He is very enthusiastic and willing to learn, and our engineers have been very impressed with the foundation skills he has and the interest he shows in the work. The F1 in Schools programme has certainly given him a head start in his career and it shows the value of students participating in this very worthwhile initiative.�

The F1 in Schools challenge encourages students to design and build a scale Formula One car out of balsa wood using CAD/CAM software. The car is then raced down a 20 metre track powered by a compressed air canister. The teams also replicate a Formula One pit garage/display for their cars, create team wear and develop marketing programmes for their team. The 2009 F1 in Schools World Championships take place London, from 15-17 September this year.

F1 IN SCHOOLS RECEIVES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:03:21 GMT

The Right Honourable Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, welcomes the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge, saying, �It has never been more important to the UK economy to encourage pupils to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and maths, and exciting initiatives like F1 in Schools help to do just that.

�I am delighted that London will host the World Championships later this year and we look forward to welcoming teams from around the world to our capital. The international dimension of this initiative is unique and with its multi-cultural learning opportunities it offers students the chance to expand their life skills, to develop a better understanding of the world beyond our shores and to appreciate the importance of education for a successful future. �

In the UK F1 in Schools is open to all students from 9 -19 years old and it attracts entries from over 200 schools, with over 1000 students competing for a coveted place in the World Championships. At a global level F1 in Schools reaches over 12 million students in 31 countries.

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman, F1 in Schools, believes that government support of the programme is very important and says, �Having the support of the UK government for F1 in Schools is fundamental to our programme. As an international challenge we are involved with governments and education departments from many countries, so we are proud to have recognition for our work within the UK at this level. We will be hosting many high level officials from around the world at our World Championships, so the support of the DCSF is very appropriate to the event.

�In F1 in Schools we have captured the imagination of students by linking with the high profile sport of Formula 1 and with the support of the industry we have been able to use it to stimulate students and encourage them to develop their learning skills, expand their interpersonal communication and enjoy the challenge of education.�The 2009 F1 in Schools World Championships begins with a cultural exchange event with the students gathering to meet each other and exchange small cultural gifts at the IET headquarters in London. Three days of exciting competition precede a glittering awards ceremony and the crowning of the new World Champions.

Ian Wright, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for 14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships will officially open the event on Tuesday 15th September and Vernon Coaker, Minister of State for Schools and Learners will officially close the event on the evening of Thursday 17th September.

For further information contact:

Alison Hill/Lucinda Brown

F1 in Schools Press Office

Tel: +44 (0)1327 856 060

Mob: +44 (0)7710 306588

Email: Alison@id-pr.co.uk

31 teams from 20 countries confirmed for 2009 F1 in Schools World Championships

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:45:39 GMT

The engines are revving and the lights are about to turn green with the confirmation that 31 student teams from across the globe are preparing for the 2009 Formula One in Schools World Championships. Twenty countries are represented in this global technology challenge with teams of students between the ages of 19 having designed and manufactured scale Formula One cars in a bid to be crowned World Champions. Touchdown in London, England is only seven weeks away for the teams who are travelling from as far as Australia and China to compete in this coveted technology challenge.

The 2009 World Championships will take place at The Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster, with National Champions from each of the entered countries taking on the best in the world to win the Bernie Ecclestone World Championship trophy and scholarships at City University London. The event kicks off on15th September and takes the students through three days of tough racing and nail biting competition before the winners are announced on Thursday evening at an exclusive awards celebration set to be held in front of a star studded motorsport audience.

Great Britain is expected to be one of the nations to beat, as they try to emulate the success of F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button from Brawn GP, a team headed by one of F1 in Schools patrons, Ross Brawn. The UK is represented with teams from Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland., and with the current World Champions, Team Pulse, residing on the British shores added to the �home advantage�, then the British teams are surely amongst the favourites.

2006 F1 in Schools World Championship winning country Australia will be represented two teams, who will make the epic 10,000 mile journey around the globe. This year Redline Racing from Canberra and Biohazard from Sydney have won places in the World Championships. Noosa District State High School will also be forming a collaboration team with a Canadian school to compete as AC Racing.

The Middle Eastern region is represented by three teams, with Team Veludicrous from Dubai College, winning the UAE National Championships in May to secure a place in London. Also from the region are Team Epic from Bahrain, who are proudly supported by Gulf Air, and Team Neon from Oman.

With 20 different nationalities represented at the World Championships, the event will be a truly cultural affair. Also joining will be teams from Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa and the USA are all represented in the challenge, which globally has over twelve million students taking part each year.

Several countries will be joining forces in the unique �collaboration team� challenge. Team Hybrid will combine students from Lochgelly High School in Scotland with East Cobb Middle School from the USA, making this the third year that the students from across the �pond� have merged. For each team the two sets of students will not meet until they arrive in London on the Sunday before until that point they�ve work online and via CISCO Webex to communicate and create their cars, making their challenge even greater.

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of the F1 in Schools Challenge commented, �The race is truly on for the teams now, it is the final stretch before they all head to the UK for the World Championships. The calibre of entries is as high as ever so this year the teams will be really focusing on being prepared to win. It takes many hours of dedication to succeed at the World Championships, and this seven week period will probably be the most intense for the students as they prepare for this event and finalise all of their plans.

�Everyone at F1 in Schools is really excited about the World Championships being in London this year, it gives the students a unique opportunity to witness the British culture and we are proud to host the event at the home of the current World Champions.�

The Challenge encourages students to design and build a scale Formula One car out of balsa wood using CAD/CAM software. The car is then raced down a 20 metre track powered by compressed air canisters. The teams also replicate a Formula One pit garage/display for their cars, create team wear, merchandise and raise sponsorship to be able to afford to travel to the UK in September.

The teams will arrive in the UK on the 13^h of September, with their visit including a cultural day exploring the highlights of London and a welcome ceremony, which includes a gift exchange event where students exchange small token gifts representing their country. After the introductions to the city and the World Championships, it�s on to the main event with the teams setting up their pit displays ready for judging. During the three days of competition the teams will be judged on their display stand, design portfolio and presentation, as well as their team identity, quality of research, manufacturing and design. And this is all before they even take to the track and race their scale model cars. This global initiative tests teamwork as well as core educational subjects, enthusing the students and giving them a unique opportunity to put into practice many areas of the curriculum.

Team BCAM'S Win Portugal's First National Final

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:36:19 GMT

Last Wednesday, the racetrack of Estoril received the final competition �F1 at school�. The 11 students� teams between 14-17 years old, from the Famalicão, Viseu, Coimbra, Esmoriz, Porto and Matosinhos schools struggled for the world final competition in London.

The competition begun in London with Andrew Denford who put under proof the students� ability to create a small scale Formula 1, since the project until the race moment. The students had to prepare a business plan in English which comprises the development of a budget and getting company�s support.The students constructed several cars until getting the perfect small scale F1 to take it to the competition.

The winner team, �BCAM�S� will participate in the final competition in London on 15-17 September.

This initiative is used to strengthen an attractive learning environment which will allow the young men to awake for the engineer, innovation, entrepreneurship and technological areas. In this way, the students are in contact with the business of the studies plan in an innovative way.

The competition is supported by RECET, in the scope of �Think Industry� project with the purpose to change the perception of the students about the industry, attracting them to an economical activity where innovation and qualified human resources are clearly needed.

The happening had the presence of Pedro Lamy, Domingos Piedade, Miguel Paes do Amaral and Dr. Castro Guerra, Secretary of State of Economy and Innovation.

London to host 2009 F1 in Schools World Championships in September

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:11:37 GMT

The Formula One in Schools Technology Challenge will hold its fifth World Championships in the competition�s founding country when over 30 teams from around the globe gather at London�s Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre

The World Championships of this Formula 1 linked global challenge brings together teams of students aged 11 to 19 from around the world who have each competed in their home countries and won through to represent their nation. They compete for the ultimate prize, a scholarship to City University London and the prestigious Bernie Ecclestone trophy.

The competition for victory is as tense as an F1 Grand Prix. With three days of competition, the student teams have to be well-prepared for the Championships, developing their miniature race cars to be as quick as possible � within tight technical regulations � using advanced engineering technologies similar to those used in the real world of Formula 1. It is not just the car itself which will be judged by a panel of scrutineers, it is also the students, with each team member participating in a highly polished presentation about their race team and its car as well as creating a stylish �pit display� of their team�s entry.

F1 in Schools is more than just an engineering based competition; it is a cultural experience for students. It will be the first overseas trip for many of them and a chance to learn about education in other parts of the world. For some teams, it will be the first time that they have met other team members. The unique �collaborative� teams are two schools from different countries linking together to submit an entry into the World Championships. With the two schools represented by up to three students each, communication techniques to develop the car include the Webex live conferencing system, email and social networking sites. The collaborative teams include Australia and Canada, Scotland and China, and England and Singapore.

F1 in Schools Founder, Andrew Denford commented, �With its unequivocal position as the centre of motorsport excellence, the selection of the UK as host country for the World Championship is a fitting tribute to the industry. We hope that we�ll be joined by many stars and personalities from Formula 1 and with many of our patrons having positions in UK-based teams we�re looking forward to involving them during our week-long programme. The four day event will see students from across the world travel to London and take in the sites and culture of this famous city, whilst also learning, competing and meeting new friends.�

Last year the F1 in Schools World Finals were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the reigning Champions �Pulse� from Devonport High School in Plymouth, UK, were crowned. Since this success the team members have enjoyed further achievements through their participation. Andrew Lees secured a work placement at the Renault F1 team with his F1 in Schools success playing a key role in this. Sam Wood was a runner up in the National Science competition as well as being granted a work placement with Foster and Partners architects.

Denford predicts a tough fight for the title this year, saying, �The current F1 in Schools Champions are from the UK, but I think the British teams will have a tough job to defend their title this year as the calibre of teams keeps getting better and better. In terms of the racing, we�ve seen the teams creep closer to the elusive one second time barrier that no team has yet achieved, perhaps it will be this year. Overall, the standard improves at each World Championship and I�m sure we�ll see increased innovation, professionalism and creativity from the teams this year.�

The aim of F1 in Schools is to encourage students to consider engineering as a career, highlighting the positive nature of all that embraces engineering in a fun and positive way. The challenge is for school children aged 11 to 19 to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race a 20th scale model F1 car made from balsa wood and powered by compressed air cylinders.

The team also produces a supporting portfolio and present in front a panel of judges to show a thorough understanding of the process. Additional credit is given to those teams showing great initiative in areas such as sponsorship, marketing, and website design. Teams are also encouraged to replicate other important aspects of Formula One teams, by creating their own �pit displays�, team wear and merchandise.

The 2009 F1 in Schools World Championships begins with a cultural exchange event with the students gathering to meet each other and exchange small cultural gifts at the IET headquarters in London. Three days of exciting competition precede a glittering awards ceremony and the crowning of the new World Champions. The action starts on Monday 14th September, with the awards event on the evening of Thursday 17th September.

F1 IN SCHOOLS WINNERS GIVEN BRITISH GRAND PRIX VIP ACCESS AT SILVERSTONE

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:20:02 GMT

The F1 in Schools Technology Challenge is a fast growing engineering initiative which has captured the attention of thousands of students. And with the prize including a trip to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, including VIP paddock access, it is always a race to the chequered flag for the finalists.

This weekend six winning teams enjoyed their prize trips to the event, courtesy of Silverstone Circuit, and had once-in-a-lifetime experience joining the 128,000 fans for the British round of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, as well as being given exclusive paddock access to see the stars of the sport and visit some of the team�s garages.

The F1 in Schools teams were invited to Silverstone as part of their prize for winning their age category at the F1 in Schools National Finals which took place at the Autosport International Show earlier in the year.

On Wednesday two teams, �Team Tigerzz� from Ridgewood School in Doncaster and �St Bede�s Babes� from St Bede�s School in Peterlee, were given unprecedented access to the Formula 1 paddock as the F1 teams prepared for the race weekend.

Team Tigerzz were invited to join the Panasonic Toyota F1 team in their stunning team hospitality unit for a VIP lunch. Afterwards they were whisked into the garage for an exclusive tour, and the highlight of the day for these students, sitting in Jarno Trulli�s race car. St Bede�s Babes were also given special treatment, visiting the F1 Paddock and being given a guided tour of the Torro Rosso F1 team garage.

On Friday the winning team from the F1 in Primary Schools Technology Challenge was invited to watch the first practice session of the Grand Prix from the exclusivity of the F1 paddock. The Caldew Lea Comets from Caldew Lea Primary School, Carlisle, Cumbria were guests of the ING Renault F1 team and were given a tour around the garage between sessions, before meeting BBC F1 TV presenter Jake Humphries for a quick chat and a photo.

On race day, the National Champions, Velocity, from St. John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford, Essex were joined by Dash from Fitzalan High School, Cardiff, Wales and the Shooting Starz from Richard Rose Central Academy, Carlisle, Cumbria. The three teams were guests of the current World Championship winning team, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, with a tour of their garage and the team�s impressive brand centre in the paddock.

The three teams watched the 2009 British Grand Prix trackside and met the current World Champion Lewis Hamilton for a photo in the paddock to round off a sensational day.

Chairman and Founder of F1 in Schools, Andrew Denford commented about the visit, �The students had an amazing few days in the Silverstone paddock. They really had a full day of activities and the F1 teams we visited were so hospitable. We�ve taken teams to Silverstone over the years and they have always really enjoyed it, this year even more so. The atmosphere at Silverstone is second to none and our student teams had an unrivalled experience because they were able to get so close to the action.

�I�d like to thank Silverstone Circuit, Formula One Management and the Formula 1 teams for giving the students such an amazing experience. F1 in Schools is designed to encourage students to a career in engineering and what better way for us to demonstrate this than to see the inner sanctum of engineering excellence in F1 during the biggest racing weekend for British motorsport.�

The UK 2009/2010 F1 in Schools Technology Challenge begins later this year with students from across the country designing and building scale model F1 cars. They will compete in a series of regional events in the Autumn with the National Finals being held in January next year.

ENDS.

Photos: High resolution images available on request

Top - St Bedes Babes on the Silverstone pit straight

Lewis Hamilton with Cheyenne and Becky of the Shooting Starzz

Search for a Winning Formula

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:13:55 GMT

Could they be the nucleus of a future Ferrari or McLaren team? Five teenagers hope to prove they have what it takes at the world finals of the F1 in Schools project in London later this year...But first, Team Veludicrous from Dubai College must raise Dh100,000 (US$27,000) in sponsorship.

�They will raise that money, I�m sure,� said Maurice Quinlan, a physics teacher from the college who is supervising the team. �They are a very determined bunch.�

The competition involves designing a miniature Grand Prix car and managing a simulated team.

Unsurprisingly, given the commercial imperatives that drive Formula One racing, judges look for not just the fastest car, but also for teams that can market themselves and give good presentations about their work.

More than 35 UAE schools entered for the national phase of the competition, Team Veludicrous emerging triumphant in the finals at Dubai Autodrome recently.

At the world finals in September they will be up against champion teams from more than 30 countries, including Brazil, Australia and Ireland.

Schools taking part are provided with computer software to help them design their cars, which are then cut from balsa wood by specialised equipment.

The vehicles, powered by carbon dioxide canisters, have to travel along a straight 25-metre track at speeds of up to 50 kph.

However, there is much more to the competition than engineering, as the students also have to produce a business plan, obtain sponsorship, create a livery and image for their team and give a presentation to judges.

One member of the team, Kaitlin Jones, 17, from the UK, said she was more interested in the marketing side of the competition. A good image was vital.

�If you�re in uniform it works so much better � it makes the biggest difference,� she said. �I am going to revamp the uniform. It�s got to be matching colours and we have to stand out.�

First Middle East National Final a Great Success

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:10:10 GMT

Friday May 15th saw ten teams descend upon the F1 IN SCHOOLS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE in Dubai, for our first National (Invitational) Event. Ten teams comprising of almost 60 students competed, from both Oman and the UAE...

All competing teams had to:
   1. Design and manufacture a scale model of an F1 car. Using industry-standard CAD software and a CNC router machine.
   2. Give a ten-minute verbal presentation in front of a panel of judges.
   3. Display their �team-identity� in the form of shirts/uniforms/caps etc.
   4. Organize and present a team display-area, showing all aspects of their project to date.

Marks are awarded for each of the above / with all marks being combined to find the winners.
Students, teachers, brothers, sisters, mums and dads all contributed to the atmosphere and made sure their participating teams were well supported.

As the first of many competitions, this event was held primarily to give those who felt ready, a real chance of boarding the flight to London in September to take part in the 2009 World Championships.

From the ten competing teams we offer congratulations to you all for your effort, hard work, determination and most of all��..the sense of sheer enjoyment you brought to the day!

Two teams must be singles out for special congratulations
1. Team Neon from Oman and
2. Team Veludicrous from Dubai

The above will now represent their respective countries in September. We wish them well and hope to see them return with a trophy, but most of all with some special memories of what, I feel sure, will be a great occasion.

To all of you out there in our region:
The bar was set last Friday by our competing pioneers. We now invite you all to come forward, compete and taste the very special atmosphere that surrounds these events.

Final results were as follows:
� OMAN CHAMPION � TEAM NEON / SULTAN�S SCHOOL
� UAE CHAMPION � TEAM VELUDICROUS / DUBAI COLLEGE

(Both of the above now preparing to attend World Championships in London in September)
� DUBAI CHAMPION - TEAM VELUDICROUS / DUBAI COLLEGE
� ABU DHABI CHAMPION � TEAM FURRAN / OOEH SCHOOL AL AIN
� BEST VERBAL PRESENTATION - TEAM NEON / SULTAN�S SCHOOL OMAN
� BEST TEAM IDENTITY - TEAM NEON / SULTAN�S SCHOOL OMAN
� FASTEST CAR � TEAM A.M. ROCKEST / AL MUTANNABI SCHOOL ABU DHABI

Eyes on the Prize

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:05:20 GMT

Don Sankey hopes the Formula One designers, engineers and fans of the future are in his classroom. He is the extremely enthusiastic regional director of F1 In Schools for the Middle East, part of a worldwide programme where school students compete to design model Formula 1 cars and manage simulated teams. The competition is judged not just on who designs the fastest model F1 car but also on team marketing and written and verbal presentations, all of which must be completed in English.

Teams compete at a school level before going on to challenge other schools in their emirate and from there, a UAE champion school will be determined. Within the Middle East, F1 In Schools now has students from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar as well as the UAE vying for regional supremacy, and the winning school will be able to compete at an international level. So far, 31 countries are involved in the international competition. The F1 In Schools international competition has been running for four years with world championships being held in Australia, Malaysia and twice in the UK.

After operating for almost a year at temporary premises in Dubai, the Middle East�s only dedicated F1 In Schools facility opened at the start of April this year at the Dubai Autodrome. Thirty-seven schools across the UAE are already involved, and the Federal Ministry of Education has officially endorsed the programme. In between guiding students through the design process at the Autodrome facility, Sankey presents the F1 In Schools concept to school assemblies. So far, only one school has declined to participate, and he hopes that a similar success rate can be emulated in other Middle East countries and more facilities can be set up.

�We have the Dubai Autodrome right here, we have the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the end of the year � this is becoming a huge area for motorsports so it should be a no-brainer that UAE school students, the people who will be involved in racing teams and fill the grandstands, should get involved,� says Sankey.

As well as schools, corporate groups can try their hand at the programme. Sankey says the facility is now trying to attract sponsors to the project as part of their corporate responsibility budget.

Students from the Rufaida Al Ansaria Middle School in Ras al Khaimah concentrate on a technical briefing during an F1 In Schools course in Dubai. Duncan Chard for The National

�This is a great way to not only introduce your brand to school students but to be part of something positive for the kids.�

The participating schools receive free computer design software so the student teams can work on their car designs in their classrooms. When The National visited the F1 In Schools facility, Rashid Bin Humaid School, an Emirati boys� school from Ajman, and Rufaida Al Ansaria Middle School, an Emirati girls� school in Ras Al Khaimah�s Khat community, were having introductory sessions to gauge the level of interest among both schools� students.

Among the boys� school students, they were quick to raise their hands and excitedly express a desire to be team managers, head designers and chief engineers all at once. The girls� school students, meanwhile, were more subdued, but when they came to try the computer design software for the first time, some students came up with designs better suited to Manolo Blahnik than McLaren-Mercedes but there were plenty of students who created aerodynamic shapes for their potential race cars.

Robin Dada, the academic programme co-ordinator of the Ministry of Education�s Madares Al Ghad (Schools of Tomorrow) scheme, is a strong champion of F1 In Schools. Madares Al Ghad was first introduced to modernise UAE schools two years ago and she says the innovative F1 In Schools programme is an excellent way to introduce students to a new way of learning.

�There are so many different subjects that are relevant to F1 in Schools,� says Dada. �There are English language skills, science, maths, design � the project lends itself so well to all these areas. Madares Al Ghad is about modern curriculums for schools and modern teaching methods as well as professional development for teachers and F1 In Schools is an excellent fit.

�Any school reform project is hard, but there is real change in the teachers and the schools happening and this is a part of this,� says Dada, as we sit in a classroom surrounded by the girls� school students coming to grips with the design software for the first time.

After the introduction to the design software, the students were then shown the machine that turns blocks of balsa wood into model F1 cars from the computer designs. �This is like a giant printer, only instead of using paper and ink, this uses a blade and the block of wood,� Sankey explains. It takes about 45 minutes for a design to be transferred from the virtual world to a carved miniature racer.

Once the car is cut into shape, testing then takes place with a wind tunnel and the students can experiment with different designs for optimum efficiency. In competition, the teams also have to come up with a team livery, a business plan, organise sponsorship and present their team concept to a panel of judges.

Finally, the cars are tested on a 25m straight track where they aim to achieve a time of less than one second. The model cars are powered with a CO2 canister and the cars are fired down the straight either automatically or by triggers that test the students� reaction times. Fast reaction times with the trigger are yet another way the students can score points in the F1 In Schools competition. Just like a real F1 race, there are five red lights in a row on the starting grid and, once all five have gone out, the triggers can be pressed to launch the cars.

Fifteen-year-old Mohammed Al Halaby took on Abdullah Mohammed, 11, in the boys� school best-of-three reaction time shoot-out and only just beat his younger rival. It was clear that the introductory session had piqued his interest in being involved in an F1 in Schools team. �I think I already have a team picked with my friends,� he says.

�I�m not really interested in the Formula One sport � the designing is more fun than the racing.�

Not surprisingly then, Al Halaby hopes to be the design engineer in his team and has career aspirations in this area. �I�d like to become an engineer, insh�allah,� he says.

The Ras Al Khaimah girls� school had a bit more time to race cars on the 25m track and Jahani Saed Ahmed, a diminutive, 11-year-old was the undisputed trigger finger champion. With intense concentration, she was unbeatable against classmates and teachers with a best reaction time of 0.138s, faster than either of the two boys or the adults who participated in a corporate challenge the previous day.

The spontaneous applause as Jahani remained undefeated, not to mention her victorious smile, was indicative of the enthusiasm that is being generated amongst students who are introduced to F1 in Schools. �You can see that look on their faces when you have planted that seed in their heads and it all makes it worthwhile,� says Sankey.

Neuer Deutscher Meister "Formel 1 in der Schule"

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:17:34 GMT

Dr. Stefanie Beier, Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Leibniz Universität Hannover

30.04.2009

Um 17 Uhr, nach einem spannenden Tag mit zahllosen Starts an der 25 Meter langen, von Fans umringten

Rennbahn und außerordentlich überzeugenden Teampräsentationen vor der Jury stand fest, wer Deutschland bei

der WM in England vertreten wird: Das Team BETAGREEN aus Hamburg fährt am 11. September nach London und

lässt ihren Mini-Rennwagen dann gegen die internationale Konkurrenz antreten.

Im Foyer des PZH wurden dabei letztlich nicht nur Deutschlands cleverste Formel-1-Nachwuchskonstrukteure und

schnellste Rennwagen ermittelt: Formel 1 in der Schule ist ein Technologiewettbewerb, der genauso viel Wert auf

das im Berufsleben wichtige "Drumherum" legt: Teamarbeit, Präsentation, Marketing gehören ebenso zur Bewertung

wie die Schnelligkeit der Flitzer, die sich aus dem technischen Know-how der Teams ergibt. Die Boliden beruhen auf

eigenen Entwürfen der Teams, werden aus Balsaholz gefräst, strömungstechnisch optimiert, montiert und lackiert

und schließlich mit einer Gas-Patrone mit bis zu 120 Stundenkilometern über die Renndistanz geschossen.

Neben den Deutschen Meistern BETAGREEN vom Gymnasium Grootmoor in Hamburg können sich weitere Teams

über Titel und Preise freuen:

Team Evox, CJD Christophorusschule, Königswinter: schnellstes Fahrzeug (1,090 sec),

Team Innovation ELPIS, Goethe Schule, Bochum: beste Teamdarstellung,

Team RennStallNeusäß, Staatliche Realschule Neusäß, Neusäß: Innovationspreis (gestiftet vom VDI),

Team Panasonic Racing, Leibnizschule, Hannover: Konstruktionspreis.

In der Startklasse U15 (11 bis 14) Jahre wurden folgende Preise vergeben:

Team Airbreakers, Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte, Schwäbisch Gmünd: Deutscher Meister U15,

Team The Opposites, CJD Christophorusschule, Königswinter: schnellstes Fahrzeug U15 (1,074 sec),

Team GOld Blazes, Gymnasium Oldenfelde, Hamburg: beste Teamdarstellung U15.

Dr. Uwe Groth, Landesverbandsvorsitzender des VDI, und Prof. Friedrich-Wilhelm Bach, Leiter des Instituts für

Werkstoffkunde am PZH und Dekan der Fakultät für Maschinenbau an der Leibniz Universität Hannover, ehrten die

Sieger. Dr. Groth hob die Leistungen aller Teilnehmer hervor: "Sie haben in den letzten Monaten eine Menge

geleistet und viel gelernt. Über moderne Technik, über das Funktionieren von Wirtschaft und über das Arbeiten im

Team. In diesem Sinne haben alle wertvolle Erfahrungen gemacht!"

Auch wenn keines der beiden hannoverschen Teams, die am PZH betreut werden, den Meistertitel erreichen konnte:

Beide freuen sich, dass sie die Deutschen Meisterschaften mit so viel positiver Resonanz im PZH ausrichten

konnten. Gemeinsam hatten Professor Bach und Dr. Groth erst im September vergangenen Jahres das JeTKompetenzzentrum

Formel 1 in der Schule an der Leibniz Universität Hannover im PZH initiiert. Mit ihrem Einsatz

für dieses Projekt wollen sie dazu beitragen, dass unabhängig von konjunkturellen Entwicklungen junge, engagierte

Menschen technische Berufe ergreifen: "Formel 1 in der Schule ist dafür ein idealer Rahmen, weil er spielerisch ist

und wettbewerbsorientiert - und natürlich ein großes Vorbild in der Formel 1 hat", so Professor Bach.

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Team Blink from St. Ailbe�s School win Irish National Final

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:22:34 GMT

Dublin, 28^th April 2009. Team Blink from St. Ailbe�s School in Tipperary Town was declared the Overall Winners of the 2009 Honda-powered F1 in Schools Technology Challenge, at the National Finals held in Griffith College Dublin today.

Team Members Matthew Ryan, Olivia Breen, Daniel Bresnan, Nathan Dunne and Simon Ryan fought off fierce competition from 24 finalist teams from all over Ireland to claim the National Title and Trophy as well as the opportunity to represent Ireland next year in the 2010 World Championships. The overall winners also shared �3,500 in prize money and each member received their own individual Xbox with and Xbox game.

Work for the 2009 finals commenced last September. Intense competition followed with 600 students representing 150 second-level schools from 22 counties battling their way through various levels including regional finals. The Formula 1 international competition, which is run in Ireland by Irish Computer Society (ICS), has this year challenged 7 million students across the globe to design, build and race compressed air�powered model F1 cars.

Frank Kennedy, Sales and Marketing Director of Universal Honda, in presenting the winning trophy, congratulated the overall winners while also expressing his delight at the very high standards displayed by all the finalists. �It is very rewarding for Honda to sponsor F1 in Schools � an exciting event that promotes learning in such a fun and relevant way. The commitment shown by both the teachers and the students is amazing. The high standards attained give us all great confidence for the future development of science and technology in Ireland which is vital for the future of our economy.�

�From a corporate point of view we see F1 in schools as the ideal opportunity to promote team building, management, technological and design skills of students in a very creative way.

All the participating teams have been perfecting their designs, portfolios and presentation skills since competing in the regional finals last February and March. Using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software to create virtual 3D models of their cars, the teams collaborated with 3^rd Level F1 Make Centres on their manufacture. The colleges used their special milling equipment to convert the designs into real model F1 racers. The cars, measuring about 25cms and made of balsa wood, can reach scale speeds of 350km/h.

According to Peter Brabazon, Programme Director, Discover Science & Engineering, The Honda Formula 1 in Schools Challenge is an excellent programme which promotes engineering-related skills in secondary schools across the country. By taking science out of the classroom and into such an exciting competition, the students involved can see how engineering plays an important role in the everyday lives. As a result, we are delighted to be part of such a dynamic project which is helping to create a pipeline of engineering graduates.

In addition to racing head to head, the competing teams were judged on the quality of engineering, portfolio, resource management, marketing, graphic design and sponsorship activities and on a verbal presentation of their work.

For many of the students, Formula 1 in Schools Technology Challenge powered in Ireland by Honda, has been the highlight of the school year to date. �It has been an overall education; we have learnt personal as well as computer skills; we have worked as team players and learnt how important it is for each person to meet deadlines so as to keep the project moving forward. Best of all it has been fun� said Matthew Ryan of Team Blink.

Irish Computer Society CEO, Jim Friars added: �This is the fourth year of the Challenge in Ireland and it just gets bigger and better. The quality of the students work is truly impressive and it has been encouraging to witness the teams immersing themselves wholeheartedly in the worlds of technology and engineering. Schools see the value of incorporating the challenge into their extra-curricular activities, and we believe it is the perfect preparation for t⁴ Technology subjects, which are now being examined in secondary schools across the country.

Press Contacts:

Gillian Harty Mary Patricia Gallagher

Mobile: 087 228 2950 Mobile: 087 246 1393

Email: gillian@ics.ie Email: mp@gallagher-assoc.com

Notes to Editor:

Full List of award winning teams

Overall Winners: Team Blink, St. Ailbe�s School, Tipperary Town

Senior Cycle

Ist Place Team Blink, St. Ailbe�s School, Tipperary Town

2^nd Place Valhalla Racing, Dundalk Grammar School

3^rd Place West Coast Racers, St Gerard�s College, Castlebar, Co Mayo

Junior Cycle:

Ist Place Team Hornets, O�Fiach College, Dundalk, Co Louth

2^nd Place V-tech Racing, St. Colmans College, Claremorris, Co. Mayo

3^rd Place Team Presto, Presentation Secondary School, Loughboy, Kilkenny

Fastest Car Type D West Coast Racers, St. Gerard�s College, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Fastest Car Type R Team Blink, St. Ailbe�s School, Tipperary Town.

Best Web Valhalla Racing, Dundalk Grammar School

Best ICT and CAD Valhalla Racing, Dundalk Grammar School

Best Sponsorship & Marketing: Team Concept, St Clare�s College, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan

Best Innovation Tanager Racing, Beara Community School, Co. Cork.

Best Newcomer Team Cheetahs, St.Mary�s School for the Deaf, Cabra, Dublin 7

Nurney Speed Demons, Muinebeag Community School, Co Carlow

UK National Champions 2009

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:22:24 GMT

Essex team Velocity are crowned F1 in Schools UK National Champions

Six budding Formula One engineers showed that they have the X Factor during the weekend. Team Velocity School student team, from St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School in Essex designed, created and raced to victory in the National Finals of the Formula One in Schools Technology Challenge held at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham this weekend. The National Champions were ecstatic with their achievement after several months of dedication to producing a winning car paid off for the students.

Team Velocity have worked tirelessly for the last six months, perfecting the design of their scale model Formula One car and beating over 200 teams from around the country to lift the F1 in Schools National title. They will now go forward to the World Championship event next year, with the prospect of racing for the prestigious Bernie Ecclestone trophy and coveted scholarships to City University, London.

Their victory, as well as securing them their chance to represent Britain, also won the team members a trip to the 2009 British Grand Prix and a fast track to a work experience placement at Williams Formula One team, with one lucky student guaranteed this highly sought after opportunity.

Team Velocity consisted of David Nicholls, Patrick Delaney, Hannah Griggs, Ronald Lee, Gemma Morris and William O�Donnell. David Nicholls Team Manager, Team Velocity, said of winning, �It feels absolutely amazing to have won as Overall Winners, we really didn�t think we would win to be honest, so that makes it even more amazing. I have an A-Level exam at nine in the morning and we�ve done all of this during our busiest exam period and university applications, so it�s a testament to our team work that we�ve managed to pull it all together for the National Finals and win.

�We have learnt so much about working as a team, taking on our individual job role and then coming together as a team to make our ideas work, we have a great team unity here at Team Velocity. We�re really excited about the World Championships, we�ll work on our car to make it quicker and do anything we can to step it up a notch to increase our chances of winning. The World Championships are being held in the UK, so it would be brilliant to have a UK World Championship winning team.�

Chairman and Founder of F1 in Schools, Andrew Denford said of this year�s National Finals, �The future of Formula One should be in safe hands if the standard achieved by our winners in particular, and all our entrants, is an indicator of prospective British engineering talent.

With the support of the Formula One industry, F1 in Schools has captured the imagination of thousands of school children, not only in the UK but around the globe as well. We�re delighted that F1 in Schools is providing schools and students with an innovative, engaging and rewarding programme that encourages independent thinking, team work, and engineering learning. The success of our event today proves that it is highly relevant and is a valuable stepping stone for a future career in engineering, and maybe, Formula One.�

The F1 in Schools competition challenges students to design, construct and race a scale Formula 1 car, made from a block of balsa wood and powered by a compressed gas canister. The cars race on a 20 metre track, covering the distance in just over one second, a speed barrier which is yet to be broken by any student team since it was set by Team FUGA at the 2007 World Championships.

Results 2008/09 UK NATIONAL FINALS

UK National Champions 2008/09Velocity � St. John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford, Essex

Winners 11-14 Age Group sponsored by The IET:

1. Shooting Starz � Richard Rose Central Academy, Carlisle, Cumbria

2. Team Formula Xtreme � Ballycastle High School, Ballycastle, Antrim, N.Ireland

3. Memphis � St.Dunstan�s Community School, Glastonbury, Somerset

Winners 14-19 Age Group sponsored by Autosport International:

1. Velocity � St. John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford, Essex

2. Team Velocity � The Gryphon School, Sherborne, Dorset

3. Falcons � Richard Rose Central Academy, Carlisle, Cumbria

Winners Rookies sponsored by Corus:

1. Dash � Fitzalan High School, Cardiff, Wales

2. 2Fast4U � The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Belfast, N. Ireland

3. Faversham Fire - Queen Elizabeth�s Grammar School, Faversham, Kent

Primary F1 in Schools sponsored by F1 in Schools:

1. Caldew Lea Comets- Caldew Lea Primary School, Carlisle, Cumbria

2. Jagah � St. Teresa�s Primary School, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland

3. Worldwide Racers � Ysgol Cae Top, Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, Wales

Best Engineered Car sponsored by Jaguar:

DNA - Ashfield Boys High School, Belfast, N. Ireland

Fastest D-Type sponsored by McLaren Racing:

St. Bede's Babes - St. Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School, Peterlee, Durham (1.122 seconds)

Fastest R-Type sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering:

Team Velocity � The Gryphon School, Sherborne, Dorset (1.149 seconds)

Team Discipline Award - The Chairman's Award:

St. Bede's Babes - St. Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School, Peterlee, Dorset

Perseverance in the face of adversity award sponsored by the Learning Grid:

Faversham Fire � Queen Elizabeth�s Grammar School, Faversham, Kent

Best Team Sponsorship & Marketing Award sponsored by KHP Consulting:

Team Velocity � The Gryphon School, Sherborne, Dorset

Innovative Thinking Award sponsored by the Silverstone Innovation Centre:

Road Rippers � Lochgelly High School, Fife

Best Team Website

Spectrum F1,Robert Mays School, Essex

Free copy of SolidWorks and Free Workshops at the D+T Show 20-22 November

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:13:08 GMT

SolidWorks will be presenting workshops during the D+T show, at 11:45 AM and 1:30 PM on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the D+T show. These workshops will demonstrate how the SolidWorks toolset can help students design, virtually wind tunnel test, and present their F1 in Schools designs. See the entire process from initial design concept to 3D computer model ready for manufacturing.

All attending the workshops can request to take home a copy of the SolidWorks Student Design Kit and SolidWorks Student Edition. If you are unable to attend, you can request software via our contact us pages. Please click here and tick software.

You will need to register to attend the D&T Show, to register now please click here.

Find out more about SolidWorks here.

NEW AGE CATEGORIES FOR 2008/09 SEASON

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:50:46 GMT

At each regional event we will now take the winning team from the 11-14 and the 14-19 age groups to the National Final. This gives us the opportunity to invite the best Rookie Team from each regional to enter the National Final. They will be eligable to compete alongside other teams in their age group and compete to become the UK National Champions. A rookie team will consist of a new team, new school and new teacher.

This should not affect the way the competition is run in school and teams will still be classified within their key stage according to the oldest member of the team.

F1 IN SCHOOLS LAUNCHES NEW BROCHURE AND WEBSITE

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:43:25 GMT

A review of the 2008 World Championship event and an overview of F1 in Schools has been launched with an attractive brochure viewable at the F1 in Schools website, and a printed version available by request online. The UK F1 in Schools website also has a fresh new look, providing students, teachers and participants with all the information on the programme at their fingertips.

The new brochure is beautifully illustrated, conveying the professionalism, international scope, excitement and experience that F1 in Schools offers students. It charts the history of the programme, explains the disciplines covered, highlights the close links that F1 in Schools enjoys with the Formula One� fraternity and details all the winners at the 2008 World Championships.

Andrew Denford, Founder, F1 in Schools, says of the brochure, �Each year we try to capture the unique and far-reaching benefits of the F1 in Schools challenge in a brochure that is not only a souvenir of the year, but is also a valuable sales tool when we�re talking to new schools, prospective student teams and new countries interested in joining this worldwide challenge. This year the brochure is rich in pictures which tell the story, particularly with the student teams meeting top F1 personalities and being given so many exclusive privileges, behind-the-scenes at the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix.�

The F1 in Schools website for the UK programme has recently re-launched, with a home page full of news and pictures. The site is a gateway to extensive resources, information, rules and regulations, providing participants with everything they need to compete in the multi-discipline challenge. Additional secure areas of the site allow close communication between the F1 in School organisers and participating teams, with interactive information exchange. The site is at www.F1inSchools.co.uk. The new brochure, entitled Online Executive Summary, can also be viewed here and requests for a printed version can be submitted by completion of the �Contact Us� form.

F1 in Schools is a global multi-disciplinary challenge for students aged from 9-19 to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race their miniature F1 car made from balsa wood and powered by compressed air cylinders. Working in teams of between three and six, the students prepare a business plan, develop a budget and raise sponsorship as well as designing and racing their car. The challenge inspires students to learn about science, maths, aerodynamics, design, manufacture, branding, graphics, sponsorship, marketing, leadership, teamwork, media skills and financial strategy, and apply them in a practical, imaginative, competitive and exciting way.

F1 IN SCHOOLS WORLD CHAMPIONS LIVE LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:09:18 GMT

7 July 2008 The World Champions of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge, Team Pulse from Devonport High School in Plymouth, lived life in the fast lane last week, with the students enjoying three unique occasions � being given a VIP tour of the House of Commons, meeting HRH Prince Andrew in St. James�s Palace at a UK Trade and Investment event, and visiting the British Grand Prix with a tour of the BMW F1 Team garage.

The team of Plymouth students: of John Ware (16), Sam Wood (15), Andrew Lees (16) and Tom Simpson (17) won the F1 in Schools World Championship in Malaysia earlier this year and since that time have enjoyed a high profile, with media interviews and local dignatories visiting their school. However the highlight of their year so far came this week.

Their �week to remember� began on Thursday morning with a tour of the House of Commons, courtesy of the school�s local MP, Linda Gilroy. In the evening Pulse were to be found racing along the corridors of St. James�s Palace, showing HRH Prince Andrew, Trade & Investment Minister Lord Digby Jones their winning race car and its speed.

Capping off the week, the team attended the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Team who were crowned World Champions earlier this year, were invited along to witness the atmosphere in the F1 paddock, watching Lewis Hamilton and his rivals preparing to race. The students were also given a tour of the BMW Sauber F1 team garage by the team�s test driver, Christian Klien.

Speaking of their memorable week, Team manager John Ware commented, �We�ve had a great time over the last few days. It�s been non-stop for us, but we�ve loved every minute of it. We�re very privileged to have met so many famous people, including royalty, visiting a palace in London, and then a different sort at Silverstone � the BMW garage was definitely a motor racing palace! We were treated like royalty there as well, so it was excellent. We�re also going to visit another award-winning venue, which is the McLaren Technology Centre. We�ve been invited to go there next Thursday and we�re really looking forward to that, especially to see the engineering department � and hopefully to see Lewis�s race winning car!�

Founder of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge Andrew Denford commented, �The weekend has been a fantastic opportunity for the students to witness Formula One up close. They had unrivalled access to the teams, garages and Formula One paddock hospitality, and spent time talking to some very influential people. I would like to thank Bernie Ecclestone and Silverstone for making us so welcome. It gives our students a real insight into the heights that can be achieved with an engineering education and is very inspirational.�

F1 in Schools is a global multi-disciplinary challenge for students aged from 9-18 to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race their miniature F1 car made from balsa wood and powered by compressed air cylinders. Working in teams of between three and six, the students prepare a business plan, develop a budget and raise sponsorship as well as designing and racing their car. The challenge inspires students to learn about science, maths, aerodynamics, design, manufacture, branding, graphics, sponsorship, marketing, leadership, teamwork, media skills and financial strategy, and apply them in a practical, imaginative, competitive and exciting way.

Faraday 09 Uncover the real stars of sport

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:39:52 GMT

The engagement of young people and

teachers is through a programme of specially made films, student

challenges, school visits and teaching resources. Resource

materials are available free to all schools throughout the year

through a high quality, interactive website. Students will create

their own competition entries and compete for fantastic prizes.

There are also the action-packed Faraday Engineering Challenge

Days which are creative and inspiring opportunities for schools to take

part in around the country. Winners from the days will be chosen to

attend the live Faraday Challenge Final to compete for the �Faraday Team

of the Year� award. This will be held in London during the first UK Young

Scientists and Engineers Fair in March 09. Every year, the IET Faraday explores

different aspects of science and engineering to highlight the diversity

and excitement of this high technology profession.

In 2008/9 the theme is engineering in sport. Inspiring role

models will reinforce the image of engineering as a worthwhile,

interesting and varied career choice.

For further information please visit http://faraday.theiet.org/

F1 IN SCHOOLS MEETS F1 ON TRACK

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:12:19 GMT

The British round of the Formula One World Championship may have hosted the stars of F1 and celebrities from TV and films, but Silverstone was also the destination for motor racing champions from F1 in Schools, an inspirational national and international student challenge.

Students from the winning F1 in Schools at the National Finals held in Birmingham earlier this year were given a rare insight into this prestigious and glamorous event, courtesy of Silverstone Circuit and Formula One, including grandstand passes and tours of the VIP area � the Formula One paddock. Some of the teams were also lucky enough to visit a team garage.

Pulse, a team of students from Devonport High School, Plymouth, were crowned World Champions during the Malaysian Grand Prix in March this year. The students were given a tour of the BMW Sauber F1 team garage by the team�s test driver, Christian Klien. As reigning champions, they�ve also been living life in the fast line. In a star-studded week, the students enjoyed three unique occasions � being given a VIP tour of the House of Commons, meeting HRH Prince Andrew in St. James�s Palace at a UK Trade and Investment event, and being given an F1 garage tour. They also have another treat this week, a trip to the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking.

Team Blaze from Ynysawdre School in Wales won their taste of this exclusivity after being crowned F1 in Schools National Champions at the 2008 finals in Birmingham earlier this year. They had the privilege of spending some time in the paddock and the Renault F1 team, with the highlight of their visit being a tour of the team�s garage to see the cars being prepared for the British Grand Prix.

Hippos Strike Back, a team from St.Gregory the Great School, Oxford, were winners of the 11-14 years age group at the National Finals and they were delighted to visit the McLaren garage and pit area. Meanwhile, Spectrum, a team from Robert May�s School in Odiham, toured the Toyota garage and were given a very detailed insight into the workings of the team and its powerful engine.

Primary school students from County Atrimm, the Antrim Griffins won the Juniors National title. Although they were not able to see behind the scenes in a team garage, they were photographed with a host of stars including Ross Brawn from Honda Racing F1 team, Louise Goodman from ITV, Mark Blundell, ex-F1 racer and commentator for ITV,as well as HRH Duke of Kent and Sir Jackie Stewart.

Founder of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge Andrew Denford commented, �The weekend has been a great opportunity for the students to witness Formula One up close. They had unrivalled access to the teams and garages, and spent time talking to some very influential people. The Formula One teams have extended such warm hospitality to the students; we�re very grateful for their support and for making it possible for students to gain a unique insight into the reality of Formula One and show how they could apply the skills they�ve learned in F1 in Schools to a future career in motorsport.�

LOCAL STUDENTS TASTE FORMULA ONE EXCLUSIVITY

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:28:24 GMT

The British round of the Formula One World Championship is a prestigious and glamorous event, with only a select few VIP�s being granted access to the private Formula One paddock. A team of local students won their taste of this exclusivity after being crowned F1 in Schools National Champions at the 2008 finals in Birmingham earlier this year.

Team Blaze from Ynysawdre School in Wales had the privilege of spending some time in the paddock as guests of Formula One and the Renault F1 team, with the highlight of their visit being a tour of the team�s garage to see the cars being prepared for the British Grand Prix.

Four of the aspiring F1 engineers from Team Blaze: Patrick Pang, Team Manager; Nathan Dix, Design Engineer; Thomas Walbyoff, Manufacturing Engineer; and Lewys Jenkins, Resources Manager were lucky enough to see behind the scenes of a Formula One team at the track and were highly impressed with the opportunity.

Patrick Pang, Team Manager for the Blaze team commented, �We had a unique experience at Silverstone. So few people of our age have the chance to watch Formula One personnel at work and see close-up what they do. We had a chance to talk with some of them and learn more about what it takes to work in Formula One. We�ve gained a good understanding of the principles of racing car design from our involvement in F1 in Schools, so to see it in reality was really valuable and makes you realise how much you�ve learned from doing the challenge. We�d like to thank everyone at Renault and F1 in Schools for making our visit to Silverstone a trip of a lifetime.�

Team Blaze won through a Regional Finals held at Corus in Port Talbot to take their place in the National Finals held in January. Taking the National Champions title brought the team a trip to the British Grand Prix and a place in the 2009 World Championships which are due to be held in the UK next year.

Ends.

Photograph caption: Pictured from left to right in the Renault F1 Team garage - Patrick Pang, Thomas Walbyoff, Nathan Dix and Lewys Jenkins.

Teamwork is the name of the game

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:45:36 GMT

25/2/2008

Collaboration is the name of the game at this year�s F1 in Schools World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as the competition embraces four unique teams from six countries working together to win the coveted Bernie Ecclestone World Championship Trophy.

Bernie Ecclestone, Chief Executive of The Formula One Group said: �I think the collaboration element of the competition is a fantastic idea. Formula One brings together a range of nationalities and cultures who work together to achieve a common goal and so replicating this in the F1 in Schools initiative will prove invaluable both personally and professionally for all the students taking part.�

Team Hybrid from USA & Scotland led the way with the first ever collaboration entry at last year�s World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Following their unprecedented success, they will be joined in this year�s competition by South Africa & Scotland, Singapore & USA and Malaysia & Germany. Countries that wish to take part in the collaboration category have been given an additional place in the competition alongside their respective teams as F1 in Schools looks to expand the global teamwork element of the initiative.

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools expressed his delight at the new category: �Having used video conferencing and internet communication tools, the teams will meet each other for the very first time on arrival in Malaysia! F1 in Schools is proud to draw students from totally diverse backgrounds and cultures and to encourage them to work together to achieve a common goal. We expect huge interest in this exciting new addition to the challenge as it not only opens up new areas of technology but creates long term partnerships and friendships between students and schools around the world.�

With Formula One� reaching out to all corners of the globe, and its teams made up of a variety of nationalities working together to win the Formula One World Championship, F1 in Schools looks to replicate this scenario by bringing international business communication to the forefront and promoting global teamwork amongst young people.

The 2008 World Championships are taking place at the 5* Sunway Lagoon Resort and Spa Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 18th to 20th March 2008, during the build up to the Petronas Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit. School children from 15 countries across the globe have won their way through regional and national finals, and competed against over 7 million students, to win the chance to represent their countries in the fourth annual World Championships. Teams will compete to win the coveted Bernie Ecclestone World Championship Trophy and BEng Automotive and Motor Sport Engineering scholarships, one of the leading courses in the country, at City University London.

The aim of F1 in Schools is to encourage students to consider a career in engineering and aspire to become the next Ross Brawn or Pat Symonds, the top men behind the success of Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, by providing them with an enjoyable and exciting learning experience.

The challenge is for school children aged 11 to 18 to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race their miniature F1 car made from balsa wood and powered by CO2 cylinders.

With design and engineering playing a pivotal part in Formula One, the initiative has drawn support from all the F1 teams and is proud to have patrons Ross Brawn, Honda Team Principal, Adrian Newey, Red Bull Technical Officer, Mike Gascoyne, Force India F1 Chief Technical Officer, Pat Symonds, Renault Engineering Director, Sam Michael, Williams Technical Director and James Allen, ITV F1 Commentator in support as they look to keep an eye out for emerging technical stars of the future.

Collaboration Team List

USA/Scotland Team - Hybrid

Scottish participants from Lochgelly High School, Fife- Gemma Henderson, Andrew Howe and Stacey Haldane.

USA participants from East Cobb Middle School,Georgia,� Tyler Gagat, Geoff Gagat, Peter Moot.

South Africa/Scotland � Team Fusion

Scottish participants from Blairgowrie High School, Perthshire � Steven Welsh, Grant Duffy, Joao Martins.

South African participants from Maritzburg College � Roscoe McLean, Duncan McKune and Geoff Brown.

Germany/Malaysia � The Excaliburs

Malaysian participants from SMK Seksyen 9 School, Selangor � Acacia Mardiana Binti Daud, Ili Syahirah Binti Zainal Abidin, Kaiyisah Binti Abu Saffian.

German participants from Bildung fur Technik und Natur � Ramona Montanus, Rona Heuermann and Melina Montanus.

Singapore/USA � Inferno

Singapore participants from Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore � Tan Hui Min, Chan Xi Wen, Lee Si Min, Xie Caijing.

USA participants -Patrick Henry School, Virginia � Patrick Doherty.

Final Entry List

Northern Ireland� Fuga - Defending World Champions

Australia � Impulse F1

Australia � Goshawk

China - Yong Shi

China - Guang Su

France � Pitomia

Germany � Friesen Design

Hong Kong � Dragons

Kuwait � LoYAC Racing

Malaysia - Rapid Blaze

Malaysia � Frontier

Singapore � Sonic_T

South Africa � Team Zealous

South Africa � Team Crushers

USA � S.E.M Racing

UK � Team Momentus

England � Pulse

Northern Ireland - DNA

Scotland � XLR8

Wales � Team Blaze

Ireland � Gear Force

Germany & Malaysia -The Excaliburs � Collaboration Team 1

South Africa & Scotland -Team Fusion � Collaboration Team 2

Singapore & USA -Inferno � Collaboration Team 3

USA & Scotland -Team Hybrid � Collaboration Team 4

F1 in Schools announces new Sponsor

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:06:24 GMT

25/2/2008

F1 in Schools� is proud to announce SolidWorks Corporation, the world's leading 3D CAD software manufacturer for design, analysis and product data management, as a new UK sponsor and Global supplier for the next three seasons.

The collaboration between SolidWorks and the F1 in Schools� global Technology Challenge gives students entering the competition access to the key resources they need to enhance their engineering education.

The aim of F1 in Schools� is to encourage students to consider engineering as a career, highlighting the positive nature of all that embraces engineering in a fun and positive way. The challenge is for school children aged 11 to 18 to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race a scale model F1 car made from balsa wood and powered by CO2 cylinders

The availability of the complimentary SolidWorks Student Design Kit 3D CAD software to all students who compete in the challenge will enable them to perform all of the design and analysis tasks undertaken by a typical engineer as they create scale model Formula 1 cars.

Founder and Chairman of the F1 in Schools� Technology Challenge, Andrew Denford, commented on his delight of the new partnership, �We are thrilled that F1 in Schools� has joined with SolidWorks to offer students a fresh incentive to join the challenge. Design and analysis is an integral part of F1 in Schools�; the 3D CAD software along with the available CAM software will provide valuable engineering skills. It will also give the students the ability to realise their designs before the manufacturing process, just like in the real world of Formula One�.�

�The challenge currently operates in 26 countries across the globe, with over 7 million school children aware of and participating in the competition; we aim to provide all of these students with the SolidWorks design software, giving F1 in Schools� a huge technological appeal for students and schools alike.�

�Real-world experience is a powerful method of attracting students to productive engineering careers,� said Marie Planchard, SolidWorks� director of world education markets. �The F1 in Schools� competition provides an amazing opportunity for students to design, test and build their own designs and work as a team. We are proud to sponsor such a program.�

F1 in Schools� is regarded by the Formula One� fraternity as a platform for introducing Formula One� to a global teen demographic. The student challenge is also helping Formula One� shed its image as an elitist sport accessible only to multi-million pound budgets; on the contrary, F1 in Schools� is open to any school with access to a simple computer. The 2008 World Championship will have the support of a host of companies, together with recognition from all the Formula One� teams and its Patrons.

For more information visit www.f1inschools.co.uk or contact:

Katie Fabian

F1 in Schools� Ltd.

Tel: +44 (0)1484 728000

Email: kfabian@f1inschools.co.uk

One month countdown- F1 in Schools gears up for 2008 World Champ

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:13:55 GMT

25/02/08

F1 in Schools has moved into top gear as it prepares for the 2008 World Championships to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in just one month�s time. School children from 17 countries across the world have battled their way through regional and national finals.

Over three days of enthralling competition (18^th-20^th March 2008), 25 teams will pit their miniature F1 cars against each other along a 20-metre two lane track. Last year�s winners, Team Fuga from Northern Ireland stole the show when they set a new world record of 1.020 seconds to edge closer to the elusive one second barrier.

The aim of F1 in Schools is to encourage students to consider engineering as a career, highlighting the positive nature of all that embraces engineering by creating an enjoyable and exciting environment for young people to experience careers in engineering, Formula One, science, marketing and technology first hand. The challenge is for school children aged 11 to 18 to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race a 20th scale model F1 car made from balsa wood and powered by CO₂.

This year�s World Championships sees four collaboration teams entering the contest as F1 in Schools strives to bring together different races and cultures from all corners of the globe to compete and work together. The collaboration sees two countries pooling their ideas, skills and teamwork together to produce one miniature F1 car.

The 2008 World Championships will take place in the Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 18th to 20th March 2008, the week leading up to the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit. A total of 25 teams representing their countries will contest the International event as they compete to win the coveted Bernie Ecclestone World Championship Trophy and an Automotive Engineering scholarship at City University, London.

Malaysia won the right to hold this year�s World Championships following the growing commitment to F1 in Schools from the Malaysian Ministry of Education.

Malaysian Minister of Education, Dato Sri Hishammuddin Hussein said: "We are honoured that F1 in Schools has chosen Malaysia as the host of the world finals. Malaysia is a growing motorsport nation, and we hope that having such a high profile, youth orientated, motorsport event in Malaysia, alongside our Grand Prix weekend will generate widespread interest both locally and in other Asian countries and showcase the educational and ICT initiatives we are developing within our country."

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools Ltd expressed his delight ahead of the World Championships in Malaysia. "Malaysia is the first country to adopt F1 in Schools into the national curriculum and new initiatives in teaching and learning and is therefore the ideal host for the 2008 World Championships.

�Last year�s World Championships in Melbourne, Australia were an amazing success, and this year we hope for an even greater level of competition between the teams.�

In 2007, the World Champions were Team Fuga, from Northern Ireland. They set a new world speed record of 1.020 seconds down the 20-metre race track, at a scale speed of over 220 mph per hour and will return next month to defend their title. The runners-up were the all-girl trio from Scotland, Team Lightning, followed by another all-girl team in third place, Mercurial Ace from Malaysia. The world record set in 2006 by Malaysia was broken no less than nine times over the four days!

The competition has grown year on year since its birth in 2000, with over 7 million students aware of and taking part around the globe. Bernie Ecclestone, President and CEO of Formula One Management gave his support to F1 in Schools by granting the challenge a world-wide protected trademark and a new logo in 2005. Since this time the initiative has gained the support of several patrons from within the world of Formula One including Honda Team Principal Ross Brawn, Red Bull Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Force India F1 Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne, Renault Engineering Director Pat Symonds, Williams Technical Director Sam Michael and ITV F1 Commentator James Allen amongst others.

Confirmed Entry List

Northern Ireland � Fuga - Defending World Champions

Australia � Impulse F1

Australia � Goshawk

China � Yon Shi

China � Guang Su

France � Pitomia

Germany � Friesen Design

Hong Kong � Dragons

Kuwait � Lo YAC Racing

Malaysia � Frontier

Malaysia � Rapid Blaze

Singapore � Sonic_T

South Africa � Team Zealous

USA - S.E.M. Racing

South Africa � Team Crushers

UK � Team Momentus

England � Pulse

Northern Ireland � DNA

Scotland � XLR8

Wales � Blaze

Ireland � Gear Force

Germany & Malaysia � The Excaliburs � Collaboration Team 1

South Africa & Scotland � Team Fusion � Collaboration Team 2

Singapore & USA � Inferno � Collaboration Team 3

USA & Scotland � Team Hybrid � Collaboration Team 4

National FInal 2007/08 Results

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:19:34 GMT

13/1/2008

YNYSAWDRE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL STUDENTS BLAZE THE TRAIL, WELSH TEAM CROWNED UK FORMULA ONE IN SCHOOLS CHAMPIONS

�Blaze�, a student team from Ynysawdre School, Bridgend, Wales raced their Formula One car to victory today to be crowned UK champions at the National Finals of the prestigious F1 in Schools Formula One Technology Challenge, held at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham�s NEC.

The aspiring Formula One designers of the future developed their own scale model racing car for the Challenge, putting in over 300 hours of work each to realise their dream of producing a winning F1 car. The students� dedication and passion for the project included designing the car with CAD software, manufacturing it using CNC technology, and testing it on their own test track.

Patrick Pang, Team Manager, Blaze, said of winning the 2008 F1 in Schools title, �We�re over the moon! We�ve put a lot of effort into our car for this year�s Challenge and we�ve got the best reward we could get. The standard is really high and we didn�t think we�d get the overall title today, so we�re really pleased. We won the Welsh title last year, but this is a really big accolade and we just can�t believe it.�

With over 200 teams competing this year, Blaze fought through the tough South Wales regional final to win a place at the National Finals. At this event they were pitted against the best teams from around the country, beating their rivals to take the crown. The team�s car posted one of the fastest times of the day and their presentation also scored top marks, with the team showing their initiative by raising £3,500 sponsorship support from local companies, and raising funds for their programme with a range of activities including sales of Tshirts, posters, badges and keyrings.

The Ynysawdre school team win a place at the 2009 World Championships, which will be held alongside an international Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2009. At the World Championships teams from 20 countries around the globe will compete to win the Bernie Ecclestone World Championship Trophy and secure a coveted scholarship at City University London to study Automotive Engineering, a highly valuable prize which will give the students a firm foundation for an engineering career. They also win VIP tickets to this year�s British Grand Prix.

The National Finals featured 23 awards, with 17 different schools from across the UK taking home the trophies. Blaze won the 16+ age group as well as the overall title, beating Spectrum F1 from Robert May�s School, Odiham, winners of the 14-16 years age group and The Hippos Strike Back from St Gregory the Great School, Oxford in the 11-14 years age group. In the Primary School finals Antrim Griffins from Antrim Primary School, Northern Ireland took victory with St. Canice Primary School, Dungiven, North Ireland runners up and The Red Rose Rockets from Clifton Primary School, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.

This year�s search for the best young engineering talent in the UK took the judges around the country with 11 regional finals and around 2000 students participating in the Challenge which aims to encourage students to consider engineering as a career choice.

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge said of this year�s National Finals, �Every year the standard gets higher, the students produce more sophisticated designs and presentations and show tremendous engineering understanding, at a very early age. Their knowledge and experience of using advanced CAD software will undoubtedly give them a head start for an engineering-based career.

�F1 in Schools showcases the prospective engineering talent that we have in this country. By nurturing it with programmes such as this, we can sustain the UK engineering industry and hopefully we�re also seeing the next generation of Formula One designers in this Technology Challenge; youngsters to follow in the footsteps of successful industry personalities such as Ross Brawn, Adrian Newey, Mike Gascoyne and the other technical directors in Formula One.�

The F1 in Schools competition challenges students to design, construct and race a Formula 1 car of the future, made from a block of balsa wood, and powered by a CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas canister. The car is raced over a miniature two lane track and the fastest time is recorded.

Aside from the on-track action, teams also produce supporting evidence of their design, develop a sponsorship and marketing campaign and create team merchandise, with all these elements the team originally presented with their car in front of a panel of judges at the regional finals. The winning team from each age category then won their place at the national finals, where the level of competition steps up a notch.

The Challenge, in its eighth year, was introduced to the UK in 2000 and since this time has expanded to 29 countries, with over 7 million students taking part around the globe. Bernie Ecclestone, President and CEO of Formula One Management gave his support to F1 in Schools by granting the challenge a world-wide protected trademark and a new logo in 2005. Since this time the initiative has built close links with teams and personalities within Formula One.

The National Finals take place with the assistance of a host of sponsors and supporters. Amongst these are the IET, Make Your Mark, Jaguar, Silverstone Circuit, Denford, City University London, RAE, SEMTA, and KHP Consulting, all of whom are continuing their support of F1 in Schools for the coming year.

Who will take home the National F1 in Schools title?

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:23:57 GMT

9/1/2008

This weekend 33 student teams from across the country will compete in the National Finals of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge, at the Autosport International Show being held at the NEC in Birmingham.

They will race for national victory and the chance to represent the UK in the World Championships, which will be held alongside an international Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2009. The students earned their place at the national finals by taking the chequered flag and winning their respective age group categories at one of the 11 regional finals.

After a six week search for the best young engineering talent in the UK, a total of 11 regional finals and over 200 competing teams, only 33 student teams go through to the UK National Finals, to compete for the UK F1 in Schools crown. Just one team will become national champion, and win through to the 2009 World Championships set to be held at a Formula One Grand Prix, in one of the 18 exotic locations that these glamorous events take place.

At the World Championships teams from around the globe will compete to win the Bernie Ecclestone World Championship Trophy and secure a coveted scholarship at City University London to study Automotive Engineering, a highly valuable prize which will give the students a firm foundation for an engineering career.

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge commented ahead of the National Finals, �This year the regional finals have been a tremendous success, the level of competition has risen even higher and the students are even more focused. We�ve seen some of the most sophisticated engineering designs from these talented youngsters and it gives them their first taste of the rewards that engineering studies can bring.

�The students work so hard to get to the National finals and its great to see the efforts that they put in to trying to beat all their rival schools and grab a place at the World Championships. The Autosport Show is the perfect venue for us to hold our National finals, as it gives the teams the opportunity to soak up a real, competitive motor racing atmosphere.�

The 2008 World Championships take place in Malaysia this year during the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix. The reigning National Champions, Team Momentum, from the Gryphon School, Dorset, will represent the UK at this event, competing for the prestigious Bernie Ecclestone F1 in Schools World Championship trophy and, more importantly, scholarships to study Automotive Engineering at City University London.

In 2007 the World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia and the victors were Team Fuga, from Northern Ireland. They set a new world speed record of 1.020 seconds down the 20-metre race track, and have confirmed they will return in 2008 to defend their title. Last year�s National Finalists from the UK were also given an extra prize with a rare opportunity to meet with the F1 teams at this year�s Silverstone British Grand Prix, where they rubbed shoulders with many famous personalities including Lewis Hamilton, Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart.

The Autosport International Show is the UK�s premier Motor racing show; the 2007 event attracted over 50,000 visitors during the two public days. To visit the F1 in Schools national final, head to stand 19001, in hall 19 during Saturday and Sunday, the cars will be racing throughout the two days, and the teams will have full display stands demonstrating their design and engineering process.

The Challenge, in its eighth year, was introduced to the UK in 2000 and since this time has expanded to 26 countries, with over 7 million students taking part around the globe. Bernie Ecclestone, President and CEO of Formula One Management gave his support to F1 in Schools by granting the challenge a world-wide protected trademark and a new logo in 2005. Since this time the initiative has built close links with teams and personalities within Formula One.

The National Finals take place with the assistance of a host of sponsors and supporters. Amongst these are the IET, Make Your Mark, Jaguar, Denford, City University London, RAE, SEMTA, and KHP Consulting, all of whom are continuing their support of F1 in Schools for the coming year.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:36:23 GMT

21/12/2007

The F1 in Schools Team would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We look forward to seeing you at the UK National Final, 12-13th January at Autosport International, NEC, Birmingham.

Registration Deadline- GT Racing - The Sports Car Challenge.

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:44:13 GMT

25/10/2007

Registration is still open for the GT Racing class and you still have a couple of months before the National Final when the class will be judged.

If you intend to enter the GT Racing Sports Car Challenge in Schools, please let us know by email contactus@f1inschools.co.uk or phone 020 7344 8449. We will be judging the class at certain F1 in Schools regional finals and a panel of judges will be inviting the top ten teams from around the UK to compete at the National final on Saturday 12th January 2008 at the Autosport International Show.

For more information on the class, please visit the dedicated website www.gtinschools.co.uk

Registration Deadline

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:49:01 GMT

15/10/2007

The registration deadline for this year is fast approaching - Friday 19th October.

If you have registered on the website you will be receiving an email from us after the 19th October confirming your allocated regional final and the arrangement for the events. Please ensure that you log into the website and enter all the team information requested.

Your username will be your email address and password will be whatever you gave when registering. If you have forgotten these please get in contact either by email, contactus@f1inschools.co.uk or by phone 020 7344 8449.

The dates for regional finals can be found here

We hope you car designs and preparations are going well and are looking forward to seeing you over the next two months.

The F1 in Schools team.

F1 in Schools Champions visit the British F1 Grand Prix

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:55:07 GMT

The F1 in Schools Technology Challenge champions from this year�s event were awarded a special prize by Silverstone Circuit, with each team member being given weekend tickets to the 2007 Formula 1� Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 8 July.

Three talented groups of F1 in Schools students were given the chance to go to the British Formula One Grand Prix and take time out in the paddock to fly the flag for F1 in Schools. Throughout the weekend the teams were given the once in a lifetime opportunity to go into various F1 team garages and meet the real F1 technicians and drivers.

The Northern Irish National and World Champions, Team FUGA from Coleraine Academical College, Coleraine, Northern Ireland were invited into the Toyota garage as well as the Williams garage where Sam Michael, Technical Director of Williams gave them a tour.

Team Momentus, the UK National Champions from Grython School, Sherbourne, Dorset were taken into the Redbull garage where they has their photo taken next to their faces which were printed on the Red Bull F1 Cars as part of the Red Bull Faces for Charity. .

Ferrari invited the English National Champions from Devonport High School in Devonport, Team Pulse into their pit garage where they had the chance to talk to a top Ferrari technician as well as having their photos taken holding one of the Ferrari F1 steering wheels.

Over the three days the teams were lucky enough to meet a great deal of high profile people from the world of formula one and had their photos taken with Bernie Ecclestone, Jackie Stewart, Lewis Hamilton plus many more.

The weekend was a great experience for all three teams and the whole atmosphere of the formula one paddock has definitely spurred them on to defend their F1 in Schools titles next season. Register now to compete in next season's challenge with the Regional finals taking place during November and December 2007.

F1 in Schools revs up for 2008 World Championships in Malyasia!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:39:04 GMT

11/7/2007

F1 in Schools is delighted to announce that Malaysia has won the race for the right to host the 2008 F1 in Schools World Championships following the nation�s unprecedented success in the last three events.

The Ministry of Education, Malaysia, made a comprehensive case to hold the Championships during the week leading up to the Formula One Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit in March 2008 and F1 in Schools was impressed with the country�s commitment to the programme.

The aim of F1 in Schools is to encourage students to consider engineering as a career, highlighting the positive nature of all that embraces engineering in a fun and positive way. The challenge is for school children aged 11 to 18 to use CAD/CAM software to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race a scale model F1 car made from balsa wood and powered by CO2 cylinders.

F1 in Schools Ltd has announced that the 2008 World Championships will take place in the 5* Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 18th to 20th of March 2008. There are presently a total of 25 teams representing their countries due to attend the fourth year of this International event as they compete to win the Bernie Ecclestone World Championship Trophy and an Automotive Engineering scholarship at The City University, London.

In 2007 the World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia and the victors were Team Fuga, from Northern Ireland. They set a new world speed record of 1.020 seconds down the 20-metre race track, at a scale speed of over 220 mph per hour and have confirmed they will return next year to defend their title. The runners-up were the all-girl trio from Scotland, Team Lightning, followed by another all-girl team in third place, Mercurial Ace from Malaysia. The world record set in 2006 by Malaysia was broken no less than nine times over the four days!

Following formal discussions and an exchange of documents between the Minister of Education, Dato Sri Hishammuddin Hussein and F1 in Schools Ltd, Founder and Chairman, Andrew Denford, commented on his delight that they would be heading to Malaysia for the World Finals; �The F1 in Schools World Championship was an amazing success last year in Australia, and has since spread globally to over 26 countries. Malaysia is the first country to adopt F1 in Schools into the national curriculum and new initiatives in teaching and learning. Next year at our annual event in Malaysia we hope for an even greater level of competition between the teams. F1 in Schools continues to be a great way of encouraging young people to enjoy engineering and design.�

The Minister commented: �We are honoured that F1 in Schools has chosen Malaysia as the host of the world finals. Malaysia is a growing motorsport nation, and we hope that having such a high profile, youth orientated, motorsport event in Malaysia, alongside our Grand Prix weekend will generate widespread interest both locally and in other Asian countries and showcase the educational and ICT initiatives we are developing within our country.�

F1 in Schools operates in 26 countries across the globe, with over 7 million school children participating in the competition. The 2008 World Championship will have the support of a host of companies, together with recognition from all the Formula One teams and its Patrons.

Following on from the event all participants will have the chance to enjoy three days of fun at the Formula One Grand Prix, brushing shoulders with drivers, senior engineers and VIP guests along with a packed itinerary of fun activities at the hotel water park.

2007 Formula 1 Santander British Gand Prix at Silverstone

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:12:23 GMT

SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT AWARDS SPECIAL PRIZE TO F1 IN SCHOOLS CHAMPIONS WITH A VISIT TO THE 2007 FORMULA 1� SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX.

The F1 in Schools Technology Challenge champions from this year�s event have been awarded a special prize by Silverstone Circuit, with each team member being given weekend tickets to the 2007 Formula 1� Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 8 July.

The Irish National and World Champions, Team FUGA from Coleraine Academical College, Coleraine, Northern Ireland; UK National Champions from Gryphon School, Sherbourne, Dorset, Team Momentus; and the English National Champions from Devonport High School in Devonport, Team Pulse, will be given the chance to experience the thrills and excitement of Formula One racing on home soil, with the opportunity to cheer on local heroes Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, David Coulthard and Anthony Davidson.

Each of the teams fought off tough competition to take victory, using CAD/CAM software to design, build and test a model CO2-powered balsa wood F1 car of the future. Regional heats brought together the best entries and at an intense two-day final at Autosport International Show in the NEC, Birmingham, where the champions were crowned. The trip to Silverstone for the Formula 1� British Grand Prix tops off their success earlier this year.

The F1 in Schools Technology Challenge reaches over 6 million students Worldwide and has expanded to operate in 22 countries around the Globe.

Andrew Denford, Founder of F1 in Schools said of the prizes, �We�re extremely grateful to Silverstone Circuit for their generosity in awarding this extra special weekend away for the winning National teams. Many of the students develop a love of the sport through their involvement with the F1 in Schools programme and this chance to see the cars up close and study the engineering excellence of the teams is invaluable to them.

�As a not-for-profit organisation we rely on the support of the motorsport industry to help us to achieve our goal of changing the perceptions of engineering, science and technology by creating a fun and exciting learning environment for young people to develop an informed view about careers in these areas. Silverstone Circuit, as the home of the British Grand Prix, is one of the most revered venues and I know that the students will have a fantastic day out at the event.�

The Formula 1� British Grand Prix takes place from 6 � 8 July this year and features an action-packed weekend of thrilling racing. There is plenty to see each day with music, air displays and fairground rides with the ever popular BGP post race party taking place on Sunday evening to round off the event Tickets are selling fast, but can still be purchased at www.silverstone.co.uk or by calling 08704 588300.

Launch of the NEW F1 Start and Finish gates

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:59:20 GMT

The new gates are designed to replicate the actual start of an F1 race.

We have now launched the new F1 in Schools start and finish gates which are now available through Denford Limited. The lights come on one by one from left to right. The moment the lights are extinguished, the students fire the F1 model cars down the purpose designed track.

The new Start and Finish gates were used for the first time at the 2007 UK National Finals at Autosport International and received rave reviews from students and teachers alike.

For more information Click here

Call for Curriculum Material

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:02:43 GMT

Share your F1 in Schools curriculum material with other teachers and schools...

We are currently in the process of collecting as much curriculum material as possible to share with teachers and schools who are considering participating in the Formula One Technology Challenge. If you have any materials that you would be willing to share, we would greatly receive them. We have set up a curriculum working group who will audit all the material we receive and upload it to a new server. All registered teachers will be supplied with a username and password to this server to access the material on-line. All work materials on the server will obviously be credited to the teacher and school that supplied it.

Denford new F1 in Schools Car Manufacturing Fixture

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:07:55 GMT

Denford LTD is kindly offering all 2007/08 season registered schools a F1 fixture at a special price

The new F1 in Schools Car Manufacturing Fixture, suitable for use with both D Type and R Type cars. Available to schools registered for the F1 in Schools Challenge. Special price £410 + VAT + delivery (£150 off UK published list price)."

Season Open!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:15:39 GMT

We are please to announce the 2007-08 F1 in Schools season is open for registrations.

F1 in Schools World Championship Results

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:18:06 GMT

Results for World Championships 2007

NORTHERN IRELAND TEAM CROWNED F1 IN SCHOOLS WORLD CHAMPIONS

19th March 2007, Melbourne, Australia �Irish eyes were smiling for Team FUGA from Coleraine Academical Institution, Northern Ireland, as they lifted the Bernie Ecclestone trophy and were crowned F1 in School World Champions in Melbourne, Australia.

Jonathan Steen, David Anderson, Aimal Khan, Philip Taylor and Alistair Adams, all 18 years old, fought off the intense competition in this global student technology challenge, beating 17 teams from nations in Australia, Europe, Asia, America and the Middle East to lift the title and win coveted Automotive Engineering degree scholarships at The City University, London.

Formula One supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, presented the new F1 in Schools World Champions with the Bernie Ecclestone Trophy at the Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix. The Team FUGA students were thrilled to be able to meet Ecclestone and to be presented with the award by its benefactor, a supporter of the initiative who granted the use of the F1 logo and generously donated the trophy.

Team FUGA also won the Fastest Car Award, smashing last year�s Malaysian team world record set at 1.083 seconds, with a 1.02 seconds run, and shared the honours for Best Engineered Car with the �DASHA � the Eagle� team from Melbourne, Australia.

Second and third places on the F1 in Schools podium were taken by two all-girl student teams. Team Lightning from Blairgowrie High School, Scotland, were runners-up to the Irish. Although the girls weren�t able to take home the Bernie Ecclestone Trophy, fellow Scot Sir Jackie Stewart made this prize extra special for the team, inviting them into the hallowed F1 paddock, giving them a guided tour of the Williams F1 Team garage and introducing the girls to a host of F1 stars, including David Coulthard, Anthony Davidson and Jenson Button. The girls were also able to collect autographs from their F1 heroes, with Fernando Alonso signing their F1 in Schools race car.

Mercurial Aces from Sekolah, Menengah Kebangsaan, Malaysia, took third position overall in these World Championships. The team also won the Team Sportsmanship award, loaning a spare set of model car wheels to the Canadian contingent who, on arriving in Australia, found that some of their luggage was lost en route, which included the all-important �rubber� for racing.

Tanza Knights, a team from Stellenbosch High School, South Africa took the Best Sponsorship and marketing award, with Best Newcomer being presented to C2 from Woburn C.I. School in Canada and the Collaborative Team trophy was awarded to Team Hybrid, a joint initiative from Lochgelly High School, Scotland and East Cobb Middle School, USA.

The Innovative Thinking Award was presented to Friesen-Design, a team from Germany, for their specially developed wheels which used two different materials in efforts to reduce weight and increase the speed of their car.

ESP Scorpions from Hong Kong, unable to attend this year�s event, competed in the World Champions as a �Virtual Team�, taking part via video internet link to present their entry, talking to the judges via phone and having other teams racing their car which they had sent to Melbourne. This commitment earned the team a special award for �Perseverance in the face of Adversity�.

The F1 in Schools Technology Challenge is contested in 20 countries around the world, with 6 million students participating in the competition. Each team were successful in their national final to book their places in the World Championship held in Melbourne, Australia, this week to coincide with the Formula One Australian Grand Prix also being held in the city.

This unique student challenge in which schoolchildren aged 11 to 18 use CAD/CAM software to design, build and test a model CO2-powered balsa wood F1 car of the future is in its third year of World Championship competition. The focus of the event is the time trials, with the teams racing their own car on a specially designed 20 metre track to test the speed of each F1 model. Powered by CO2, the cars are fired down the track at a scale speed equivalent to over 220 mph. With the world record standing at just over one second, it�s fast and furious action on the race track for these engineering protégés.

The F1 in Schools World Championships has been made possible with the support of City University, London, the Victoria Government,Victoria University, Webex, IET, Denford, REA, and Telstra.

2007 World Championships

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:38:21 GMT

Watch the live action from the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge World Championships!

The Third F1 in Schools World Championships will be held next Week, 13th�16th March in Melbourne Australia. Four student teams from the UK will be competing against teams from eight other nations for the Bernie Ecclestone Trophy and coveted Engineering scholarships to The City University, London.

UK National Champions�The Bradfield Panthers�Bradfield School

Scottish Champions�Team Lightning�Blairgowrie High School

Northern Ireland Champions�FUGA�Coleraine Academical Institution

Welsh Champions�Blaze�Ynysawdre Comprehensive School

Also Team Hybrid from Lochgelly High School in Scotland have collaborated with a team from the USA!!

WATCH ALL THE ACTION... LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU can watch the action LIVE, from your classroom, home or office, from anywhere in the World !!

Competition Day 1 - Monday 12th March, 10pm - 4.30am (GMT)

Competition Day 2 - Tuesday 13th March, 10pm - 4.30am (GMT)

Gala Awards Presentation Ceremony - Friday 16th March, 7.15am - 8.30am (GMT)

Watch and Listen! - Live model F1 Car racing, live score card, tour the Team Displays, interviews with Student Team members, verbal presentations. Also tune into the official Opening Ceremony and Gala Awards Presentation to see who is crowned World Champions for 2007!

To enrol to watch this amazing event from the other side of the world. Follow this link to our hosts website, http://www.rea.org.au:80/news/07_world_championships_webcast.html for all details of how to enrol. If you are in the UK, Australia is 11 hours ahead. The times on our hosts website are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time. It WILL be worth staying out of bed for!!!!!!

IET Faraday 2007

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:02:43 GMT

F1 in Schools is supporting the 2007 IET Faraday lecture.

This years theme is 'Winning Formula - Technology in the Fast Lane'.

We think you could well pick up some hot tips for the 2007-08 F1 in Schools season at this fun and exciting look into the Engineering Technology involved in the world of Formula One.

UK National Champions

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:42:09 GMT

Congratulations from F1 in School to the 2007 UK National Champions...... TEAM MOMENTUS

Team Momentus from the Gryphon School in Sherborne Dorset saw off competition from 34 other school teams across the country to win the F1 in Schools national finals held at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham on Sunday.

The team, Matt Bugler, Tom Long and Nathan Riley won the South West regional final in December last year, were awarded scholarships by Exeter University, and will now take their place in the world championship finals.

�We really didn�t expect to win,� the team said.

�We�ve enjoyed the challenge of developing our own car and each of us has put in their skills.

"We came up with the name, built a website, we developed a game to test reaction times and another racing one.

�We approached some big companies and local ones and raised funds to compete here from them.�

F1 in Schools chairman Andrew Denford added: �It was such a close run event this year with two stand out teams vying for the overall title, but Momentus just pipped Pulse to win.

"The amount of effort, commitment, research and dedication that all the teams showed this year has taken the competitiveness of this challenge to another level.

�The teams are very resourceful and have applied so many diverse skills in their projects, which I hope will help them in their future careers.�

Now in its seventh year, the worldwide challenge has seen over three million students in 20 countries taking part and is highly regarded by the Formula 1 fraternity as a platform for introducing the sport to a global teen demographic.

National Finals 2007

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:57:16 GMT

This Weekend see the 2007 F1 in Schools National Final at Autosport 2007

For details of the Regional Final Winners that will be attending and the programme for the two day event please download the attachments below. If you would like to visit us at the show, Autosport have kindly agreed to a discounted ticket. The promotional code to quote F1S when calling 0870 380 2244 or when booking over the internet at www.autosport-international.com. The offer is a Buy one get one free offer - saving £26 for adults or £18.50 for children. You may need to highlight that you want a day ticket and not a ticket for the Live Action Arena.

We are hoping to webcast the event but this is dependent of technical hitches. If you would like to 'tune in' and join us during the two days and the Winners Announcement, simply visit https://rea.webex.com/ . View the daily meetings and click 'Join' for the 2007 National F1 in Schools final 2007.

Finally - Best of luck to all our competitors.

The F1 in Schools Team

Update Bulletin 18th October

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:06:05 GMT

MAKE YOUR MARK with the TMP Brief

Are you entering the TMP Brief?

In the world of Formula One it is important to stand out from the crowd. Both the team and their sponsors are keen for maximum exposure. The Team Marketing Product Brief was brought in to combine raising the team profile whilst applying CAD/CAM skills to encourage, support and reinforce identity.

This year we have partnered with the Make Your Mark campaign, part of Enterprise week, so make sure you register your entry into the brief to be in with a chance of winning.

Update News Bulletin

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:13:27 GMT

Download the new Update Bulletin - Registration Deadline - 7 days to go!!!!

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F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:15:37 GMT

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F1 in Schools has a new address!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:21:02 GMT

F1 In Schools has relocated office from 22 Old Queen Street to Savoy Place

F1 In Schools has moved Office from 22 Old Queen Street to Savoy Place. Our new address is :

F1 In Schools Ltd.Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL. Please update your diaries and make sure that you have the right address and telephone number! (New Telephone Number = 02073448449)

N.O.I.S.E.

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:18:22 GMT

New Outlooks in Science and Engineering

Why not check out this website - www.noisemakers.org.uk.

NOISE exisits to raise awareness of science and engineering amongst young people and was setup by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council). There are some great links and even an 'ask us' section.... Could be usefull!!!!!!

Weldone Jenson!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:22:39 GMT

From all of us at F1 in Schools in the UK. Congratulations Jenson on your win at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Read more at the ITV F1 website... http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=General&PO_ID=36991

Honda Racing F1 team!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:24:44 GMT

HONDA RACING F1 TEAM RECORD FASTEST TIME IN STUDENT CHALLENGE

30 June 2006�/Honda Racing F1 Team beat off stiff opposition from Scuderia Ferrari F1, the Bradfield Panthers and the East Cobb Flying Cougars to record the fastest time of the day with their miniature racer, in the F1 in Schools F1 teams event held today.

Teams from Honda Racing F1 Team and Ferrari took up the challenge to build F1 cars of the future and race against the F1 in Schools National Champion student teams from the USA and UK. The event was a showcase for the F1 in Schools Formula One Technology Challenge, a global competition which aims to help change perceptions of engineering, science and technology by creating a fun and exciting learning environment for young people to develop an informed view about careers in engineering, science and technology.

A purpose-built 20 metre track set up at the American race facility was used to test the speed of 1:20 scale model CO2 powered balsa wood F1� cars which were designed, manufactured and tested by each team. The car of the Bradfield Panthers from the UK and that of East Cobb Flying Cougars of the USA had already proved their speed, winning their respective national championships earlier this year. The F1 teams, built by young designers in their spare time, were unproven until this afternoon.

The Honda Racing F1 team led by Gil de Ferran and Ferrari F1 team headed by Ross Brown had both produced cars with unique designs, reflecting the innovative approaches used within Formula One, and it was that of the Honda Racing F1 team which posted the fastest time of 1.146 seconds. The current world record time is held by a student team from Malaysia with a car which has recorded a time of 1.083 seconds.

It was the Bradfield Panthers car which was the biggest threat to Honda Racing F1 but in the final run off couldn�t match the pace of the Formula One team, recording a time of 1.157 seconds, to claim the runner up spot. The Flying Cougars team from Marietta, Georgia and the Ferrari team had to settle for third and fourth fastest times respectively.

The UK national champions, Bradfield Panthers, were impressed with the Honda Racing F1 car and planned to use some of its design elements to upgrade their racer before their participation in the World Championships in Melbourne next year. Brad McAnearney from the Panthers said at the end of the Challenge, �It�s been a great experience to race against real F1 teams. We were a bit disappointed that we didn�t win, but we�ve learnt so much from talking to the designers and having a close look at their race cars, that it will help us for the World Championships.�

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools Ltd, said, �This has been a unique opportunity for us to showcase the F1 in Schools Formula One Technology Challenge right in the heart of a Formula One race weekend, and with the support of two Formula One teams. Their participation has helped us to put our initiative into the spotlight and we hope that this will, in turn, encourage more students and schools to participate in the Challenge and this could be in one of over 20 countries.

Denford adds, �My thanks go to Bernie Ecclestone, for giving us so much support and enabling us to make this challenge happen and also to Ferrari and Honda Racing F1 too, for being brave enough to take up the offer of building a car and racing it, untried, in public.

I think the teams have seen that there are school children preparing to follow in their footsteps, and through F1 in Schools, have been enthused about engineering. Both teams have shown the students that F1 technical teams are also the heroes of Formula One and should be aspired towards. It�s been a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our student teams today.�

F1 in Schools� was given generous support by The Formula One Group and Indianapolis Motor Speedway to host the event and welcome the student teams into Formula One�. F1 in Schools� is a not-for-profit organisation solely supported by sponsors and partners.

Launched in Britain in 2000, F1 in Schools� now covers the world. In November 2005, it received the backing of the Formula One� group which granted a world-wide protected trademark and logo. F1 in Schools� is acknowledged as highlighting some of the finest design and engineering minds of the teen generation, including potential future Formula One� design stars.

National Champs challene F1 Teams to build car of the future

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:30:47 GMT

F1 in Schools� will showcase its Formula One� student challenge at the United States Grand Prix, with a head-to-head race between teams from Honda Racing F1, Scuderia Ferrari, and students from UK and USA schools on Thursday 29 June.

The F1� teams are up against tough competition with their challengers already proving that they are capable of building winning cars. The USA Flying Cougars student team from Marietta, Georgia are the F1 in Schools� USA National Champions and the Bradfield Panthers, from Sheffield are the UK National Champions.

The F1� teams have the latest technologies on hand for their car builds, but for their F1 in Schools� debut neither team has tested their car against experienced competition. A purpose-built 20 metre track will be used to test the speed of the 1:20 scale CO2 powered balsa wood F1� cars which have been designed, analysed, manufactured and tested by each team.

F1 in Schools� has been given generous support by The Formula One Group and Indianapolis Motor Speedway to host the event and welcome the student teams into the World of Formula One�. The Formula One� F1 in Schools� challenge is a valuable opportunity to showcase this unique educational initiative which will be filmed by international broadcasters for their US Grand Prix Formula One� coverage.

Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools Ltd, says of the forthcoming event, �First of all I would like to thank Bernie Ecclestone, for giving us so much support and enabling us to make this challenge happen. Our thanks go to Ferrari and Honda Racing F1 too, for being brave enough to take up the offer of building a car and racing it, untried, in public.

�This event will put a spotlight on the F1 in Schools� programme and I hope it will encourage more schools and students to participate in the F1 in Schools� Technology Challenge around the world.�

F1 in Schools� is a not-for-profit organisation solely supported by sponsors and partners. Launched in Britain in 2000, F1 in Schools� now covers the world. In November 2005, it received the backing of the Formula One� group which granted a world-wide protected trademark and logo. F1 in Schools� is acknowledged as highlighting some of the finest design and engineering minds of the teen generation, including potential future Formula One� design stars.

National Champs recieve VIP Access at British Grand Prix

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:36:58 GMT

F1 in Schools National Champions, Bradfield Panthers travelled to Silverstone race circuit to be guests of Formula One at the British Grand Prix on Friday, enjoying the privilege of seeing behind the scenes at this premier British sporting event.

The team of 14-15 year old students were given VIP passes to the Formula One paddock and were able to see all the teams take part in the practise sessions for this year�s British Grand Prix. The Panthers visited the pits and were given guided tours of some of the teams� garages. They also had a unique inside view of Formula One hospitality, including a game of table football in Red Bull Racing�s �Energy Station�.

Andrew Denford, Founder of F1 in Schools, said of the welcome given to the students in the F1 paddock, �The Formula One community gave the students such a warm welcome and a unique insight into the technical aspects of a Formula One car. Bradfield Panthers had a once-in-a-lifetime day which I know they will all remember for a very long time. Our thanks are extended to everyone in the Formula One paddock who made this possible�

Will Stevens appointed as Ambassadortfor F1 in Schools

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:38:49 GMT

British JICA Champion Will Stevens has been appointed the Young Driver Ambassador for F1 in Schools, the Formula One design challenge that uses motorsport to encourage students to learn about high-performance engineering.

The 14-year-old karting driver from Oxshott, Surrey, in England, will be the official young driver face for the not-for-profit organisation and work with the staff and participating schools to promote engineering, science and technology.

Endorsed by founder of modern-day Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 in Schools concept centres on a 'Formula One Technology Challenge' held at secondary schools world-wide.

Students between the age of 11 and 18 compete in teams to build a model F1 car to specific design requirements using digital resources and computerised manufacturing equipment. The challenge culminates in a World Championship, which next year will be held at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Stevens, the youngest-ever British Open JICA Champion, is competing in Italy, Belgium, France, the USA and the UK in a selection of highly-contested JICA events, which include the European Championships, the Italian Open and the World Series Karting competition, the latter of which he is currently leading and will next race in on May 21 in Belgium.

As the F1 in Schools Young Driver Ambassador, Stevens will play an important role in promoting the F1 in Schools Challenge, attending regional finals as well as the National Championship in January 2007. The F1 in Schools website will host a Will Stevens Fan Club and give avid students a chance to follow the career of the up-and-coming star.

Andrew Denford, the Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools, said, "Will was a natural choice for Ambassador. He is in the same age group as the students who participate in the Challenge and, just as we hope that some of the participants go on to work in the top echelons of motorsport, we hope to track Will all the way through his motor racing career into Formula One."

Stevens said he was honoured to be chosen as the F1 in Schools Young Driver Ambassador. "It's a great idea which works really well and I'm very happy to be part of promoting excellence in engineering and technology, especially in relation to motorsport. It's really exciting to be introducing students my age to new innovations and see how they can be applied in real life."

More than 3000 students from 400 schools will participate in the Challenge across the UK with 17 countries worldwide in line to attend the next World Championship.

This could be YOU.....

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:45:44 GMT

F1 in Schools� World Champions �The Stingers� were recently invited to attend the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and from the snap shots opposite it looks like they had an absolute �buzz� .

During their visit, the team managed to BEAT Michael Schumacher and his Ferrari designed car when they raced each other on the F1 in Schools track!!! Then it was off to meet Williams� driver Mark Webber and most impressive of all was when Williams� Technical Director, Sam Michaels, took them to the Pits to see the RBS Williams F1 Car! Phew, what an experience - and all thanks to competing in F1 in Schools!!!

F1 in Schools Primary Competition @ Lutterworth Grammar

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:42:56 GMT

Lutterworth Grammar School are holding an F1 in Schools final for Primary schools on Friday 30th June 2006.

If your primary school is interested in the Challenge and are looking for some inspiration, why not have a look at the primary schools website that Lutterworth have designed.

www.lgsccf1inschools.tk

The Duke of Edinburgh Award

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:09:10 GMT

F1 in Schools is an Access Organisation for The Duke of Edinburgh�s Award. The Award is open to 14-25 year olds and involves five key areas: Service, Skills, Physical Recreation, Expeditions and a Residential Project at Gold level.

Because F1 in Schools has �Access� status, team members can use the work they do for the Challenge as accreditation for the Skills Section of the Award for a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award.

If students are competing in the Challenge already, the only extra paper work they will need to complete for the Skills Section of the Award, is an �activities log� which we can sign off at our regional events. With the log downloadable just below there�s no excuse not to get started right away!

If you decide to take part in the Award make sure you have a look at The Duke of Edinburgh�s Award website (www.theaward.org).

We have also put together a downloadable leaflet (available below) that provides information about the award to both students and teachers. Download it now to find out more.....

The Duke of Edinburgh skills activity log click here to download

The Duke of Edinburgh Leaflet click here to download

Online Feedback Questionnaire 2006

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:47:47 GMT

The F1 in Schools feedback questionnaire for teachers is now on-line. Why not take a look and tell us what you think of the Challenge so far...

Click here to take our questionnaire

Registration Open!!!!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:49:40 GMT

Registration for the 2006/07 Championship Season is now officially open! So ... what are all you teachers and students waiting for? Why not get your team signed up today!

TO REGISTER A TEAM CLICK HERE

Why not also click on the link below to download a copy of our SEASON TIMELINE. It includes all key dates and elements of the project to help keep your team(s) on track!

2006/07 Season Timeline click here to download

Brisk in Pink's Newsletter

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:52:52 GMT

Brisk in Pink are an all female team from Cheltenham Girls High School in Australia. The girls were the proud winners of the Innovative Thinking award at the World Championships held on Sunday 15th January.

After the event which was held at the NEC in Birmingham the girls visited the French capital of Paris alongside World Champions - The Stingers. Together both teams and supervising adults involved are know as 'Team Australia' and the newsletter that Brisk in Pink have produced gives an overview of thier trip as well as including some great action snaps. These girls have proven to be dedicated competitors in the Challenge and are a true inspiration for young women in engineering.

Why not have a read of Brisk in Pinks newsletter and find out just what 'Team Australia' got up to on their victory trip. Click the link below.

Brisk In Pink Newsletter - February 2006 click here to download

F1 in Schools National Final and World Final

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:55:51 GMT

This years National Final and World Championships were held on the 14th & 15th January 2006 at the Autosport International Motor show at the NEC Birmingham.

Thirty one teams competed at our National Finals on the 14th January and the judges were extremely impressed with all the hard work that the students had put in to the production of their cars and portfolios, however only one team could win.

After a long and exciting day it was finally revealed that the National Champions were the Bradfield Panthers from Bradfield School in Sheffield. They are the first team to have their name engraved on our brand new F1 in Schools trophy and will be attending the next F1 in Schools World Championships which will be held in Orlando, Florida.

The team won some fantastic prizes including a Williams Factory tour and tickets to go to this year�s Indianapolis Grand Prix!!!

The World Championships were held on the following day with 17 teams from 11 countries competing. The new World Champions are The Stingers, from Trinity Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia, who are the proud winners of our very impressive Bernie Ecclestone Trophy. Each team member was presented with a 3 year scholarship to study Motorsport and Automotive Engineering at City University in London.

To read a reveiw written in The Daily Telegraph about the F1 in Schools World Championships vist http://www.sport.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/01/17/soedwo17.xml&sSheet=/sport/2006/01/17/ixmoto.html

Both events held at Autosport International were a huge success and we would like to say a big thank you to everyone who took part and supported us.

The World of F1 embraces F1 in Schools

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:59:01 GMT

F1 in Schools � The Formula One Technology Challenge�

F1 in Schools, the global motorsport design challenge for school children, was given a turbocharged boost yesterday, when it was announced that Bernie Ecclestone�s Formula One Management company has licensed it the rights to use a new specially designed livery and trademark protected logo.

The agreement supports F1 in Schools in its drive both to encourage high-technology engineering skills and teamwork among school children, and to encourage sponsorship to fund its present rapid expansion. For Formula One Management, the deal represents an investment in future technology skills that Formula One needs in order to stay at the forefront of automotive engineering, while helping pave the way for future growth.

F1 in Schools Patrons

F1 in Schools� association with Formula One was strengthened further with the announcement of the Challenge�s new patrons, engineers from the front line of Formula 1 competition: Sam Michael, Technical Director of Williams F1, Ross Brawn, Technical Director of Ferrari and Mike Gascoyne, Technical Director of Toyota F1. The event was hosted by the Challenge�s other patron, James Allen, ITV's lead commentator on Formula 1 at the Cass Business School.

Ross Brawn, the engineering brains behind Michael Schumacher�s seven F1 world championships, said �My career in engineering started as a youngster because of an enthusiastic father and a Meccano set. �F1 in Schools� takes the idea to another level and contributes enormously to the education and enjoyment of these young people. There is such a broad range of disciplines along with the need to be part of a team within a competitive environment. You can see the sheer enthusiasm they have and it is great that all this enthusiasm is channelled into engineering and Formula One. These are our engineers of the future and our future is engineering��.�

Student Scholarships at the City University, London

During an inspiring evening, F1 in Schools� new education business partner City University, London, announced that it would award six engineering scholarships annually to the Challenge�s International World Champions - an award worth in excess of £250,000.

Bernie Ecclestone, the CEO and Chairman of Formula One Management, said, �We are delighted to be supporting F1 in Schools. It is extremely important to our sport to encourage young people to enter the world of high-performance engineering. F1 in Schools is a truly global challenge, which meets all the objectives of our business.�

Challenge patron Sam Michael said: �The level that they�ve gone to, looking at things like manufacturing techniques, CAD/CAM, CFD, studying levels of friction � it�s fantastic that kids of 12 years old are looking at that sort of thing.

It puts the awareness of Formula 1 into schools at an early stage.�

F1 Factory Tours for Winners!

As part of it�s support of the Challenge, the winners of the 2005 F1 in Schools Technology Challenge will be invited to the Williams F1 factory in Grove to see how a real F1 team operates.

�There will be a series of four presentations from myself, the chief designer Jorg Zander, chief aerodynamicist Loic Bigois and head of CFD, Nathan Eagles,� said Michael.

�In between there�ll be a tour of the factory and all of the manufacturing plant, race and test teams and sub-assembly groups so they can see how things are designed and built.

And then finally there will be a tour of the museum so they can see a bit of the history of Williams.

So we hope it will give them an insight into what it�s like to actually design a Formula 1 car.�

With new opportunities arising thanks to the support of Formula One Management and from the Challenges� new patrons, F1 in Schools is looking forward to its best ever championship season.

Our New Brand Launch

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:07:16 GMT

The evening of Tuesday 22nd November saw the exciting launch of our new Brand: F1 in Schools, The Formula One Technology Challenge.

The event was held at the Cass Business School, part of City University, in London, and was a huge success. The Challenge was relaunched following an agreement with, Formula One chief, Bernie Ecclestone�s Formula One Management, which grants F1 in Schools the right to use the new, specially designed livery and trademark-protected logo.

�We�re delighted to be supporting F1 in Schools� Ecclestone said �It�s extremely important to our sport to encourage young people to enter the world of high- performance engineering. F1 in Schools is a truly global challenge which meets all the objectives of our business�.

More Regional Winners for SE England and Central England

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:10:32 GMT

Congratulations to Armadillo from Woodhouse College in London and Team Cobra from Bournville School in Birmingham for winning the 1st Place Overall Postion in thier Regions.

Both teams will represent thier Regions in the National Finals at Autosport International, to be held in January, along with Team Firestarter and Team Flu (for Central England) and Team Vengence and Team Bullet (for South East & London) who won either 1st or 2nd Place overall positions in their Age Groups.

The Wild Cats win OVERALL at Jaguar North West Regional Finals!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:14:49 GMT

Congratulations to team Wild Cats from St Aidan's county High School in Carlisle for winning the overall winners title for our North West regional event as well as coming first in their 11-14 age category, the fastest D-TYPE Car AND TMP brief for their fantastic team t-shirts. You could even say the were Grrrrrrrrr...reat!

Other winners going through to the National Final with Wilds Cats will be Team Tuscan from Lytham St. Annes high School & Technology College. Watch out for when they 'strike' at Nationals!

F1 North East Yorkshire & Humberside Regionals 2005

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:25:10 GMT

Congratulations to Team Magpie from George Stephenson School in Newcastle and Team Flaming Fury from Ridgewood School in Scawsby, Doncaster for winning the Overall Titles at their regional finals.

Both Teams will represent their region at the National Final at Autosport International 2006 along with Team Streetracer and Team Venom from King Edwards School, Morpeth and the Bradfield Panthers from Bradfield School, Sheffield and the Red Hot Honeyz from Issac Newton School, Hull from the Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Finals.

Registration Closed

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:27:35 GMT

Registration for this Season has now closed.

Registration for the 2006/07 Season will open in April however if you would like to register for information about the Challenge between now and then please click on the link below..

http://www.f1inschools.co.uk/contact.asp

Registration Closes @ 5pm TODAY!!!!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:29:30 GMT

We have decided to keep registration open for 1 final day! Teams have until 5pm TODAY to register for the 2005 Regional Finals.

If you haven't already done so REGISTER NOW...

Website Competition 2005

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:34:14 GMT

If you have built a Website to support your entry in this Seasons F1 in Schools CAD/CAM Challenge, then you are also eligible for the Website Competition!

The ARKom Website also provides resources and information on how to construct a F1 in Schools Team Website.

To enter go to http://www.ARKom.co.uk and look for the special F1 in Schools link.

The entry requirements for the BEST TEAM WEBSITE are as follows:

1 website entry per team - each team MUST have entered their team in the Challenge and attended a regional final in 2005.
enteries MUST be made via ARKom's website.
DEADLINE for enteries is Tuesday 6th December 2005.
ARKom will judge the Websites and the top three website and their teams/designers will be invited to the National Final on the 12th of January 2005 for prize giving.
All Websites MUST be live/on-line on the date of entry. No enteries will be accepted on CD-Rom.

Good luck!!!

Newsletter, Issue 8, 2005

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:38:16 GMT

The Autumn newsletter is now available for you to download. The registration deadline has been extended until 21st October 2005 so if you haven't already done so, get registered NOW......

This terms issue also includes a map showing the locations of all the upcoming Regional Finals. Download by clicking the link below.

Newsletter- Issue 8, Sept 2005 click here to download

Team Registration Deadline Extended

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:41:55 GMT

The team registration deadline has now been extended until the 21st of October 2005.

Thanks to all those who have registered teams so far. We will be writing to you shortly to confirm your attendance and with your date for attendance to your event.

If you have not yet registered then please do it NOW, after the closing date we will be busy preparing for regional finals and will not be able to process registrations after that date. Don't forget you can log back into your team register and amend any detials once registration has closed.

This year we will also be sending details of your regional final and ask you to confirm of your attendance via our website, so it is vital that you provide a valid email address when you register. You should have recieved an email on registeration which validates your email, if you did not recieve that email, then please email us directly at contactus@f1inschools.co.uk.

Register your team for this season NOW!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:43:54 GMT

The DEADLINE for team registration is fast approaching, please register your teams by the 16th September 2005.

We hope you all had a lovely summer and are rested and ready for a new term. We have been preparing for the up and coming regional finals and team registration.

If you have not already registered your team(s) for the 2005-06 season, then please register them NOW and go to http://www.f1inschools.co.uk/registration/default.asp.

Imagineering away!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:45:31 GMT

Thousands of children, young and old, raced F1 in Schools cars over the bank holiday weekend. Coventry Schools competed for the Coventry City College F1 Trophy and did lots of imagineering at the Town & Country Festival.

Yet another successful Imagineering Fair at the Town and Country Festival passes, with over 2000 F1 races counted down on our minature Grand Prix track! This year as well as the many visitors to the show, we had Bluecoat School, Foxford School, Westwood School and Cardinal Wiseman School, all from the Coventry area competiting for the City College Coventry Annual Trophy for 2005.

All the schools, fort hard and fast with their varied designs, how ever it was was Cardinal Wiseman's - Car 1 raced by Kieran Harrington a budding engineer (and a wizard on the computer) who won the trophy.

The rest of the show was exeptional, with a variety of hands on activities and displays from big names in engineering such as IMI, CAT and Jaguar Cars. Jaguar Cars had a series of vehicles on display including the a prototype of the new XK.

The new XK is certainly inspiration for any designer or engineer, take a closer look for yourself on Jaguar Car's website http://www.jaguar.co.uk/uk/en/vehicles/concept_cars/overview.htm it really is rather lovely! Swoon swoon.

Also, some of Jaguar Car's engineers where on hand to give our F1 in Schools teams some advice on the design and aerodynamics of their cars. All in all it was great, and the weather was excellent too!

We're off to the Imagineering Fair....

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:51:05 GMT

... this weekend at the Town & Country Festival at the NAC in Coventry. For the second year running we are partnering with City College Coventry to run our Grand Prix track at the show.

City College Coventry have organised for 10 teams from schools across Coventry to come and run their cars in an inter-school competition over the three days of the show from Saturday the 27th of August to bank holiday monday the 29th of August.

The Imagineering Fair (http://www.imagineeringweb.co.uk/) its self, provided kids with an insight into the fascinating world of engineering and manufacturing through fun, hands-on activities.

We will be there at the show all weekend so if you need somewhere to race your CO2 driven cars, then please bring them along. We'll have plenty of cartridges, as we get through a few thousand at this show!

See http://www.townandcountryfestival.org.uk/ for more detials regarding the Town & Country Festival.

Singarepore's 1st National Final as F1 in Schools takes off!

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:55:36 GMT

Singapore had there first National Final on 27th of July at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic is one of Singapore�s leading institutions of higher learning and a fantastic back drop for these fast moving D-TYPE vehicles.

The Overall Winners were Tampines Secondary School, Team Xeto 2, who's car acheived the second fastest car at the event to first place winners Team Swiss Heavyweight from the Swiss Cottage Secondary School.

Other awards won included the Best Engineered car won by Pioneer Secondary School with their car Flash A and the Best Team Marketing and Sponsorhsip award went to Henderson Secondary School.

The Teams and their cars look very impressive and the teams coming to the International will make their presence felt. If you want to have a look at the competition, in both senses then go to http://www.np.edu.sg/me/F1.htm

Loughborough University's Student F1 team

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:59:45 GMT

On the same weekend as the British Grand Prix, Loughborough University took part in Formula Student.

Steve Walker (a former F1 in Schools graduate) and his fellow team mates competed with an excellent design which was ranked in the top 10 of UK Universities entered.

The reason we are interested in their achievements is not only because Steve is involved in the team but also due to the fact that Loughborough University will be hosting one of our up and coming events in the autumn. A number of their students will also play a key part in helping to run our F1 in Schools Central England regional final, where their Formula Student car will be on display.

Loughborough�s Formula student team will help by giving tours of their Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering department where the students will have the opportunity to view their extensive range of engineering and computing laboratories, and experimental facilities. The team will also have a hand in judging at the F1 in Schools event and seem more than qualified as they have just been through a similar process with their single seating racing car.

If any other Universities or Formula Student teams are interested in helping us then please contactus@f1inschools.co.uk

Canadian's take 1st place at Formula Student Final

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:03:02 GMT

Toronto University took the overall Class 1 Winner's crown at the 2005 Formula Students Final in Bruntingthorpe.

Formula Student is a competition aimed at University students. Each team must design, build, race and market a single-seater race car. With one past F1 in Schools competitior already competing in Formula Student we hope to see many more over the years.

This years Formula Student final was a huge success with close to 100 teams competing from Universities and Colleges across the world. There where some amazing designs and a buzz very similar to that found in the F1 in Schools pit's.

Each teams car was put through a range of tests including a straight line acceleration test and an endurance race. The teams also had to give a number of verbal presentations to a board of judges.

The top British Team was the University of Hertfordshire who finished 7.

4x4 in schools a new challenge

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:05:37 GMT

Denford Ltd. and Land Rover (part of the same group as Jaguar) are launching a new educational competition this week. The competition is called 4x4 in Schools and is open to school students in Key Stage 4.

The Challenge involves designing and building an �Off-Road� vehicle which can be driven around an obstacle course by a student via remote control. The vehicles use electric motors to power all four wheels and can climb at angles close to 45 degrees from the flat.

The course consists of steep gradients, rough surfaces, tight corners and pools of water. Each team must also produce a portfolio and make a verbal presentation to a group of judges. All of this adds up to a very competitive event. With the National launch taking place this week here at F1 in Schools we can't wait to see the teams designs.

For more details on the 4x4 in Schools Challenge why not visit www.4x4inschools.co.uk

The E-Newsletter

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:07:22 GMT

The Summer Term Newsletter is now available to download, giving you the chance to see what�s happening in the world of F1 in Schools.

In this terms Newsletter:

How you can earn a Duke of Edinburgh Award with the work you�ve already done for the Challenge
The lowdown on some of the 2005-06 Regional Final venues
And plenty more!

Simply click on one of the download buttons below and print of as many copies as you like.

Summer Term Newsletter (Low res) click here to download

Summer Term Newsletter (High res) click here to download

Imagineering Success

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:11:40 GMT

The 3rd South West Imagineering Fair was a resounding success yet again, despite the weather!

From the 1st-4th June F1 in Schools in association with Avon Vale Training ran a track at the Imagineering Fair which is now a very valuable part of the Royal Bath and West show held at Shepton Mallet show ground each year..

The Imagineering Fair is run by a charitable foundation set-up to enthuse students about engineering. F1 in Schools along with the REME, Rolls Royce, Airbus, RAF, John Cabot Technology College, WEAF, Fleet Air Museum and a number of other engineering organisations and colleges had stands in the Imagineering tent, all running free hands-on activities and displays for the general public.

Those people who attended the event had the opportunity to make, test and race their own D-Type car thanks to Avon Vale Training who kindly brought their router, wind tunnel and track along to the event.

Everyone who attended seemed to have a great time and we hope that some of them will get invovled in the Challenge in the future.

Photo's (top to bottom):The entrance to the Imagineering Fair's tent

General public racing on the Avon Vale's Grand Prix track

Lanuch aeroplanes off an model aircraft carrier on the Fleet Air Museum Stand

2005/06 R-Type rules are released

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:13:34 GMT

The R-TYPE rules have now been released. So download your copy from the rules and regulations page today.

The rules for ALL the classes are now downloadable from this site. Make sure you and the rest of your team read them carefully and get refining your designs. Click here to go to the rules page

R-Type Rules & Regulations 2005-06 Please be aware the rules and regulations regarding the R-Type sidepods are still being discussed by the rules committee. Please also note: It is the team�s responsibility to check for amendments to the rules, but we will do our best to make all teams aware of any changes, at the very latest by the 1st September 2005.

The Imagineering Fair

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:15:32 GMT

From the 1st-4th June 2005 the F1 in Schools in association with Avon Vale Training will be at the Imagineering Fair at the Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

If you are part of a team and want to test your latest design on Avon Vale�s track and wind tunnel then drop us an e-mail at contactus@f1inschools.co.uk. For the first two teams who contact us before the 21st June 2005 we can organise free entry to the show.

If you want something to do over the half term holiday then why not visit the Royal Bath & West show and pop into the Imagineering Fair which is packed with hands on activities.

If you are interested in attending the fair then you can download the Imagineering flyer from the bottom of this page, and please do come and visit the F1 in Schools stand.

Imagineering Fair flyer click here to download

2005/06 Rules are released

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:17:41 GMT

The D-TYPE, Apprentice Class and TMP rules are all downloadable from this website however the R-Type rules have not yet been released.

With the D-TYPE, Apprentice Class and TMP rules now downloadable from the website along with the teachers guide, teams can now start to refine there intial designs. Click here to go to the rules.

The R-Type rules have not been released yet, as the rules committee are still discussing some of the finer points. This fine tuning will help to clarify some of the confusions of last season.

Don't forget to register your online for the 2005-06 season. (Online registration can only be completed by a teacher or supervising adult.)

Team Registration is Open

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:19:12 GMT

Team Registration for the 2005-06 F1 in Schools Challenge has now opened. If your part of a team make sure that your Teacher or Supervising Adult has registered you online.

Once you have registered a team you will be sent confirmation of your registration via e-mail. Also included in the e-mail will be your username and password.

Once you have your password you can log into the �registered teams� section. Allowing you to change team information at the click of a button. Please do login at least once as you will need to enter students names.

The Website Gains New Sections

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:31:49 GMT

The F1 in Schools website has grown again with the introduction of two new sections.

We have now opened the Case Studies section of the site and there are five case studies �hot off the press� for you to look at. We are hoping to have a wide range of case studies and this has started well with two teachers, a past competitor and two accredited manufacturing centres having their say about the Challenge. Click here to go to Case Studies.

Also now available on this website are example portfolios. With a variety of team�s work from the past three national finals this resource is well worth a look. There are also a set of questions on the portfolio�s page to get you thinking about what makes a good portfolio. Click here to go to past teams portfolio's.

The website has been undergoing a lot of development recently and we are hoping to keep this constant improvement moving. If you have any comments with regards to the website then please don�t hesitate to contact us.

Team Registration Delayed

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:24:21 GMT

The opening of Team Registration for the 2005-06 JF1 in Schools Challenge has been delayed until Tuesday 12th April 2005.

The 2005-06 Challenge rules have altered registration slightly. Due to this theF1 in Schools have decided to move the opening of team registration back to Tuesday 12th April 2005. This delay will allow alterations to be made to the team registration system.

This delay should not stop any teams progress for the 2005-06 Season, as the rule changes are small. So keep engineering.

Prize Draw

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:27:02 GMT

The prize draw for returned questionnaires took place last week at the F1 in Schools HQ.

There were 64 returned questionnaires, which were all put into a prize draw and the winners prizes were sent out last week.

Prize draw winners are listed below, if you are on the list and haven�t received your prize then please contact us and we will try to find an alternative one.

Finally, thank you to all those who returned their filled-out questionnaires. You may not have won a prize but the feedback is vital to the improvement of the Challenge in the 2005-06 Season.

Photo: Drawing the prize winners of the 2005 prize draw

F1 in Schools Prize Draw Winners 2005

Andy Mair, Chatham House Grammar School for Boys

Hugh Buzza, Cleeve School

Glyn Morgan, Clough Hall Technology School

Brian Davies, Coquet High School

Julian Meek, Devonport High School for Boys

Bryan Hunter, Dunmurry High School

P. Ames, Eggbuckland Community College

George Davidson, Foxford School and Commuity Arts College

Gary Lewis, Hall Mead School

John Gregg, Hilbre High School

Peter Hill, Isaac Newton School

Alex Shaw, Leigh City Technology College

Geoff Woolley, Nottingham High School

Bob Blincow, Park Community School

Jane Morris, Phoenix School

Mike Langdon, Richard Hale School

Phillip Cain, Robert May�s School

Christopher Clarke, Sackville School

David Milnes, Salendine Nook High School

N Bromhead, St Aidans CE High School

T Yarrow, St Aidans County High School

Mark Holgate, St Anthony�s Girls� School

Helen Hughes, St Joesph�s RC High

Alan Mayfield, Temple Moor High School

Brian Conway, The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School

Carl Webb, Tomlinscote School

Andy Samuels, Wednesfield High School

Wendy Dunt, Whitstone Technology College

K Baker, Woodlands Community School

MP Barry Gardiner visits St. Mary's Grammar School

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:21:54 GMT

On Friday 4th March 2005 Under Secretary of State Barry Gardiner visited St Mary�s Grammar School Magherafelt.

After a brief tour of the School he was introduced to the students from St Mary�s Grammar and St Patrick�s who competed in the 2004-05 F1 in Schools National Final.

The teams showed Mr Gardiner their team portfolios and the cars that they raced at the National Final. The Minister said: "I am delighted to have this opportunity to visit St Mary�s and see the award winning designs created by its pupils and the pupils of St Patrick�s College.��

Mr Gardiner praised the success that both teams had enjoyed and wished Hurricane II all the best when they go on to compete at the International Final in Birmingham.

Once the Minister had finished viewing the student�s work he commented: "It is good for pupils to demonstrate their talents in these type of skills and explore career opportunities in subjects such as engineering, science and technology and design. The Formula One in Schools Challenge provides this opportunity and presents engineering in a fun and positive way."

Winners Celebrate in Dorset

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:29:12 GMT

After the heat at Blandford School in Dorset on 7th of March, both Highcliffe School's Team Blast and Twynham School Team Twynam Racing are celebrating their win of the overall age group winners award's sponsored by Flight Refuelling.

For the first heat in dorset and for many of the schools the first time they have entered a car into the challenge the standard was high. The next step for all these teams is to re-design their cars and work on their sponsorship, portfolio and their verbals presentations.

Sally Wilson, Head Teacher of Blandford School said ' We are very pleased and honored to be hosting the forst Dorset Heat at The Blandford School' so much so they have offered to host it again next year.

Thank you to all that organised the heat, Gerry Bishop of Flight Refuelling, Colin Eaton from Dorset LEA and Head of technology at Blandford School, Charles Ellis and to all the students and apprentices that helped run the event.

A special thanks to all the competing teams and their teachers for getting involved, hopefully we'll see you at the South West Regional final this season to.

Dorset Feels the Heat

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:33:43 GMT

As the Formula 1 winter testing comes to a close the testing for the Jaguar F1 Team in Schools Challenge is just beginning. Over 50 students representing schools from the Dorset area will be racing their model C02 powered cars in the first Dorset heat.

The event will be taking place at Blandford School, in Blandford Forum on Monday 7th March. This heat is one of many being run across the UK, launching the Jaguar F1 Team in Schools 2005-06 Season.

Each team has been working on their car and putting together a portfolio to impress the Judges for the last few weeks and now they get the chance to race for the first time this season.

Heather Hawthorne, Jaguar F1 Team in Schools National Project Director said, "Jaguar F1 Team in Schools is very proud to support these events whenever possible. It is always an encouragement to see heats taking place across the country, as it is a superb way of enthusing students about engineering as well as encouraging them to take part in the National Challenge."

The heat has been organised by Gerry Bishop of Flight Refuelling, Colin Eaton from Dorset LEA and the Head of Technology, Charles Ellis of Blandford School.

Prizes sponsored by Flight Re-Fueling are being awarded for the Fastest Car and 1st place in each age group for 11-14 year students and 14-16 year old students.

So why not organise a heat in your region and get your season off to a flying start!....

F1 in Schools Newsletter (Issue 6)

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:36:38 GMT

The Spring Term newsletter is now available, just follow this link to download it.

If you have any comments on the newsletter please don't hesitate to contact us.

Click the links below to download the newsletter.

Spring Newsletter (Issue 6) low quality version click here to download

Spring Newsletter (Issue 6) high quality version click here to download

Are you on track?

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:39:07 GMT

ARE YOU ON TRACK FOR A NEW WINNING SEASON? Now that the National Final seems far behind us we are planning for the new season, as we are sure many of our F1 in Schools Teams are too.

Many of the teams that make it to the National and International Finals talk of how they started work on their cars now. And whether you�re a first time competitor or a veteran of F1 in Schools it is an essential to start planning as soon as possible especially if your out to win!

Why not download the timeline and start planning your year, just like us!

We are currently planning for the new season and we will be sending out questionnaires to all the teachers who register a team(s) for the Challenge last year, to see how we can improve the Challenge for all involved.

We'll then be moving onto planning the dates for the 2005 Regional Finals and up-dating the rules and regualtions for the two classes of cars - the R-TYPE and the D-TYPE.

Very little will change to the rules for the D-TYPE, with the R-TYPE however expect some changes as we know the rules for the R-TYPE where difficult to follow last season.

We will have the new rules and regulations on the website by the end of March with registration open on the 31st of March.

So teams, while we are working on this, you guy's probably have a never ending list of research possibilities to follow up! So you'd better get designing, to make sure that your on track for this season.

Timeline for 2005/06 Season click here to download

National Final 2005 Winners

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:42:38 GMT

WINNERS OF the F1 in Schools Challenge SHOW ENGINEERING AT ITS BEST Students from St. Mary�s Grammar School from Magherafelt, Northern Ireland were yesterday celebrating at the National F1 in Schools Final at BETT 2005.

After 5 pupils forming �Team Hurricane II� picked up the Overall Winners of the National Final and their 11-14 age group, to guarantee themselves a place in the International Final next season and winning tickets to the next British Grand Prix.

Presenting the overall award was Matt Bishop, Editor of F1 Racing Magazine said: "I was not sure what to expect when I was invited to the F1 in Schools National final. However I�m very impressed at the standard of design and engineering and also the students efforts to gain sponsorship for their own marketing purposes. A thoroughly enjoyable day."

The Fastest D-TYPE CAR award, sponsored by the EEF the manufacturers� organisation, also went to �Team Hurricane II � from St. Mary�s Grammar School.

�Team Falcon� (St. Mary�s Grammar School), post-16 team scooped the Fastest R-TYPE CAR sponsored by The Royal Academy of Engineering.

The Best Engineered Car sponsored by the SEMTA, the Sector Skills council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing was won by �Team Jet Stream� from Woodchurch High School from the Wirral, England (14-16 Age Group).

For a full list of competitors, awards and winners click here.

Website Competition

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:44:48 GMT

Don't forget that our website competition is open to all those who entered a team for this years Challenge. The deadline has been extended to Thursday the 23rd of December 2004, so make sure you enter your website as soon as possible.

To enter go to http://www.ARKom.co.uk and look for the special F1 in Schools link.

The entry requirements for the BEST TEAM WEBSITE are as follows:

1 website entry per team - each team MUST have entered their team in the Challenge and attended a regional final in 2004.
enteries MUST be made via ARKom's website.
DEADLINE for enteries has been extended to Thursday the 23rd of december 2004.
ARKom will judge the Websites and the top three website and their teams/designers will be invited to the National Final on the 12th of January 2005 for prize giving.
All Websites MUST be available on the Internet and live, no enteries will be accepted on CD-Rom.

Good luck!!!

International Final 2004

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:47:29 GMT

School children from all over the world represented their country at the first ever International Final of the Jaguar F1 in Schools Challenge, sponsored by BAE Systems, Denford, Jaguar & PITSCO.

All participants were tasked with designing model Formula 1 cars, using CAD/CAM technology, and powered by carbon dioxide. The cars achieved speeds of up to 80mph! All teams were judged on aesthetics, speed of the car, engineering process and a presentation.

Richard Hamer, Education Partnerships Director for BAE Systems, who attended the event said "A key objective for BAE Systems is to encourage engineering amongst young people. The standard and quality of the teams� designs is a measure of the success of the F1 Challenge in achieving this objective. They�ve all worked extremely hard and deserve many congratulations."

The event was attended by leading industry figures from BAE Systems, Jaguar Racing and Denford amongst others.

F1 in Schools is an initiative aimed at increasing the profile of engineering amongst school pupils. Mike Beasley CBE, Patron of F1 in Schools commented "The challenge is a fantastic opportunity for young people to experience the excitement of the engineering industry, it really helps students to make an informed choice about their future."

The World Unites to find the best young international F1 engineer

F1 in Schools - f1contactuslist@denford.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:50:01 GMT

Winning young engineers from all over the world will compete for the ultimate title of International Champions at the International Final of the F1 in Schools CAD/CAM Design Challenge on 5th October.

They have already successfully competed in National Finals in their home countries and now face the International competition and Judges from 13 countries including Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Korea, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand, UAE, USA, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

As well as racing their model car, teams will be judged on safety, aerodynamics, aesthetics, engineering, quality and accuracy of manufacture, race times and presentation skills. All judges are from industry or education, representing the sponsors and partners of the Challenge from each country. These �real-life� engineers give the students a true professional perspective on their finished designs.

Each country has run their own National Championship over the past year where over 3,000 teams took part worldwide. The 13 National winning teams have now been invited to take part in the UK based International Final, to be held at the home of the Jaguar S-TYPE in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham.

Andrew Denford, F1 in Schools Founder and Chairman said

"After 4 Championship Seasons in the UK and the increasing number of countries taking part in this challenge world-wide, it is fantastic to see the students come to compete in the UK. We are very much looking forward to seeing all the teams and their car designs"

Mike Beasley CBE, Patron of F1 in Schools, enthused

"The Challenge is a fantastic opportunity for young people to experience the excitement of the engineering industry, it really helps students to make an informed choice about their future."

The International Overall Winners will receive a large chrome Jaguar Leaper Trophy to take back to their schools and individual prizes courtesy of Jaguar for all winning team members.