40 countries… 20 million students…

1 experience of a lifetime!

Where could F1 inSchools Take You?

International competition for secondary school students.

Design, manufacture and race a model Formula 1 car powered by compressed air canisters and made of balsa wood.

Student teams compete in a Qualifying Stage, Regional, National and International competitions.

An exciting educational experience.

An opportunity to express your creativity, skills and team-working ability in a fun and positive way.    

What is F1 in Schools?

Have you got the makings of an F1 team?

Can your team develop a plan that demonstrates why they should qualify for the manufacturing and Regional Final stage?

Can they finish and test a model to the limit to create the fastest compressed air-powered car possible?

Can they work together to develop a brand identity for their car and promote their project with a portfolio that demonstrates why their car is so special?

Can your team take that car to the F1 in Schools Regional, National or even International Finals and bring home one of the fantastic prizes that are on offer?

Has YOUR team got what it takes?

The following is a brief overview

of the F1 in Schools Challenge.

It is important to visit

www.F1inSchools.ie and

become familiar with the rules

and regulations of this

competition

You are the Formula 1 team commissioned to design, construct and race the fastest Formula 1Car of the Future, driven by compressed air power-plants.

Use 3D CAD (Computer Aided Design) software to design your car.

The Challenge

Your car design is then manufactured by a Third Level (Institute of Technology) Make Centre out of lightweight balsa wood.

Race your car against other schools/teams.

The Challenge

The challenge, should you choose to accept it!01 / PLAN Develop a plan with initial ideas that explains why your team should be selected to have your

car manufactured. If your bid is accepted, proceed to stage 2.

02 / DESIGN Using 3D CAD software design a Formula One™ car of the future.

03 / ANALYSE Analyse your design and aerodynamics for drag coefficiency in a virtual reality wind tunnel using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).

04 / MAKE Submit your design to your twinned 3rd level college to have your car manufactured using 3D CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) software

05 / FINISH Kit your car out in a high quality paint finish, including your team colours, logo, sponsorship and graphics.

06 / RACE Race at regional/national/international level testing the speed and engineering quality of your model F1 car .

There are two levels of entry:

◦ Junior Cycle

◦ D-Type car design

◦ Senior Cycle

◦ Formula One™ car design

What are the categories?

Each team must have between three and six students

Each school can enter as many teams as they wish, for the Qualifying Stage (five page plan) but only a maximum of two from each category (Junior or Senior Cycle) will progress through to the Regional Final stage.

Each team member should be assigned one or more of the following roles:

How are teams organised?

Team Manager Manufacturing Engineer

Resources Manager

Design Engineer

Graphic Designer

Marketing & Communications Manager

What’s involved:

Racing & speed of car

Verbal presentation

Portfolio

Display

Website

What's the racing like? Cars race on 20 meter track straights.

Compressed air canister in the back of the car is pierced by the starting system and this propels your car down the track.

Cars race at scale speeds of 350km/Hr!

The National Finals The National Finals of F1 in Schools will take

place as a part of Tech Week 2015 showcase that will be held in Dublin Castle on the 29th and 30th of April.

Approximately 25 teams will compete for the title of overall National Champions.

There are also a number of other awards including Best Senior Team, Best Junior Team, Best Use of ICT and many more.

The Prizes Opportunity to represent Ireland at the World Finals at a different location each year.

For example; Texas in 2013, Abu Dhabi in 2014

Overall winners receive €2,000 for their school.

And much more!

“Possibly the coolest school project I’ve ever heard of” Aidan Power, TTV, RTE2

“It was great craic. Everyone should try it!” Holly Fennelly, Team Veloce, Carlow Vocational School, Carlow

“Learning the skills, seeing the car, which we put so much work into, glide down the track…It is an exciting and innovative competition!” Nathan Dunne, Team Blink, St Ailbe’s School, Tipperary

“The best bit was racing the lads…and beating them!” Team Purple Fire, Mount St. Michael, Claremorris, Mayo

Quotes / Testimonials

For more information visit: www.F1inSchools.ie

Or if you have any questions email f1@ics.ie

The best way to explain F1 in Schools is to see it in action so visit the Gallery section of www.F1inSchools.ie

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