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Hunter students F1 and MECO2 cars move at lightning speed
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On Tuesday 4th September over 100 students from schools all over Newcastle and the Hunter Valley converged at Newcastle Panthers for the ‘F1 in Schools’ and MECO2 Dragster Challenge. Students competed as individuals or in teams in order to be crowned regional champions. The regional champions from the F1 in Schools competition will be representing the Hunter Valley later this year in the State Championships at University of Technology Sydney.
The winning teams progressing to the state finals for the F1 in Schools competition were;
Cadet: Light Eagles (Mount View High School)
Development Class: Busted Nut Racers (Mount View High School)
ProJunior Class: Supersonic Speed (Merewether High School)
ProSenior Class: Viper Racing 11 (Mount View High School)
Each team will receive $250.00 in prize money donated by the ME Program to assist the teams in their bid to become NSW State champions.
In the MECO2 dragster competition the top three placing’s were;
1. Mystery (Kotara High School)
2. Blue Screamer (Kotara High School)
3. Velocita (Kotara High School)
The teachers, judges, industry supporters and sponsors who were in attendance of this event were highly complementary of all the students’ efforts. The 2012 competition was the largest, most highly competitive and the most successful yet.
Industry interaction and sponsorship is an essential component of this competition and in 2012 the following organisations have supported the event, The ME program, Australian Government Department of Defence Materiel Organisation, The Bloomfield Group, Thales Group, Custom Fluid Power, Ampcontrol, Thiess, New South Wales Business Council, The University of Newcastle, Hunter Youth Express and Marciano Industries. In addition many teams had sponsors and supporters from throughout the business community.
The University of Newcastle SAE racing team must be congratulated for their efforts this year. Not only did they work with students prior to the event, they were on hand during the day to discuss the Mechanical Engineering pathways open to students at the University. Further support for the program will be provided later this year when training will be provided to teachers for future competitions.
Next year the Newcastle/Hunter Regional F1inSchool’s competition will be bigger and better, with more schools and industry partner involved in this outstanding competition. The growth in this competition would not be possible without the outstanding support of the ME Program and all involved wish to thank them for their continued efforts.
The list below is the individual team awards in the various categories.
Awards F1 in Schools
Fastest Car – Cadet Class Rage Racers (Mount View HS)
Fastest Car – Pro Junior SuperSonicSpeed (Merewether HS)
Fastest Car – Pro Senior Endurance Racing (Maitland Grossmann HS)
Fastest Car – Development Class Drag Kings (Mount View HS)
Best Engineered Design – Cadet Class Crushers (Mount View HS)
Best Engineered Design – Development Class Busted Nut Racers (Mount View HS)
Best Engineered Design – Pro Junior SuperSonicSpeed (Merewether HS)
Best Engineered Design – Pro Senior Moo’s Racing (Merewether HS)
Best Team Portfolio – Cadet Class Light Eagles (Mount View HS)
Best Team Portfolio – Development Class Busted Nut Racers (Mount View HS)
Best Team Portfolio – Pro Junior SuperSonicSpeed (Merewether HS)
Best Team Portfolio – Pro Senior Endurance Racing (Maitland Grossmann HS)
Best Team Marketing – Development Class Flux Racing (Maitland Grossmann HS)
Best Team Marketing – Pro Junior SuperSonicSpeed (Merewether HS)
Best Team Marketing – Pro Senior Moo’s Racing (Merewether HS)
Best Pit Display – Development Class Busted Nut Racers (Mount View HS)
Best Pit Display – Pro Junior SuperSonicSpeed (Merewether HS)
Best Pit Display – Pro Senior Moo’s Racing (Merewether HS)
Innovation – Development Class Busted Nut Racers (Mount View HS)
Innovation – Pro Junior Rapid Rush (Maitland Grossmann HS)
Innovation – Pro Senior Moo’s Racing (Merewether HS)
Collaboration – Development Class Flux Racing (Maitland Grossmann HS
Collaboration – Pro Junior SuperSonicSpeed (Merewether HS)
Collaboration – Pro Senior Moo’s Racing (Merewether HS)
Awards MECO2 Dragsters
Fastest MECO2 Dragster Mystery (Kotara HS)
Best Engineered Design Mystery (Kotara HS)
Best Poster Gecko (Kotara HS)
