Certificates posted out to schools today

Congratulations to Team Quasar and all the award winning teams at our F1 in Schools National Finals. Team Quasar will now be lining up to compete at the 2012 World Finals in recently announced Abu Dhabi in October!

The second highest scoring team, Elite Racing has also been given the opportunity to create a collaboration team with Singapore and compete at the World Finals and we’re delighted to say they’ve taken up the challenge.

Best of luck to both teams!

Photos

All photos of this year’s event are available to download in various sizes and qualities here

Certificates

Participation certificates and certificates detailing awards won at Regional and National finals will be posted out to schools later today.

 Next Season

Registrations for the new season will be going live on 1^st September on www.F1inSchools.ie .

Many thanks for all your support for the competition this year and we hope to see you on the grid in September!!

2012 National Champions Announced!!

Quasar from St Ailbes Secondary School, Tipperary, have been declared the overall winners of the 2012 F1 in Schools Technology Challenge, powered in Ireland by the Irish Computer Society, at the National Finals held in Griffith College Dublin yesterday.

Team members Sinead Cummins (Team Manager), Maeve O’ Gorman (Marketing and Communications Manager), Gerard Barlow (Manufacturing Engineer), Megan Cleary (Resource Manager) and Deirbhle Hennessy (Graphic Designer)

A great day was had by all and the many prize and award winners are below - congratulations to all. 

 Overall National Champions  Quasar, St Ailbes, Tipperary

 Senior Cycle Winners, Quasar, St Ailbes, Tipperary

 Senior Cycle 2^nd Place, Elite Racing, Presentation College Carlow

 Senior Cycle 3^rd Place, Quantum Racing, Dundalk Grammar School

 Junior Cycle Winners, Synergy Racing, Presentation College Carlow

 Junior Cycle 2^nd Place, Team Raptor, Presentation College Carlow

 Junior Cycle 3^rd Place, Foireann Marc II, Coláiste Chinál Eoghain

 Fastest Car D Type, Foireann Sliotar, Coláiste Chinál Eoghain

 Fastest Car R Type, Bolt Racing, Presentation Secondary School, Loughboy

 Best Engineered Car, Elite Racing, Presentation College Carlow

 Best Team Website,  Titanium KX, St Fanahan’s College, Mitchelstown

 Best Digital Marketing Award, Quantum Racing, Dundalk Grammar School

 Best Use of ICT and CAD, Quasar, St. Ailbe's Tipperary

 Best Sponsorship and Marketing, Team Mustang, St. Nessans Community College, Limerick

 Innovation Award, Team Raptor, Presentation College Carlow

 Best Newcomer, Higgs Boson, Abbey Community College, Waterford

More photos and a short video (courtesy of Octane Racing) from the day to follow...

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all :-)

A giant yummy chocolate F1 car.....

Results from the Cork Regional

Results from the Cork Regional Finals in Cork IT on Thursday 22nd March 2012

Awards on the Day: 
Fastest D type- Titanium KX, St Fanahans College, Mitchelstown , Co. Cork
Fastest R type - Higgs Boson, Abbey Community College, Ferrybank, Waterford
Best Engineered - Quasar, St Ailbes, Tipperary Town
BestWebsite - Ecovate, Colaiste Chiaran, Croom, Co. Limerick
Best Digital Marketing - Team Krypton, Gael Chitinn, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary 
Best use of ICT and CAD - joint: 
           Quasar, St Ailbes, Tippeary Town and 
           Turbo WMF, St Nessans, Limerick

The Qualifiers for the National Finals are:

Titanium KX, St Fanahans, Mitchelstown , Co. Cork (Junior Cycle)

Higgs Boson, Abbey Community College, Ferrybank, Waterford

Quasar, St Ailbes, Tipperary Town 

Lightening Hawk, Colaiste Chiaran, Croom, Co. Limerick

Team Mustang, St Nessans, Moylish, Limerick

Well done to all the teams!

Results from todays Regional

Regional 15th March 2012, Dublin

 Awards on the Day:

• Fastest Car (D-Type) -  Team Downforce, Scoil ui Mhuiri, Co. Louth (1.200 sec's)
• Fastest Car (R-Type) - Team Hornet, Killina Presentation School, Co. Offaly (1.121 sec's)
• Best Use of ICT & CAD - Na Falcon, Colaiste Pobail Osra, Co. Kilkenny
• Best Team Website -Bolt Racing, Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny
• Best Engineered Car -Bolt Racing, Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny
•  Best Digital Marketing Award - Team Hornet, Killina Presentation School, Co. Offaly
• Best Pit Display - Team Tomahawk, Gorey Community School, Co. Wexford

Qualifiers for National Finals: 

• Rapido, Royal School Cavan
• Bolt Racing, Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny
• SuperTurbros, Castleblayney College, Co. Monaghan
•  Team Hornet, Killina Presentation School, Co. Offaly 
• Team Tempo, St. Pauls College, Dublin
• Tiger Sharks, Carlow Vocational School

Another regional tomorrow, good luck to all the teams..........

Congratulations to the first of the Regional award winners and Qualifiers

Regional 13th March 2012, Castlebar

Awards on the Day:

• Fastest Car (D-Type) -  Team Aero, Crana College, Co. Donegal
• Fastest Car (R-Type) - Team Arrow, St Joseph's College Garbally, Co. Galway
• Best Use of ICT & CAD - Phoenix Flash F1, St Colmans College, Co. Mayo
• Best Team Website -Team Spark, Presentation College Headford, Galway
• Best Engineered Car - AVS Velocity, Abbey Vocational School, Co. Donegal
• Best Digital Marketing Award - St Louis Community School, Co. Mayo

Qualifiers for National Finals: 

• Foireann Sliotar, Colaiste Chinel Eoghain , Co. Donegal
• Phoenix Flash F1, St Colmans College, Co. Mayo
• Foireann Marc II, Colaiste Chinel Eoghain , Co. Donegal
• AVS Velocity, Abbey Vocational School, Co. Donegal
• Team Arrow, St Joseph's College Garbally, Co. Galway
• Team Epic, Presentation College Headford, Galway
• Team Garbally, St Joseph's College Garbally, Co. Galway

 
Congratulations to all the teams!!

Info for teams attending Regionals

Regional dates

The date for your team(s) to compete at Regional Final stage have been emailed to your teachers - if  your not sure when your team are competing email f1@ics.ie Qualifying teams will go forward to the National final on 26^th April in Griffith College Dublin. 

At each regional punctuality is important and set up will start at 8am, all teams must be ready by 9am with their pit display in place. Racing and judging will commence at 9.30am.

Car Painting

Please make sure when painting your cars to seal off the canister hole to ensure no paint enters, otherwise their car is in breach of regulations. 

Portfolio

Remember each team must produce a design folder of work including initial ideas, design development and evidence of testing. An orthographic projection (including a plan, side and end elevation) of their product, a 3D rendering and assembly drawing all completed using a CAD software package must also be submitted in your design folder. These documents should be submitted in an A3 sized portfolio and displayed in the pit's area for the duration of the race event. Folders should contain a maximum of 20 A3 sheets total.

Website

For teams submitting a team website this year we will be requesting the URL for your website in advance of the regional final. The websites will be judged prior to the Regional final. Please have all URL’s with F1 in Schools (f1@ics.ie) Monday 12^th March 2012. The website is an optional part of the competition.

Rules and Regulations Updated

The Rules have been updated on the website, any rule changes have been highlighted in blue. The Marking Schemes are included in both the D-type and Formula One type car Rules and teams should read these for each of the specific areas of the competition carefully to understand exactly what the judges will be looking for.

PR

If your teams Marketing and Communications Manager haven’t contacted f1@ics.ie for their counties media contacts, please get them to do so now.

Teams should also think now of putting together their press release on car manufacture (press release #3  and #4 from the Marketing Guide).

At the Regional final each team should:

• Bring your own laptop, if your team requires one on your stand
• Save your verbal presentation onto a memory stick
• Each team is provided with a display board (exact size will be confirmed next week).
• Each team will be provided with access to one power source, if your display will need more, please bring your own extension leads.
• Register all team members names online at www.F1inSchools.ie Teacher or Team Manager forgot login details? email f1@ics.ie
• Create a list of any press coverage or any radio interviews and if you can have a copy of the radio interview.