Falcon Force - Malaysia World Final
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Following on from our recent success in the F1 in Schools Competition – ‘Team Falcon Force Wales’ have recently been crowned the’ F1 in Schools Welsh Champions’ during the UK National Championships in Silverstone.
Our team consists of six year 10 students from Ysgol Brynrefail, Llanrug and our success in the Nationals means that we have been invited to represent Wales at the F1 in Schools World Championship Finals in Malaysia this September 2017.
Our team consists of 6 girls and we study Design and Technology and Science at GCSE level. Our challenge was to design, develop and manufacture a model F1 car to race on a 20m track using CAD/CAM. (Computer Aided Design a Computer Aided Manufacture). We gained a place in the UK National Final after winning the ‘Innovative Thinking’ and ‘Best Team Identity’ awards at the North Wales Regional Finals at Venue Cymru. We were placed in overall second position in the Professional Class at the North Wales Regionals.
During the National Final at Silverstone we became the 2017 Welsh Champions. During the months leading up to this competition we had a large amount of work to complete. As well as producing the car as a team we had to produce an engineering portfolio about the car identifying the design stages involved. We also worked on a business and enterprise portfolio, where we had to find possible sponsors to fund our work and participation in the regional and national finals. During the process we worked extensively on our marketing and social media strategy. As a team we designed and promoted our team identity with our uniform and by creating a professional PIT area that displayed all of our work effectively and professionally. Throughout the process we have also been publishing and communicating via social media such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Aurasma and You Tube.
During the competition itself we were challenged to give a 10 minute presentation to experts in the field. This included giving details about the cars design / engineering and the work and skills such as problem-solving and team work that we developed during our participation in the competition. The car itself then had to be raced along the 20m track being powered by a gas canister. During the race our car managed to complete the 20m distance in 1.28 seconds, inclusive of our reaction time.
During the National Championships we became Welsh Champions competing against other schools from Wales. Our team was also nominated for the ‘Women in Motorsport’ prize and were successful in designing the fastest car in Wales along with being the 9th fastest car overall throughout the UK.
Below are some links to our team's press coverage since our recent success at Silverstone. We will also be on the national Welsh language S4C TV program 'Heno' in the coming weeks discussing our success.
DAILY POST
BBC RADIO CYMRU
BBC CYMRU FYW
As Welsh Champions we will be moving on to the World Finals in September which will be held in Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia! In order to compete in Malaysia as part of the challenge we are required to raise in the region of £15,000 and any contribution would be much appreciated.
Thank you - Team falcon Force
Our team consists of six year 10 students from Ysgol Brynrefail, Llanrug and our success in the Nationals means that we have been invited to represent Wales at the F1 in Schools World Championship Finals in Malaysia this September 2017.
Our team consists of 6 girls and we study Design and Technology and Science at GCSE level. Our challenge was to design, develop and manufacture a model F1 car to race on a 20m track using CAD/CAM. (Computer Aided Design a Computer Aided Manufacture). We gained a place in the UK National Final after winning the ‘Innovative Thinking’ and ‘Best Team Identity’ awards at the North Wales Regional Finals at Venue Cymru. We were placed in overall second position in the Professional Class at the North Wales Regionals.
During the National Final at Silverstone we became the 2017 Welsh Champions. During the months leading up to this competition we had a large amount of work to complete. As well as producing the car as a team we had to produce an engineering portfolio about the car identifying the design stages involved. We also worked on a business and enterprise portfolio, where we had to find possible sponsors to fund our work and participation in the regional and national finals. During the process we worked extensively on our marketing and social media strategy. As a team we designed and promoted our team identity with our uniform and by creating a professional PIT area that displayed all of our work effectively and professionally. Throughout the process we have also been publishing and communicating via social media such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Aurasma and You Tube.
During the competition itself we were challenged to give a 10 minute presentation to experts in the field. This included giving details about the cars design / engineering and the work and skills such as problem-solving and team work that we developed during our participation in the competition. The car itself then had to be raced along the 20m track being powered by a gas canister. During the race our car managed to complete the 20m distance in 1.28 seconds, inclusive of our reaction time.
During the National Championships we became Welsh Champions competing against other schools from Wales. Our team was also nominated for the ‘Women in Motorsport’ prize and were successful in designing the fastest car in Wales along with being the 9th fastest car overall throughout the UK.
Below are some links to our team's press coverage since our recent success at Silverstone. We will also be on the national Welsh language S4C TV program 'Heno' in the coming weeks discussing our success.
DAILY POST
BBC RADIO CYMRU
BBC CYMRU FYW
As Welsh Champions we will be moving on to the World Finals in September which will be held in Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia! In order to compete in Malaysia as part of the challenge we are required to raise in the region of £15,000 and any contribution would be much appreciated.
Thank you - Team falcon Force
Organizer
Paul Pricey Griffiths
Organizer