Autolaunch Racing to represent Ireland in F1 in Schools World Championships
Autolaunch Racing from Presentation College, Carlow were declared the overall winners of the 2014 F1 in Schools Technology Challenge, powered in Ireland by the Irish Computer Society at the National Finals held in Dublin Castle as part of Tech Week Ireland.
Team members John Harding, Pauric Dempsey, David Hatton and Lee Campbell were coordinated by teachers Claire McHugh and Mike Ryan. The team fought off competition from 25 other finalist teams from all over Ireland to claim the National Title and trophy, €2,000 in prize money, and the opportunity to represent Ireland in the 2014 World Championships in Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi alongside the 2014 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November this year.
Work for the 2014 Finals began last September with schools registering their interest in competing. Intense competition followed with 94 teams representing 63 second-level schools from across the country, battling their way through the various qualifying stages of the competition to reach the National Finals.
In addition to racing head-to-head, the competing teams were judged on the quality of engineering, portfolio, resource management, marketing, graphic design, sponsorship activities and on a verbal presentation of their work.
Autolaunch Racing captain Lee Campbell said: “Our journey so far has been the most amazing experience of our lives, and we’ve learned so many new skills in a vast range of areas, such as science, engineering, design, business and media. Being involved in the competition has really broadened our horizons for the future, and having all our hard work payoff is an incredible feeling.”
Full list of F1 in Schools winners:
National champions
Autolaunch Racing, Presentation College, Carlow
Winner senior cycle
Autolaunch Racing, Presentation College, Carlow
Second place senior cycle
Photon Racing, Presentation College, Galway
Third place senior cycle
Lombardi Racing, Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise, Laois
Winner junior cycle
Renaissance Racing, Presentation College, Carlow
Second place junior cycle
Realtra Rasaiochta, Coláiste Chineál Eoghain, Buncrana, Donegal
Third place junior cycle
Accelerate, Loreto College, Swords, Dublin
Best engineered car
Cheetah, Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise, Laois
Best team website
Tracktion, Carrick on Shannon Community School, Leitrim
Best team sponsorship & marketing
Team Platinum, St. Attracta’s Community School, Tubercurry, Sligo
Fastest car D-type
Team Dolfin, Colaiste an Chraoibhin, Fermoy, Cork
Fastest car F1-type
Ignite, Presentation College, Carlow
Best use of ICT & CAD
Ventus F1, Dundalk Grammar School, Louth
Best newcomer
Accelerate, Loreto College, Swords, Dublin
Innovative thinking
Ventus F1, Dundalk Grammar School, Louth
Best use of social media
Renaissance Racing, Presentation College, Carlow
Best verbal presentation
Renaissance Racing, Presentation College, Carlow
Best portfolio & pit display
Photon Racing, Presentation College, Galway
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