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F1 in schools
Archive > Events 2009-2010
Cross Tech Racing successfully gets through F1 in Schools’ Qualifying Stage!
Cross Tech Racing are delighted to see their hard work in research and preparation for their project plan has paid off as they have successfully gotten through the Qualifying Stage of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge. In this competition teams will be using compressed air canisters to power their 25cm long model cars to achieve scale speeds in excess of 350kmph.This is the fifth year for the competition to run in Ireland under the guidance of the Irish Computer Society (ICS) in partnership Discover Science & Engineering. The competition is open to secondary schools nationwide, to design and manufacture model racing cars. Each car measures about 25cms long.
Click on the images below to view pictures from the Regional Finals held in Griffith College, Dublin on the 11th March.
For more information please visit:
www.f1inschools.ie
