Electron Motors

Spanning age ranges of 9 to 19 the F1 in Schools Challenge's main objective is to help change the perceptions of science, technology, engineering and maths by creating a fun and exciting learning environment for young people to develop an informed view about careers in engineering, Formula 1, science, marketing and technology.

The Brief
Our task was to design and make a miniature F1 racing car, which will race down a race track, powered by a compressed CO2 cartridge. We used a range of different techniques to show our design work, including freehand 3D sketches and advanced 3D CAD drawings and renderings made using professional software like Autodesk Inventor. Our car is incredibly aerodynamic, achieved through hours of hard work, so it can slice through the air.

We completed our tasks within the brief by using our own time doing the designs, making sure the dimensions were precise and carefully assembling the car so that it had no malfunctions.

So why should you choose us? Well, our drag co-efficient is 0.16 which is better than the winners of last year,s competition. This means that if both cars start at the same time we should win in a race against the last year's winners. We understand that the beginning of a race is crucial as any time missed at the start will affect our time. In our team, we have a 2 members who can consistently get 0.2 seconds which should be enough for us to win the competition.

We have also tested the tension in our car as the car has a possibility of breaking if the tension is too tight. Our tension shouldn't break our car. Another factor which will affect the performance of the car is the material it is made out of. But as everyone is supposed to used the material given by the F1 in Schools Challenge this factor won't affect anyone's race. Despite the type of material being used is the same, the amount of material used or in other words, the weight of car can differ. Our car is very light so this won't be a problem either.

So if everything goes to plan, Electron Motors has enough potential to win this competition.