F1 competition
F1 in Schools is an international competition for school children (aged 11–18), in which groups of 3 - 6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature "car" out of balsa wood using CAD/CAM design tools. The cars are powered by CO2 cartridges and are attached to a track by a nylon wire. They are timed from the moment they are launched to when they pass the finish line by a computer. The cars have to follow specific guidelines (e.g. the wheels of the car must be in contact the track at all times). The cars are raced on an 80-foot (24 m) long track with two lanes, to allow two cars to be raced simultaneously. Software called F1 Virtual Wind Tunnel was designed specifically for the challenge. F1 Virtual Wind Tunnel or F1 VWT uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate air resistance on the "cars" made in the CAD.
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2011 - 2012
World Finals - Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
1st Place - Cold Fusion - Australia - (Jane Burton, Thomas Agars, Jake Grant, Michelle Lennon, Henry Lynch, Spencer Olds)
2nd Place - Team Ignite - UK - (Rebecca Simpson, Jon Perrett, James Linwood)
3rd Place - Rush - England- (Joe Edwards, Katy Edwards, Rachel Pluthero, James Blackmore, Charlie Flynn, Steph Carter)
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2012 - 2013
World Finals - 9 November 2013 - 13 November 2013, Circuit of the Americas, Texas, USA
1st Place - A1 Racing - Australia - (Beau Gieskens, Luke Meredith, Jacqui Cunninghame, Dylan Sexton, Sam Young, Ben Marshall)
2nd place - Allegiance Racing - USA - (Aly Cote, Merritt Kendzior, Joey Komor, Sean Martin, Sheel Patel)
3rd place - Unlimited Acceleration - Germany - (Steffi Weng, Patrick Metz, Thilo Hahn, Niklas Metz)
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2013 - 2014
World Finals - November 2014, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
1st Place - Colossus F1 - England - Robert May's School, England
2nd place - Gamma Raycing - Australia - Magdalene Catholic High School, Narellan, Australia
3rd place - Boreas Racing - Germany - Gymnasium An der Stenner, Iserlohn, Germany