F1 in Schools South Wales Regional Competition Winners 2023-24
Hosted at St Fagans National Museum on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th February 2024, EESW held the South Wales F1 in Schools Primary and Secondary Regional Finals.
35 teams from schools across South Wales came together to compete at this annual competition, with the opportunity to take away a variety of awards, including category champions, and the ultimate goal to represent Wales at the UK National Finals, where a place on the F1 in Schools World Finals Stage is within reach.
Teams arrived swiftly from 8.30am, setting up their pit areas and displays, and rehearsing their presentations, before a morning brief and then their competition was quickly underway. The racetracks were busy throughout the day, with plenty to watch, including up to 4 cars running at the same time.
Judges were kept well occupied with teams focused on presenting their work to their best abilities, including showcasing design & engineering portfolios, marketing & brand identity, and verbal presentations.
Teams were kept guessing while each of their cars we accurately scrutineered against strict regulations, set directly by F1 in Schools for teams to follow and abide by. Both Fastest Car & Best Engineered Car awards relied on teams’ cars passing their scrutineering, keeping teams in suspense throughout the day.
The day was complete with the awards ceremony. Teams waited eagerly, hoping their name would be called out against each of the awards.
Winners included Hypernova, Parabolica, and Zeus for Ysgol Bro Edern, Lightning Racing & Hyperpulse form Pontarddulais, Y Teirw Tun from Ysgol Y Strade, Pro-Tech Racing from Ysgol Y Strade, with awards given as follows:
- Lightning Reaction Time – Khier Racing from Olchfa School
- Fastest Entry Car – Pro-tech Racing from Ysgol Bro Teifi
- Fastest Development Car - Altered Dynamics from Olchfa School
- Fastest Professional Car – Hypernova from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
- Portfolio Award – Y Tanwyr from Ysgol Y Strade
- Pit Display Award – SFR from Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw
- Verbal Presentation Award – Stealth from St John's College
- Team Identity Award – Y Teirw Tun from Ysgol Y Strade
- Sponsorship and Marketing Award – Parabolica from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
- Research and Development Award – Stealth from St John's College
- Judges Choice – Lightning Racing from Pontardulais Comprehensive
- Best Engineered Car Entry – Hyperpulse from Pontarddulais Comprehensive
- Best Engineered Car Development – Lightning Racing from Pontardulais Comprehensive
- Best Engineered Car Professional – Hypernova from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
- Future Stars – Smooth Operators from Caldicot School
- Regional Champions Entry – Hyperpulse from Pontarddulais Comprehensive
- 3rd Place Development – Altered Dynamics from Olchfa School
- 2nd Place Development – Zeus from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
- Regional Champions Development – Lightning Racing from Pontardulais Comprehensive
- 3rd Place Professional – Red Dawn Racing from St John's College Cardiff
- 2nd Place Professional – Parabolica from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
- Regional Champions Professional –Hypernova from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
- Teams from Ysgol Bro Edern and Pontarddulais Comprehensive School will go on to represent Wales at the F1 in Schools National Finals in March, so we wish these teams the very best of luck at the next level of the competition, and we congratulate all teams for taking part.
The F1 in Schools project is challenging, and to reach the Regional Finals is a great achievement. A big congratulations to everyone who entered this year, we look forward to seeing as many teams as possible returning next year, where their work to compete in this STEM competition continues.
If you’d like to enter your school in the F1 in Schools competition and take advantage of the opportunities inspired by this STEM programme in the next academic year, just get in touch.
