110 school teams across Greenpower’s IET Formula 24 and IET Formula 24+ race categories competed in Greenpower’s 2015 International Final

Rotary Racer wins both F24 races, as Renishaw win the F24+ race, Silverline Corporate Challenge and IET Formula F24+ championship

Entries from the USA, Poland, Portugal and UK made for full and global grids

Working internationally to promote sustainable engineering among the next generation of engineers, the charity Greenpower Education Trust hosted its largest ever International Final at Rockingham on 10-11 October.

Rotary Racer, the car built by Chipping Sodbury School, won both IET Formula F24 races on Sunday. Meanwhile, Renishaw won the IET Formula F24+ race, Silverline Corporate Challenge and clinched the IET Formula F24+ championship.

New to the Northamptonshire based track, this was the first time Greenpower’s International Final had been contested on the 1.48 mile American-style banked oval circuit.

110 school teams across Greenpower’s IET Formula 24 (11-16 year olds) and IET Formula 24+ (16-25 year olds) race categories competed at the International Final along with 40 Kit Car teams and a host of entrants in the Silverline Corporate Challenge. Participants came from all over the UK, with teams also entered from the USA, Poland and Portugal.

The sustainably-powered F24 and F24+ single-seaters all feature the same electric motor and 12 volt batteries supplied by Greenpower. Students put the cars together themselves as part of an enhanced STEM education programme, and design their own bodywork using Siemens Solid Edge software.

Greenpower Education Trust CEO, Jeremy Way, said after the last race of the weekend: “There is nothing more inspiring than seeing all of our finalists proud to race their cars at the International Final, and witnessing the teams really working together in the true spirit of Greenpower.

“We hope that many of the participants competing here today will go on to pursue a future career in engineering – that’s the result we are looking for, and already have numerous graduates from the Greenpower programme working full time in the industry.”

Charity patron David Richards CBE, Chairman of Aston Martin and Prodrive, was at Rockingham to support the young racers, along with TV’s ‘face of technology’, Jason Bradbury, who commented on proceedings as well as hosting prize giving.

The full 2015 International Final race results can be found here: http://www.bbk-online.net/gpt/.