Success at Landrover 4×4 Competition

 

On Tuesday 28 January 2020, five teams across Years 8, 9 and 10 competed at the Landrover 4×4 in Schools regional final. The boys had to design and build a remote control 4×4 vehicle to tackle the challenging Landrover test track, as well as give presentations to several Jaguar Landrover (JLR) Engineers and face a ‘Scrutineering’ panel where their engineering was put to the test.

All the teams (listed below) did a brilliant job, and were excellent ambassadors for the School in terms of their preparation, teamwork and conduct on the day. One of our Year 8 teams, Team Andromeda particularly impressed the judges and they were awarded both the ‘Best Track Performance’ and ‘Research and Development’ awards. The team will be re-presented their awards in the Junior School Assembly later in the term. Team Medex (Y9) was chosen for the ‘Judges Choice Award’ for their very current team ethos which focuses on sustainable design and their idea is to create an efficient off-road ambulance.

 

Our team from Year 10, Team Explorer, is through to the National Final and will be off to the Jaguar Landrover Factory in Castle Bromwich to compete against the other regional finalists in March. The top prizes from the national final include a fast track through the JLR application process and graduate scheme should the boys want to pursue engineering in the future. A fantastic opportunity! They are now working hard for this and were planning how they are going to ‘up their game’ on the minibus drive home.

The School would like to thank Mr Teague and Miss Harrison for accompanying the trip and giving the students advice and support on the day. Thanks must also go to Mr Roncarati and Mr Hughes-Caley for helping the boys in the design and construction of the shells.

 

Team Andromeda (Y8): Oscar, Rafi, Sam, Edward (Best Track Performance Award & Research and Development Award)