Goodwood, here we come!

Budding engineers from Penair School in Truro will be taking part in the Green Power Racing Car National Final at Goodwood in October this year, after successfully qualifying at RNAS Merryfield on Saturday.

With support from Western Power Distribution, the team hope to enter all three of the cars they have built from scratch. The cars are powered with six 12 volt batteries which are quite costly to maintain and replace.

Graham Whipp a Planner based in WPD’s Bodmin office suggested the school contact the company seeking support to purchase some batteries. Graham’s step-son Tom, an active member of the Engineering Team, helped design and build the cars.

Graham explains: “WPD is keen to support schools with engineering based projects so explained this to the school who were delighted with the £300 donation to purchase some new batteries.

The students gain a great deal from participating and spend a lot of their own time working on fine tuning the cars and travelling over the country to participate in events. They are all very committed and I hope their efforts are rewarded with a good placing at the Goodwood event.”

The Green Power IET Formula 24 Race is aimed at students between 11 and 16 years. Teams have to compete in at least one regional heat and finish in the top three to automatically qualify for the national final.

The remaining 75 cars on the grid consist of those cars that have completed the most miles in any one race with 3 wild cards thrown in for good measure.