Next Stop Singapore for CHS Lightning!

After an exciting weekend at the F1 in Schools 2023 National Final in Birmingham, beating 19 other teams in the coveted STEM competition’s Development Class, the team also have an array of awards to add to their Championship Title!

The team’s wins include Best Pit Display, Best Verbal Presentation and Best Engineered Car! Waconian Audrey, who is CHS Lightning’s Team Leader, also won a new award from Girls on Track, an organisation which promotes women’s involvement in motorsport.

F1 in Schools presenter Tom Deacon noted he’d “never seen a team get up onto stage so fast!” The two day competition was broadcasted live on the F1 in Schools YouTube channel, and can still be watched now.

Aside from ongoing hard work from the team, support from sponsors is an essential aspect of the F1 in Schools Competition. Old Waconian, Oliver Chapman, Class of 2006, and the OCI Group were incredibly supportive of CHS Lightning as well as their other continuing sponsors Aston Martin Manchester, Constant Group, ANSYS and Old Mission Capital. Thank you all for your help and support. 

CHS’S F1 in Schools Coordinator & DT Technician, Mr Angus Tulloch said: “The team worked incredibly hard – each contributing to the success of the project with their own skills – putting their hearts into the design of the cars, immersing themselves in new areas of engineering, working out how to get the most out of cutting-edge software. All to end up with a beautifully designed car, a set of very impressive design portfolios and incredibly professional verbal presentations. The judges were blown away by the quality of their work.”

The team are now preparing to travel to Singapore to compete in the F1 in Schools World Championships later this year! Keep updated with the team’s race to the finish line and find out how you can get involved on their mini site here.