High-octane action is on the cards for two Launceston schools as teams prepare to jet off for the national finals of the F1 in Schools national competition.
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Teams from Queechy High School and Kings Meadows will participate in the finals, which will be held next week in Melbourne.
Queechy team Ambition has been preparing for this competition since 2017 when they designed the first iteration of their mini F1 vehicle.
Mimicking the world of a Formula One team, groups of students have to follow a pathway of engineering and manufacturing disciplines: design, analyse, test, make and race their own F1 vehicle.
They use real-world computer software to design and test their model and learn skills in coding, computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis.
Ambition team manager Maddison Tuakura said the team of all girls had put in countless hours after school and on weekends as they competition drew closer.
"We have all learned such valuable skills; for me, I've learned a lot about time management, communication and confidence," she said.
Each team member has a role to play, such as manager, graphic designer and research manager and their F1 design will be put under the microscope by the judges.
The car had to be submitted with a full brief, portfolio and working car, which will be pitted against the other teams from across the country.
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Cars are judged on various criteria, and it's not just about speed.
However, the girls are looking forward to "knock-out rounds" against their opponents.
Resource manager Katie Bowden said the students had to fundraise to help support their trip to Melbourne, along with corporate sponsorship packages.
The competition is heavily sponsored by Bell Bay Aluminium, who purchased a $10,000 track to assist the teams with their practice.
Queechy High School dominated the national final in 2017, with team Golden Diversity taking out the gold medal at the national competition.
The Ambition team all said Golden Diversity had inspired them to take on the F1 in Schools challenge and they all wanted to inspire other girls to compete in STEM and other similar challenges.
F1 in Schools national finals will be held from March 11-15 in Melbourne.
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