Zenity F1 in Schools (6/2/24)

Alex Cunningham from F1 in Schools team Zenity discusses the group's strategy. Video by Aaron Smith (6/2/24)

Transcript

00:00 3, 2, 1, 0.

00:03 [EXPLOSION]

00:05 I'm Alex Cunningham for the Xenity Formula 1 in Schools

00:08 team at Creechie High.

00:09 This is our car in development going to the Nationals

00:12 in Adelaide this March.

00:14 These cars are developed a lot about getting as light

00:18 and as aerodynamic as possible.

00:20 Recently, we've been introduced with the halo design.

00:23 We've 3D printed our halo, our front and rear aerofoils.

00:28 Our main car is made of balsa wood,

00:30 and our wheels are ceramic bearings.

00:33 Developing this was very much about losing as much weight

00:36 to counter for this halo, meaning

00:38 that we've dug out some on the inside of the side pods

00:44 and overall lean on the bottom.

00:47 2, 1, 0.

00:49 [EXPLOSION]

00:51 My role is design engineer.

00:53 We have a graphics designer, a team manager who manages us all,

00:59 and a communications and finance manager

01:02 who hooks us up with sponsors and communications

01:04 with different companies and businesses to get us there.

01:08 Look forward to meeting other people with an interest in STEM,

01:11 learning more about engineering and how

01:14 we can improve upon what we've done

01:16 and in all aspects of the competition.

01:18 Look forward to being able to travel to new places

01:21 and see new things.

01:22 [EXPLOSION]

01:25 (upbeat music)

01:28 [BLANK_AUDIO]