Adrian Harrison, Acting Director of Academics

F1 in Schools competitions 

On Wednesday 12 students along with 2 members of staff competed in the Region F1 and STEM Racing Challenges.

Team Festinare, consisted of three Year 7 Students – Maurya Mehta, Ayan Cheong, Archer Wright. Students did incredibly well for their first time entering the competition. They raced teams from around Sydney Metro that were experienced and a lot older than them. The car the students designed and machined was fast with a PB of 1.2 and Maurya Mehta did incredibly well with his reaction time of .183.  

Students submitted two CNC machined cars and two team posters. They gained a lot of feedback on their design, how to improve communication through their poster on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling and how to improve the finish of their car for future race meets.

Well done.  

Development Class 

Luminex Racing Team drew inspiration from the brilliance of bioluminescence and illuminated new possibilities in engineering and design. Led by Arthur Do as Head of Enterprise, Juliun Doumit as Collaborations Manager, Angus Baker-Wood as Head Engineer, and Max Chan as Project Manager, the team combined technical expertise and strategic vision to excel. They were able to collaborate with international and impressive household names such as Arthur Winston, Centurion International Holdings, Vietnam Airlines and Vinfast. After a fortnight of meticulous research and development, Luminex was able to achieve an impressive 2nd place finish in the Northwest Regionals, and a 1st in knockout racing overall, showcasing their skill, creativity, and dedication to pushing boundaries in the competition. The car was fast with a PB of 1.200 and the best reaction speed from the group was 0.199. Team Superluminal, consisting of Edgar Ford, Tamati Firth, Toby Laux, Ken Mai, Cullen Whitecliffe, also competed to extremely high standards. This team finished fourth overall in the Development Competition. The car was fast with a PB of 1.236 and the best reaction speed from the group was 0.217, illustrating the fine margins separating them from a podium finish.

Luminex and Superluminal competed in a number of activities, which included creating portfolios of evidence on CAD/CAM information and marketing of their team and car. The teams also created a trade display, competed in oral presentations to a panel of judges and raced their cars in both reaction and automatic races. The students did incredibly well and should be congratulated on their results. Well done. 

A huge thank you to Mr Budd and Mr Morris for their guidance and support throughout the year and on the day.

Adrian Harrison
Acting Director of Academics