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THE CHALLENGE

Students are given a brief to design a model CO2 powered F1 Car of the future using a CAD (Computer Aided Design) package such as Solid Edge. Once the cars are designed, they are transferred into CNC (Computer Numerical Control) language using a CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) package such as Edge CAM. Cars are then manufactured on a CNC machine such as the Denford Micro Router. Students are required to test their designs before attending a regional final, either in school or at their local manufacturing/test/race centre.