Car club success for Wokingham BC Ryeish Green School
Marvellous mechanics from Wokingham BC Ryeish Green School have raced to success in the National Formula Schools competition. Formula Schools is an engineering scheme which enables students and teachers to discover education and career pathways with an exciting project - students work as a team to design, build and race radio-controlled cars in different categories.
For this year’s race day on June 12, Ryeish Green Racers built their cars from scratch and took them along to Silverstone, where all races were time trials rewarding the teams who completed the most laps. In the petrol car category, the Ryeish Green car was winner of its heat and qualified for the finals, where the young racers were placed third overall. After taking marks for engineering, sponsors and racing final overall position was ninth nationally.
The Ryeish Green Team included pupils Jordan Wicks, Chris Withers, Charlie Angel, Ben Hitchins, Sam Frost and Ben Honeywill ably assisted by teachers Mr Brown, Mr Bishop and Ms Cocking.
Rob Brown, the teacher in charge of Ryeish Green Racers said: “We’ve been taking part in this competition every year for five years now and been in the top ten for the last four years. The students work hard to prepare and they learn really valuable skills – not just about engineering but about team work and problem solving. I’m delighted with their success. I’d like to thank our sponsors the AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) in Aldermaston and Hebridean Woolhouse.”
Executive member for Wokingham children’s services Cllr Norman Jorgensen said: “It’s great to see such ingenuity and resourcefulness from young people. A lot of work has gone into this achievement and I am delighted to be able to congratulate the team on their success.”
For this year’s race day on June 12, Ryeish Green Racers built their cars from scratch and took them along to Silverstone, where all races were time trials rewarding the teams who completed the most laps. In the petrol car category, the Ryeish Green car was winner of its heat and qualified for the finals, where the young racers were placed third overall. After taking marks for engineering, sponsors and racing final overall position was ninth nationally.
The Ryeish Green Team included pupils Jordan Wicks, Chris Withers, Charlie Angel, Ben Hitchins, Sam Frost and Ben Honeywill ably assisted by teachers Mr Brown, Mr Bishop and Ms Cocking.
Rob Brown, the teacher in charge of Ryeish Green Racers said: “We’ve been taking part in this competition every year for five years now and been in the top ten for the last four years. The students work hard to prepare and they learn really valuable skills – not just about engineering but about team work and problem solving. I’m delighted with their success. I’d like to thank our sponsors the AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) in Aldermaston and Hebridean Woolhouse.”
Executive member for Wokingham children’s services Cllr Norman Jorgensen said: “It’s great to see such ingenuity and resourcefulness from young people. A lot of work has gone into this achievement and I am delighted to be able to congratulate the team on their success.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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