Rules and Regulations R-Type - F1 in Schools

Rules and Regulations
R-Type
2008/2009

Introduction 2008/09
What is the F1 in Schools Challenge
The F1 in Schools Challenge is a competition, open to all secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland, to
design and manufacture CO2 powered model racing cars. Student teams will compete against each other
in a National championship to determine the best engineered and fastest car in Ireland.
Above: Frank Kennedy, Sales & Marketing Director Honda, Jim Friars, CEO Irish Computer Society with
Junior Cycle Winners 2008 Sharks, O’Fiach College, Dundalk and Overall Winners 2008, Koni Kats, St.
Davids Secondary School, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
The 2007/08 Challenge was a great success with 90 teams competing at Regional final stage. All regional
finals for the 2008/09 season will be held in March and April. The Challenge is part of an international
competition which in March 2008 saw 25 teams from 17 countries compete for the crown. The 2008
World Champions are Team Pulse from England.
Students are encouraged to use software tools to manage their projects and to develop a project website
to communicate how their designs evolved.
The F1 in Schools Challenge is sponsored in Ireland by Honda. The Challenge is managed by the Irish
Computer Society and supported by Discover Science and Engineering.
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Design Brief 2008/09
Technology Challenge
The Scenario
The F1 in Schools Technology Challenge is a competition open to all secondary schools
nationwide to design and manufacture a CO2-powered model racing car.
Design will play a critical role in the success of your team - both in the design of the car itself and
the people involved in bringing that design from the initial idea right through to the starting grid.
Team members must be carefully chosen and trained to work together, using cutting edge design
software and the latest in manufacturing technology.
Similar rules and regulations continue to apply to your R-TYPE car designs as for the D-TYPE.
Similarly, all cars in the championship will continue to be powered by identical specification
engines - compact CO2 (Carbon Dioxide gas) powerplants. The R-TYPE presents a different
engineering and design challenge to test and develop your engineering skills even further. Don’t
forget that team work is an important element of the challenge and you will achieve great things if
you work closely together.
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Left: The Overall Winners (Ireland)
Championship Season 2007/08,
Koni Kats, St. David’s Secondary School,
Greystones, Co. Wicklow
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Design Brief 2008/09
The Brief
You are the Formula One Team commissioned to design, construct and race the fastest
Formula One Car of the Future, driven by compact compressed CO2 (carbon dioxide gas)
powerplants (cartidges). The particular design specifications and racing regulations for this
controlled racing are outlined in this document.
To succeed in the challenge you will need to work with modern design technologies like 3D
CAD software. In order to enter the Championship, you must allocate job roles to the members
of your group. Ideally, one role should be allocated to each person. However, you may have to
double up on your role and responsibilities, depending on the number of people you have
available.
The following job roles should be covered by the members of your team:
Team Manager (maximum 1 person). This person will be responsible for managing the
team and ensuring that the car is ready for the finals. The team manager works closely
with all members of the team, offering assistance where necessary.
Resources Manager (maximum 1 person). This person organises time, materials and
equipment for design and making the cars. The resources manager will need to liaise with
all members to check tasks are progressing on time and offer additional help, if needed.
Manufacturing Engineer (maximum 2 persons). These people are responsible for
advising team members on the manufacture of the car and the constraints of the
machining process. Manufacturing engineers will need to liaise with the design engineers
to report and help solve any problems with construction of the car.
Design Engineer (maximum 2 persons). These people are responsible for the styling and
aerodynamic performance of the car design. Design engineers will need to liaise with the
manufacturing engineers to ensure their ideas can be realised.
Graphic Designer (maximum 1 person). This person will be responsible for producing the
colour schemes applied to the vehicle, including any special sponsorship decals, together
with the final graphic renderings and any additional team marketing materials. The
graphic designer will need to liaise with the design engineer to ensure any schemes will fit
the shape of the vehicle and the marketing and communications manager for additional
marketing development.
Marketing and Communications Manager (maximum 1 person). This person will be
responsible for developing team marketing and sponsorship generation. The marketing
and communications manager will need to liaise with F1 in School’s Marketing Team,
local media and potential sponsors to ensure maximum coverage for their team.
There are so many tasks that must be mastered, in order to design, manufacture, prepare and
finally enter a car for racing, that teamwork will be vital to your success. A real F1 team
succeeds because all the people learn to work together and support each other.
Remember, no one person is more
important than another.
ENSURE YOU READ AND CHECK THE RULES
VERY THOROUGHLY BEFORE BEGINNING THE
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF YOUR F1 CAR.
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Design Brief 2008/09
Specific Requirements
Your team must comply with all the guidelines outlined below:
Your team must contain a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 6 students.
*NEW* Qualifying Round - Teams’ 5 page plans are judged to select approximately 100 teams to
progress to Manufacturing and Regional Final stage. Due to the increasing numbers entering the
competition it has been necessary to introduce a qualifying round. Entry to this qualifying round will
be open to all schools and entry is free.
Each school may enter as many teams as they wish but if entering 3 or more at least one team must
be in the Junior Cycle category.
Teams must be registered by 14 th October. Registration is online at www.F1inSchools.ie
The qualifying round will be judged on the submission of a 5 page plan, by 14 th November 2008.
The details for this round follow in this document under the Qualifying Round heading on pages
10 and 11.
The teams that score highest in the qualifying round will proceed through to the regional finals. All
schools will be notified by email if they have/have not succeeded in progressing through to the
Regional final stage. There is a fee of €80 per team for those who qualify for the regional final stage.
If it is your school’s third time to enter the Challenge and your team is a Senior Cycle team, you must
design the R-Type car. For details on Competition Categories view page 16 of this document.
Your team must use 3D CAD (Computer Aided Design) software to produce your ideas and model
them in 3D. Hand drawn sketches are allowed at qualifying round stage.
Your car body must be made from a single block of balsa wood. The rear aerofoil and car body must
be machined from a single piece of balsa wood. The front aerofoil may be machined from a separate
non-metallic material.
The dimensions of your car body, together with the wheels, must fit the dimensions outlined in the
rules. Please check these very carefully.
Each car body must be manufactured either at your school or at a designated Manufacturing Centre,
which F1 in Schools will pair your team with.
Each car body must be completed with a high quality painted finish. Note that only a limited amount
of hand finishing to the body is allowed.
Your team must use a CNC machine, such as the Denford MicroRouter, or an F1 in Schools
approved Manufacturing Centre to produce the car body.
At regional and national final stages each team must produce a design portfolio which details the
design, production and evaluation process including, initial ideas, design development,
manufacture and evidence of testing and evaluation. Max 20 pages (A3). It should be noted that
points are awarded for ICT in the design of your portfolio.
At regional and national final stages each team must supply a 1st or 3rd angle orthographic
projection and a graphic rendering of their final design, both produced using a 3D CAD package.
At regional and national final stages each team must complete a specification sheet, which must be
displayed at each race event. This specification sheet should be completed before arriving at the
race event.
At regional and national final stages teams must prepare a verbal presentation on their work. 5
minutes will be allocated to present to the judges.
Note: the guidelines listed above are minimum requirements. The marking scheme should be reviewed to
learn how extra points might be attained.
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Design Brief 2008/09
Design Considerations
Manufacturing Considerations
Design Preparation:
Before beginning to design your car, you will need:
Solid Works or a similar 3D CAD software
package at your school/college.
A design template suitable for the balsa wood
blank. (this can be downloaded at
www.F1inSchools.ie/resources)
Hopefully, an endless supply of ideas!
Training:
CAD packages will help you draw and develop your
ideas in 3D. Of course, as with most drawing
packages, it takes time to learn how to use them. Your
technology teacher should be able to show you how
the software works, but members of your team will
need to spend some time exploring the software, so
you can see what it can do and how it can help you
design your F1 car.
Research:
Investigate existing F1 car designs. Your teacher may
be able to help you use the internet to find out the
latest developments occurring in the world of F1
design. Team websites from last year’s Challenge can
be found at www.F1inSchools.ie in the 2008
Championship section. Concentrate your research on
areas that could help your team, for example,
aerodynamics, car body designs and wheel designs,
then try to apply the principles to your own ideas.
Testing:
Your team may want to consider testing a variety of
car designs, or car parts, in a virtual wind tunnel or
physical wind and/or smoke tunnel, if your Make
Centre has access to one, to evaluate their
aerodynamic performance.
If your school has a copy of Solid Works you should
also have included a copy of COSMOS, Solid Works
design analysis software. COSMOSFlowXpress can
be used to quickly analyze the Race Car Block part
which is used in the Race Car Assembly.
COSMOSFloXpress is a fluid dynamics application
that calculates how fluid, (air or water) flows through a
part or assembly model. Based on the calculated
velocity field, you can find problem areas in your
design and improve them before you manufacture any
parts.
In the F1 Car Kit that each team qualifying for the
Regional final stage will receive, is a balsa wood
block, a set of 4 wheels and 2 axles, which is the
minimum that you need to compete at Regional final
stage.
Note that your car design template must be 10mm
shorter at least at one end, compared to the actual
balsa wood block (we have accounted for this in the
Rules & Regulations, point 3a). You will not be able
to machine to the extreme ends of the balsa wood
block, since they are sometimes used for attaching
the CNC machine jig fixtures. Damage could occur if
the cutting tool hits any of these jig fixtures.
The jig is used to stop the balsa wood block moving
whilst being machined. It also allows the block to be
accurately repositioned. Please note however that
some machines will require only one cut, others may
require two cuts, therefore you will need to take this
into account when you are designing the car.
Manufacturing of cars must occur at an approved F1
in Schools Manufacturing Centre (3rd level
institution), which F1 in Schools will pair your team
with, or if your school has facilities, in your own
school.
Once machined, you can smooth down the balsa
wood design and finish with primer and paint. Note
that only a limited amount of hand finishing to the
body is allowed. Filler should not be used to build up
areas of your car. You could also decorate the car
body with any sponsorship stickers, advertising or
colour schemes.
Sponsorship Considerations
When seeking team sponsorship, please ensure that
the proposed sponsor of your team does not conflict
with the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge
sponsors.
If you are unsure if your potential sponsor will conflict
please contact f1@ics.ie for confirmation.
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Rules and Regulations 2007/08
All R-Type cars are to be manufactured
using the same balsa wood block.
Above is a 3D rendering of this block
and its third angle orthographic
projection below includes all relevant
measurements.
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Timeline 2008/09
Registration
Sept
2008
Oct
2008
Nov
2008
Dec
2008
Jan
2009
Feb
2009
Mar
2009
April
2009
Organising Teams
CAD Idea Development
Deadline for submission
for Qualifying round
Analyse/Design Testing
Re-Design
CAD Orthographics &
Renderings
Racing car manufacture
Car Graphics/ Finishing
Graphic & Web Design
Marketing & Sponsorship
Project Management
Regional Final
National Final

Championship Season
Qualifying Round 2008/09
Qualifying Round of F1 in Schools
**NEW** Compulsory Qualifying Round this year – The First Step onto the Grid!!
You are a Formula One team who must pitch to get your design constructed to race. Your aim is to
be the Fastest Formula One Car of the Future, driven by compact compressed CO 2 powerplants.
A limited number of manufacturing slots are available. You must submit a plan which demonstrates why your
team should be chosen.
Your plan should give details of your team members, show some areas of your teams research, display your
initial design ideas and show some elements of your portfolio e.g. timeline, branding etc… Remember, your
team must show why yours is the team to choose!
Your ideas and plan should be original, if you want to be chosen, be different!
Plan –maximum 5 pages (A4)
All team plans must be submitted by 5pm 14 th November 2008
Plans should be submitted by email to f1@ics.ie or by post to:
ICS, Crescent Hall, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin 2
Your plan should consist of the following:
Introduction (1 page)
Research (1 page)
o A look at the different ideas behind making your car the Fastest.
Design (1-2 pages)
o Pencil sketch will suffice, but 3D CAD more advantageous
Resources planning (1-2 pages)
o Outline plan to include, for example: timeline, budget, marketing etc..
Plans should have no more than 5 A4 pages, any plans which exceed the maximum of 5 pages will only have
the first 5 pages looked at. The cover of your document is not counted in these 5 pages.
To view a sample plan, logon to www.F1inSchools.ie
Winning teams innovate!!
Formula One is constantly innovating in all areas of the Formula One business i.e. design, research,
marketing. Has your team a distinct advantage, if so tell us about it and earn your team an additional 10% of
your overall marks for the plan!! For further breakdown of marks for Qualifying round, view page 11 of this
document.
Submit one additional item that can take the form of, for example, one of the following:
An additional A4 page of text or images
A slide show
A Nimble profile
A video etc….
A team logo
Maximum duration of digital media 3 minutes.
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Championship Season
Qualifying Round 2008/09
Marking Scheme for Qualifying Round of F1 in Schools
Area Key Features Points Awarded
Introduction
One page introduction to team, job roles, team mission
Max 10 points
Research
One page featuring areas researched by the team for
the competition e.g. aerodynamics, wheel design…..
Max 10 points
Design
1-2 pages of initial sketches of design/designs.
Development of ideas can be by hand or with 3D CAD.
Teams should show development of thoughts and ideas
through use of research.
Note: Use of ICT/CAD is essential to achieve maximum
points
Max 40 points
Brief
1 – 2 pages where teams outline what their plan would
be, if they proceed through to the Regional finals. This
may include how they would allocate their time, fund
their materials/transport, and their range of activities
(e.g. project-management, analysis, further
development /testing of design, graphic design,
marketing, sponsorship etc.).
Max 40 points
Innovation
An additional 10% of the teams overall mark for above can be achieved by
submitting one item to demonstrate your teams innovation.
*To achieve the highest marks in each category teams should use ICT and CAD, where possible.*
Note:
At Regional Final stage points may be deducted from team’s scores if significant elements of
initial plans are not achieved. Therefore you should ensure your plans are realistic.
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Championship Season
Further Information 2008/09
Manufacturing Centres
Teams will be paired with a Manufacturing Centre (3 rd level institution) by F1 in
Schools, if you do not have facilities in your school.
How to obtain software, hardware and consumables
If you would like to purchase any equipment for the challenge please contact:
Sureweld Educational Division, Fonthill, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Tel: +353 1 6266 242
Or contact T4 (Technology Subjects Support Service) for a list of approved equipment
Tel: 091 745 650
Team Prizes and Awards
There will be separate awards for:
The Overall Winner of the Challenge
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Winners in each Category
Best Newcomer
The Fastest Car
The Best Engineered Car
Best Use of ICT
Best Team Website
The Best Team Marketing and Sponsorship
Prizes will be awarded at National final level. Prize packages to be confirmed.
Enquiries and Questions
All questions and queries about the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge should be
e-mailed to: f1@ics.ie
For the very latest information, visit the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge website
(www.F1inSchools.ie) or visit our profile on www.Nimble.ie
Awards and Schemes
As well as the certificate of participation that each F1 in Schools competitor receives,
it is also possible to gain other awards, through the work done by students for the
Challenge.
The project can be used to fulfill the ‘New Skills’ requirement for the bronze Gaisce
Award. For more details visit www.gaisce.ie
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Rules and Regulations 2008/09
Requirements for Entry
Requirements for Entry
1a. All cars must be designed using a CAD/CAM
package. The CAD package used must satisfy all
the challenge entry criteria and allow students to
produce a 3D graphic rendering and 1 st or 3 rd angle
orthographic projection. Your F1 car must be
manufactured on a CNC machine, such as a
Denford MicroRouter, either at your school or at an
F1 in Schools approved Manufacturing Centre.
1b. All teams must be registered before 14 th October in
preparation for Qualifying round submission of plans
on 14 th November 2008. Registration is online at
www.F1inSchools.ie
1c. Students to submit a 5 page summary portfolio
document by 14 th November 2008
1d. Each team should consist of a minimum of 3
members to a maximum of 6. Mixed gender teams
would be preferred and positively encouraged.
1e. Contact details for the Team Manager and
Marketing and Communications Manager should be
provided, to enable F1 in Schools to liaise with
them, this is completed at time of registration on
www.F1inSchools.ie. All team members’ roles must
be entered online before Regional finals.
1f. All cars must be designed considering the specified
dimensions and regulations. Only a limited amount
of hand finishing (at the Judges’ discretion) is
permitted. We expect all cars to be complete,
finished and painted to a high standard.
1g. Only a limited amount of filler is permitted. It should
not be used to build up areas. Disqualification may
occur where measurement of original drawing and
final car have significant discrepancies.
1j. Should any teams withdraw or become disqualified
from the Regional final stage; reserve teams may be
selected from a previously submitted list. These
teams will be informed by post/e-mail/telephone call
as soon as the organisers are aware of the situation.
1k. The cars should be produced in the same year as the
finals. The same car design should not be entered
more than once.
1l. Each design must leave enough space for an entry
number sticker to be applied on each side of the car
body. Your number will be given to you at registration
and must be in place before racing. The size of the
sticker will be a maximum of 40mm (length) by 25mm
(height).
1m. At regional and national final stage each team
must produce a design folder of work covering all
aspects of the project including initial ideas, design
development and evidence of testing. A dimensioned
orthographic projection (including a plan, side and
end elevation) of their car design and a 3D rendering,
both completed using a CAD package, must also be
submitted in your design folder. These documents
should be presented in an A3 sized portfolio and
displayed in the pits area throughout the duration of
the event - no more than 20 sheets of A3 per
portfolio.
1n. Teams must show evidence of any media footage or
press clippings in order to be awarded marks for
such media coverage generated.
1o. The official length of the track, from start to finish, is
20 metres.
1h. The F1 car must be made from a single block of
balsa wood. The design of the axle and bearing
systems is unrestricted.
1i. Teams that have been invited to the Regional finals
and National final will be required to explain how
they completed their design process to the Judges,
in the form of a verbal presentation, with optional
accompanying visual aids. The presentation must
not last longer than 5 minutes. Extra time is
provided for set up and Judges questions.
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Rules and Regulations 2008/09
Requirements for Entry
Body and Side Pod Regulations
1p. All cars will be checked for safety and that the screw
eyes are secure. If the Judge /Marshalls are unhappy
with the safety of the vehicle or a rule infringement
has occurred, the team may be disqualified or points
deducted from the overall team score.
1q. Judging will include categories as detailed in the
marking criteria. Overall winners will be determined
by combining point scores from all categories in the
Challenge. Other prizes are determined on separate
or combination category totals. PLEASE NOTE THE
JUDGES’ DECISION IS FINAL.
1r. Cars will be handed into race control 10 minutes
before racing commences.
1s. The Challenge is open to all secondary schools,
excluding employees and their families of Irish
Computer Society, agents or anyone else
professionally connected with this promotion
1t. The top teams at the Regional finals from each
Category will be invited to challenge other teams
from around the country at the National final. The
Overall Winner of the National final represents
Ireland at the International final or if some reason the
National winning team cannot attend the International
finals second choice will be at the discretion of the
organisers.
1u. ICS and its partners may require the use of the Team
car and/or portfolio and display items for media and
promotional purposes. Teams agree to allow ICS to
the use of these as required post events.
1v. Tolerances for all specifications.
Dimension tolerance is +/- 0.1mm
Weight tolerance is +/- 0.5 grams.
ENSURE THAT YOU READ AND
CHECK THE RULES VERY
THOROUGHLY BEFORE
BEGINNING THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF YOUR F1
CAR
All cars must comply with the following minimum and
maximum dimensions.
2a. Full body length
Min: 170mm / Max: 210mm
(Measured between front & rear extremities of the
body)
2b. Body height above the track
Min: 3mm / Max: 10mm
(Excluding tether line guides, but including side
pods and aerofoils. Measured normal from track
surface to the lowest point).
2c. Body width at side pods
Min: 50mm / Max: 65mm
(The completed design must include 2 side pods.
These are measured from side to side of the car
body. The side pods are defined as a feature on
the car between the front and rear wheels that
exists between the 50mm minimum and 65mm
maximum tolerences. Any part less than a width of
50mm is considered to be the car body only.
Viewed from the side, a side pod must present a
surface measuring not less than 30mm wide by
15mm high. A sticker of this size will be applied
and must be 100% visible from the side view)
2d. Total car width, including wheels
Min: 60mm / Max: 85mm
(Measured between outside edges of the wheels or
body, whichever is widest)
2e. Body weight without the CO 2 cartridge
Min: 55.0grams
2f. No part of the body should be less than 3mm thick.
Body edges can have a minimum radius of 1.5mm
when the adjoining surfaces angle is less than 90
degrees.
2g. Maximum body height
(including aerofoils) - 60mm
2h. The car body including side pods and rear wing,
must be machined from a single piece of balsa
wood.
2i. No implants or hidden voids in the car body are
allowed.
2j. A driver cockpit/driver is an optional feature.
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Rules and Regulations 2008/09
Wheel Regulations
Power Plant
3a. All F1 cars must have 4 wheels, two at the front,
two at the rear and all wheels must be cylindrical
and must fit the following criteria.
3b. Front wheel diameter
Min: 26 / Max: 34mm
(Measured to the extreme outer edges of each
wheel)
3c. Front wheel width
Min: 15 / Max: 19mm
(At surface contact point. Measured between the
extreme edges)
3d. Rear wheel diameter
Min: 26 / Max: 34mm
(Measured to the extreme outer edges of each
wheel)
3e. Rear wheel width
Min: 15 / Max: 19mm
(At surface contact point. Measured between the
extreme edges)
3f. All four wheels must touch the racing surface at the
same time.
3g. Wheel dimensions must be consistent with the
whole diameter/circumference of the wheel.
3h. A school/college may manufacture their own
wheels as long as they fit with the set specification.
Ball bearings are permitted and wheel material is
unrestricted.
Wheel to Body Dimensions
The wheels are not allowed to be inside the car body
and 100% of the wheel should be visible from the
wheels top view and side view.
4a. Front wheel visible
(From the plan / side view)
4b. Rear wheel visible
(From the plan / side view)
The event organisers will provide all CO 2 cartridges for
the regional finals and national final.
5a. CO 2 cartridge chamber diameter
Min: 19.1 / Max: 19.9mm
5b. Lowest point of chamber to the race surface
Min: 22.5 / Max: 30mm
5c. Depth of hole
Min: 50 / Max: 60mm
5d. Wall thickness around cartridge
Min: 3.1mm
5e. No paint is allowed inside the chamber (please seal
off or protect the chamber while painting)
*Additional Notes
5b. Measured from track surface to lowest surface part of the
CO2 chamber.
5d. Clear space surrounding the CO2 cartridge below 3.1mm
the car will not be allowed to race and lose marks
accordingly.
5e. Please note if a large amount of paint is in the chamber
the car may be unable to race and be disqualified.
Screw Eyes/Plastic inserts
6a. Each car must have 2 (two) screw eyes/plastic
inserts/tether line guides firmly secured at the front
and rear of the car body, running along the car body
base centreline. The track string must pass through
the two screw eyes/plastic inserts.
6b. Screw eyes/tether line guides must not make contact
with the racing surface.
6c. Inside diameter of screw eye / plastic insert
Min: 3 / Max: 5mm
(Referring to the hole in the screw eye/plastic
insert itself. Teams can make their own inserts if
required)
6d. Distance apart (at farthest point
Min: 120 / Max: 190mm
(The longest distance between the outside edge
of the screw eye or tether line guides)
6e. Glue may be used to secure the screw eyes/plastic
inserts.
6f. Teams must make sure that the screw eye holes are
tightly closed to prevent the string from slipping out
of the screw eyes. This should be done prior to
registration at an event.
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Rules and Regulations 2008/09
Aerofoil Regulations
Car Repair Regulations
7a. The design of the completed R-TYPE car should
resemble an actual F1 car through inclusion of an
aerofoil on the front nose of the car and an aerofoil
on the rear of the car.
7b. The front aerofoil may be machined from a separate
non-metallic material. The rear aerofoil and car body
must be machined from a single piece of balsa
wood.
7c. Front / Rear Aerofoil Span
Min: 40 / Max: 65mm
(where the aerofoil is intersected by the car body,
the span is the sum of the two parts each measured
from aerofoil tip to the point of joining the car body
and/or centre of any fillet at this joining point. The
measurement is made in the plane parallel to the
track surface as in the diagram)
7d. Front / Rear Aerofoil Chord*
Min: 15 / Max: 25mm
(The aerofoil chord minimum/maximum dimensions
must be within the dimensions that define the
aerofoil span)
7e. Front Aerofoil Thickness
Min: 1 / Max: 12mm
(The aerofoil thickness minimum/maximum
dimensions must be within the dimensions that
define the aerofoil span and wing chord/width).
7f. Rear Aerofoil Thickness
Min: 3 / Max: 12mm
(The aerofoil thickness minimum / maximum
dimensions must be within the dimensions that
define the aerofoil span and aerofoil chord. All rear
wing edges – minimum radius of 1.5mm when the
adjoining surfaces angle is less than 90 degrees.)
7g The whole of the Front Aerofoil when viewed from
the side must be in front of the centre line of the
front axle.
7h The whole of the Rear Aerofoil when viewed
from the side must be behind of the centre line
of the rear axle.
8a. No repair or maintenance on entries will be allowed
after the entries have been registered without
permission of the Event Coordinator.
8b. If an entry becomes damaged during the event, and
the damage is determined by the officials to be
related to engineering deficiencies the car may be
repaired. This is the only reason that a team should
be allowed to tamper with their car after registration.
Any repair to the car will result in a single 5 point
penalty. This penalty is applied against total points
awarded for that race event category and can only
be incurred once. If the officials determine the
damage is not related to engineering deficiencies,
repairs or replacement with an identical back-up car
will be allowed without penalty.
8c. Damage incurred during a race, before the car
crosses the finish line (e.g. wheel, wing, screw eye
or any other part of the car separating from the
entry) will result in a DNF (Did Not Finish) race
result.
8d. All damage issues and related decisions are to be
decided by the race track officials, scrutineers and
referred to the Chair of judges if necessary.
Complaints Procedure
9a. All complaints regarding racing track marshalling
and/or illegal cars should be reported by 15:00 all
other complaints/issues by 12:00, on the day of the
final, to the Event Co-ordinator directly. We cannot
consider changes to procedures after these times.
Any complaints after this time should be made in
writing to the Event Co-ordinator and will be dealt
with after the close of the event.
7i IMPORTANT: The bottom surface of the Rear
Aerofoil must be higher than the highest point of
the rear wheel when measured normal to the
track surface.
*Note: The aerofoil chord is engineering
terminology and denotes the imaginary straight
line drawn through the airfoil from its leading edge
to its trailing edge.
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Rules and Regulations 2008/09
Competition Categories
10a. Due to the increasing numbers entering the
competition it has been necessary to introduce a
qualifying round. Entry to this qualifying round will
be open to all schools and entry is free. Each
school may enter as many teams as they wish.
The qualifying round will be judged on criteria as
per qualifying round information in this document
on pages 10 and 11.
A maximum of two teams per school will be
permitted through to the regional final stage.
10b. There are 2 levels of entry and 2 car types:
o Junior Cycleª
• D-Type car design only
o Senior Cycle b
• D-Type car design or
Note:
• R-Type car design c
ª Students must be in 1 st to 3 rd year of secondary school
in present year of Challenge
b
Students must be in Transition, 5 th or 6 th year of
secondary school in present year of Challenge
c
If it is your school’s third time to enter the Challenge
and your team is a Senior Cycle team, you must
design the R-Type car.
Please register your teams online
and read the Challenge Agreement
when entering.
10c. There will be a separate award for:
The Overall Winner of the Challenge
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Winners in each Category
Best Newcomer*
The Fastest Car
The Best Engineered Car *
Best Use of ICT*
Best Team Website*
The Best Team Marketing and Sponsorship*
Note - * Awards above are at the discretion of the
judges.
Note: Only one representative i.e. teacher will escort the
winning team on any trips, so please ensure correct
name of teacher is registered
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Rules Compliance Drawing 2008/09
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Marking Criteria 2008/09
Total (Team) Marks available = 300
1. Specifications
Minimum and maximum dimensions.
Key Features.
Points Awarded.
Few regulations & dimensions within tolerance LOW: 1-6
Some regulations & dimensions within tolerance MEDIUM: 7-13
Most or all regulations & dimensions within tolerance HIGH: 14-20
2. Design Portfolio
Initial ideas through to design development, testing and evaluation.
Key Features
Limited ideas, developed one idea, minimal testing and
review of the brief and specifications.
Team presents a range of ideas. Developing and
modeling some of those ideas. Some evidence of
testing. Evaluation at key points in the design process.
Evidence of some other aspects including marketing
and sponsorship.
Presents a range of ideas from all team members and
developed several ideas and models. Evaluation of all
aspects of the design process, throughout the design
portfolio. Evidence of a range of activities not including,
but for example: marketing, sponsorship, graphic
design, project-management.
Points Awarded
LOW: 1-13
MEDIUM: 14-26
HIGH: 27-40
3. Team Design for F1 Car
Finished product and team graphic identity.
Key Features
Points Awarded
Simple idea with limited graphic identity. LOW: 1-10
Realistic design with adequate graphic identity,
featuring in other areas of the team’s work.
Realistic and imaginative idea with a strong graphic
identity, featuring in all aspects of the team’s work.
MEDIUM: 11-20
HIGH: 21-30
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Marking Criteria 2008/09
Total (Team) Marks available = 300.
4. Use of CAD and ICT
Use of each application, quality of work produced.
Graphic technique.
Key Features
Presents sufficient information and satisfies the entry
requirements. Limited use of ICT in other areas of the
team’s work. Adequate use of CAD/CAM showing the
process through to manufacture.
Presents information in an organised, clear and
coherent manner, uses ICT appropriately in more than
one area and may have limited web content. Good use
of CAD/CAM showing a detailed step by step process
from design through to manufacture. Good use of
presentation tools
Presents information in a well organised and logical
manner. Used ICT appropriately across a range of
areas and skillfully and developed a well designed
project website. Excellent use of CAD/CAM as above,
showing an excellent understanding of CAD/CAM.
Points Awarded
LOW: 1-16
MEDIUM: 17-33
HIGH: 34-50
5. Quality of Manufacture
Use of materials and equipment.
Making products in quantity.
Key Features
Final car design is similar to original design proposal
(final 3D rendering), symmetrical in form and
reasonable quality finish on the car body.
Points Awarded
LOW: 1-10
Final car design matches the original design proposal
(final 3D rendering), symmetrical in form and good
quality finish on the car body and graphics.
MEDIUM: 11-20
High quality final car design, identical to proposed
design, symmetrical in form and excellent finish on the
car body and graphics.
HIGH: 21-30
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Marking Criteria 2008/09
Total (Team) Marks available = 300
6. Verbal Presentation
Quality of presentation.
Team work.
Use of visual aids.
Key Features
Informative presentation covering some aspects of the
design process and how the team organised
themselves. Some members of the team spoke in an
enthusiastic way and gave an interesting presentation.
Some use of visual aids.
Very informative presentation covering most aspects of
the design process and how the team organized
themselves. Most members of the team spoke with
enthusiasm and gave a very interesting presentation.
Used different visual aids.
Very informative, concise presentation covering all
aspects of the design process and how the team
organised themselves. All members of the team took a
turn to speak, they enthused about their achievements
and gave an excellent presentation. Used visual aids in
an imaginative way.
Points Awarded
LOW: 1-10
MEDIUM: 11-20
HIGH: 21-30
7. Time Trials
Fastest Time (from all races).
Key Features
Points Awarded
Points awarded for position in time trials. LOW: 1-26
Points awarded for position in time trials. MEDIUM: 27-52
Points awarded for position in time trials. HIGH: 53-80
8. Reaction Times
Measuring reaction time.
Key Features
Points Awarded
Points awarded for position in time trials. LOW: 1-6
Points awarded for position in time trials. MEDIUM: 7-12
Points awarded for position in time trials. HIGH: 13-20
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Specification Sheet R-Type Championship Season 2008/09
Team Name: ..........................................................................School Name: ............................................
Level of Entry (Age category) □ Junior Cycle □ Senior Cycle
Designed using: ...............................................................................................
Manufactured at (venue): ..................................................................................
Manufactured on (CNC machine): .....................................................................
Measurement tolerance limits +
0.1mm Weight tolerance + 0.5gm
BODY DIMENSIONS
MEASUREMENT VALUE (mm) / (g)
3a. Full Body Length
3b. Body Height Above Track
3c. Body Width at Side Pods
3c. Surface area of side pods at least 30x15 (side view)
3d Total Body Width Including Wheels
3e. Body weight without the CO2 cartridge
Yes
No
3f
3g
Minimum Body Thickness (excluding aerofoils/wings)
Overall Body Height (including aerofoils/wings)
WHEEL DIMENSIONS
4c. Front wheel diameter
4d. Front wheel width (at surface contact point)
4e. Rear wheel diameter
4f. Rear wheel width (at surface contact point)
WHEEL TO BODY DIMENSIONS
5a. Front wheel visible (side/plan view) Yes No
5b. Rear wheel visible (side/plan view) Yes No
POWER PLANT
6a. CO2 cartridge chamber diameter
6b. Lowest point of chamber to the racing track surface
6c. Depth of Hole
6d. Wall Thickness Around Cartridge
SCREW EYES
7c. Inside diameter of screw eye
7d. Distance apart (at farthest point)
CAR BODY
8c. Front Wing Width 8e. Front Wing Thickness
8d. Rear/Front Wing Dept 8f. Rear Wing Thickness
This specification sheet does not apply for the D-Type class. Separate specification sheets are available for each class.
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