Greenpower racer at Wiscombe Park event
An electric-powered
lightwieght racer built by students at Newton Abbot College carried
out a demonstration run at Torbay Motor Club's Wiscombe Park hillclimb meeting on
Saturday May 14th 2011.
The team known as 'Team Lucy' spent the
day at the club's annual Wiscombe event with the car
displayed in the competitors paddock.Prior to the demonstration
Torbay Motor Club presented Newton Abbot College Technology teacher
John Musty with a cheque as part of the club's continuing support.
The students, all very smart in the college uniforms, were on hand
to with John Musty to answer questionss from the public .
Team Lucy was one of three teams representing
the South-West at the 2010 Goodwood finals of the Greenpower series. The self-built car,
powered by a 750 watt electric motor, carries the logo of
Torbay M.C. who first supported the team with a financial
donoation in 2010 to assist their preparations for the prestigious
final. Phil Drinkwater, Torbay Motor Club's
president, commented that "It's important that young people take an
interest in both the engineering and sporting aspects of these
initiatives, not just to focus on alternative methods of powering
vehicles in the future but also to give them an insight into working
together in a competitive environment that can also be sociable and
fun".
At
the Goodwood finals last year the team experienced problems with
gear selection, the time taking to partly remedy the situation cost
them time and they still lacked a full complement of gears.
Subsequently Team Lucy have made revisions to their car, and
continue with other modifications, with the hope of making the
finals for a second year and showcasing their further developed
machine. Members of Team Lucy at Wiscombe Park (pictured top left -
from left to right): Harry Tansley, Charlie Mitchell, Ben Flower,
Ben Williams, Daniel Hayday, and Seb Cook
For more information please go to:
www.gomotorsport.net (who support the Greenpower project)