2007/08 TRACKNAVCHALLENGE

The 2007/08 TrackNAVCHALLENGE programme was a huge success with 41 teams participating.

Five Regional Heats which were run throughout June identified the six top teams across the country. All the teams then converged at the Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon, on 8 July to vie for the title of 2007/08 TrackNAVCHALLENGE Winners.

The six teams were:

• RAGG from Limavady High School, Limavady, Northern Ireland
• 2158 ATC Squadron, Sevenoaks, Kent
• Thermal Racing, Ballyclare High School, Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
• Black Widow, The Nelson Thomlinson School, Wigton, Cumbria
• Eco Freakzz, Carmarthen College, Carmarthen, Wales
• The A Team, Chase Terrace Technology College, Burntwood, Staffordshire

To gain a flavour of the event and see how much enthusiasm it generated, take a look through the photos on tjis page and at the video on the home page.

Listed below are a few quotes from contestant and supervising adults:

"It was a good experience just getting here."
- Team member

"The positive technical feedback from the engineers really gave them a lift – they now realize how important the presentation side of a project becomes, which will stand them well in their GCSE Technology coursework and exams next year."
- Supervising adult

"It was an exciting thing to do and the students were enthused by it."
- Supervising adult

"The thing I enjoyed so much was working with the engineers and hearing what they had to say about our work."
- Team member

"My communications skills as well as my planning and organisation has improved as a result of participating in TrackNAVCHALLENGE."
- Team member

The scores were very close with only five marks separating the First and Second teams and four marks separating the Third and Fourth teams. Below are details of the Awards made and who won them.

Best Electronics:
This award was made by Rapid Electronics to The A Team, Chase Terrace Technology College.  The team received a voucher for electronic equipment.

Innovation and Creativity:
This award was made by Ricardo to Eco Freakzz from Carmarthen College.The team received a trophy, a donation to the department at the college who supported the team and each team member received an educational gift voucher.

The Winch Test:
This award was made by Cranfield University to Thermal Racing from Ballyclare High School. The team received a trophy, certificate and an educational voucher.

The Overall Winner
The overall winner was The A Team from Chase Terrace Technology College.  The award was presented by John Edwards, Managing Director of Land Rover UK NSC.

The team received a trophy, £3,000 for capital equipment for the department that supported the team.  Each member of the team was provided with a Land Rover Mountain Bike and will spend a day at Eastnor Castle, experiencing an off-road demonstration followed by team building outdoor activities.