Competition Regs 2014-15

2014-2015
F1 in Schools - US Competition Regulations 2014/15
www.f1inschools.sae.org
2014 - F1 in Schools Ltd.

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CONTENTS
What is the F1 in Schools Technology
Challenge?........................................................................................................................................................6
Where Could F1 in Schools Take You? .............................................................................................6
Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................7
The Design Brief .......................................................................................................................................9
Design
Considerations.............................................................................................................................................11
Manufacturing
Considerations..............................................................................................................................................12
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................... 9

1.1
Article ............................................................................................................................................ 13
1.2
Parc ferm ................................................................................................................................... 13
1.3
Competition Program ............................................................................................................. 13
1.4
Key performance indicators (KPIs) ................................................................................. 13
1.5
Car race time value ................................................................................................................ 13
1.6
Total race time value ............................................................................................................. 13
1.7
Reaction time value ............................................................................................................... 14
1.8
Project elements ........................................................................................................................ 14
ARTICLE 2 GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................... 15

2.1
Competing teams ....................................................................................................................... 15
2.2
Team responsibilities ............................................................................................................. 15

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2.3
Role and responsibility supervising teacher / adult. ........................................... 15
2.4
Regulations documents ......................................................................................................... 16
2.5
Interpretation of the regulations ...................................................................................... 16
2.6
Supplementary competition regulations ...................................................................... 17
2.7
Design ideas and regulation compliance queries. .................................................. 17
2.8
Outside assistance .................................................................................................................... 17
2.9
Mandatory project elements required for World Finals entry .......................... 19
2.10 Team registration at the event........................................................................................... 20

2.11 Submission of project elements ......................................................................................... 19
2.12 Project elements to be retained by F1 in Schools Ltd. .......................................... 19
ARTICLE 3 COMPETITION AND JUDGING FORMAT ......................................... 20

3.1
Competition program ............................................................................................................. 20
3.2
Judging categories .................................................................................................................... 20
3.3
Judging score cards ................................................................................................................. 20
3.4
Point allocations ...................................................................................................................... 22
3.5
Critical regulations................................................................................................................. 22
ARTICLE 4 SPECIFICATIONS JUDGING (120 points) ......................................... 23

4.1
What will be judged? ............................................................................................................. 23
4.2
Team preparation .................................................................................................................... 23
4.3
Who needs to attend? ............................................................................................................. 23
4.4
Judging process / procedure ............................................................................................... 23
ARTICLE 5 ENGINEERING JUDGING (120 points) ............................................. 24

5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
ARTICLE 6 PORTFOLIO AND DISPLAY JUDGING (210 points) ................... 26

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
Design Portfolio requirements ........................................................................................... 27
6.6
Pit display setup and parameters ................................................................................... 27

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ARTICLE 7 VERBAL PRESENTATION JUDGING (180 points) ..................... 20

7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
Verbal presentation judging provisions ........................................................................ 21
ARTICLE 8 RACING (230 points)................................................................................. 21

8.1
What races will be conducted? ......................................................................................... 21
8.2
8.3
8.4
Reaction race procedure ...................................................................................................... 22
8.5
Reaction race scoring ............................................................................................................. 22
8.6
Track, tether line and timing system information ................................................ 32
8.7
Deceleration system ................................................................................................................. 33
8.8
CO2 Race cylinders ................................................................................................................ 33
8.9
Car weight checks .................................................................................................................... 33
8.10 DNF (Did not Finish) race results ................................................................................... 34

8.11 False starts.................................................................................................................................... 34
8.12 Judges handling cars ............................................................................................................. 34
ARTICLE 9 CAR REPAIRS AND CAR SERVICING .............................................. 34

9.1
Car repairs .................................................................................................................................. 34
ARTICLE 10 PROTESTS .................................................................................................... 36

10.1 Submitting a protest ............................................................................................................... 36
10.2 Unsuccessful protests ............................................................................................................... 36
ARTICLE 11 JUDGES.......................................................................................................... 36
11.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 36
11.2 Chair of Judges ......................................................................................................................... 36
11.3 The judging teams .................................................................................................................... 37
11.4 Judging Decisions .................................................................................................................... 37
ARTICLE 12 - AWARDS........................................................................................................ 37
12.1 Awards Celebration ................................................................................................................ 37
12.2 List of awards to be presented ........................................................................................... 37
APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................................... 38
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What is the F1 in Schools

Technology Challenge?
F1 in Schools Technology Challenge is a
multi-disciplinary challenge open to all

middle and high secondary schools
and other organised youth groups where teams of

students aged 9 to 19 deploy CAD/CAM
software to collaborate, design, analyse,
manufacture, test, and then race miniature

compressed air powered balsa wood F1 cars.
Teams of 3 6 students are judged on car
speed, as well as supporting evidence of their

design, verbal presentation and marketing
display stand in the pits.
Ross Brawn Team Principal Mercedes GP

My career in engineering started as a youngster because of an
enthusiastic father and a meccano set. F1 in Schools takes the
idea
to
another
level
and
contributes
enormously
to
the
education and enjoyment of these young people. There is such a

broad range of disciplines along with a need to be part of a team

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Where Could F1 in Schools Take You?
National Champions from 42 countries around World are invited to
compete at the World Finals where they will go head to head to become
the F1 in Schools World Champions and lift the the Bernie Ecclestone F1
in Schools World Champions trophy. The 2011-12 challenge reached
and exceeded all expectations, with 22 countries
producing 33 teams competing at the World Finals Abu Dhabi 2012. The
2012 World Champions are Cold Fusion from Australia.

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Enquiries and Questions
All questions and queries about the Formula One Technology Challenge
should be emailed to: contactus@f1inschools.co.uk
Registration
IMPORTANT - Please register your teams online as soon as you have
allocated your job descriptions. (www.f1inschools.sae.org
www.f1inschools.sae.org
ENSURE YOU READ AND CHECK THE RULES VERY THOROUGHLY BEFORE BEGINNING
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF YOUR F1 CAR.

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The Design 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
air powerplants.
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 are examples
of what could be covered by the members of your team:
Team Manager (maximum 1 person).
This person could be responsible for managing the team, ensuring

that the primary and back-up cars are ready for the finals. The
team manager works closely with all members of the team, offering
assistance where necessary.
Resources Manager
This person organises time, materials and equipment for design and
making the cars.
They could be responsible for developing ideas regarding team
marketing (presentation). 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
These people could be 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.

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Design Engineer
This role could be 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
This person could 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 resources manager for additional marketing
development.
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 other
members in the team.

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Design Considerations
Design Preparation
Before beginning to design your car, you will need:
A 3D CAD solid modelling software package
at your school/college.
A design template suitable for the balsa

wood blank.
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. Concentrate your research on areas that could help your team,
for example, aerodynamics and car body designs, and 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 wind and/or smoke tunnel to evaluate their aerodynamic

performance.

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Manufacturing Considerations
If you choose to purchase an F1 Car Kit you will receive a balsa wood
block, a set of 4 wheels, 2 axles and some sand paper, which is the
minimum that you need to enter the challenge.
Note that your car design template must be at least 10mm shorter at one
end, compared to the actual balsa wood block (we have accounted for this
is in the Rules & Regulations, point 2a). 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 fixtures. Damage could occur if the cutting
tool hits any of these fixtures.
The fixture 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 process with only one cut, others may
require two or more cuts, and therefore you will need to take this into
account when you are designing the car.
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.
You could also decorate the car body with any sponsorship stickers,
advertising or colour schemes.

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
A number of terminology and phrases will be used in all
documentation and during an F1 in Schools event. This article
will give a definition for each one:
1.1
Article
Each section in all documentation will be referred to as an Article
which brings F1 in Schools Ltd documents in line with the
Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) documentation.
1.2
Parc Ferme
A secure area where all primary and back-up race cars are held to
prevent unauthorised handling, but to allow technical inspections to
be conducted by the Judges. (Literal meaning in French of closed
park).
1.3
Competition Schedule
The
competition
program
will
detail
the
schedule
of
judging
activities for all teams.

1.4
Key performance indicators (KPIs)

These are portions of text that feature on the scorecards within a
corresponding points range. The KPIs describe the type of evidence
the
Judges
will
be
looking
for
in
order
to
score
the
team
appropriately.
1.5
Car race time value

A car race time value is the actual time taken for a F1 in Schools
car to travel the track from start to finish, measured from the instant
the launch pod fires to when the car breaks the finish line timing
beam. In the case of reaction races, the car race time value is
calculated as the total race time value displayed on the electronic
start gate minus the reaction time value displayed for that race.
1.6
Total race time value

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The total race time value is displayed in the total time field on the
electronic start gate at the conclusion of every race. This time is the
sum of the car race time value and any reaction time value
displayed on the electronic start gate. During time trial races where
the automatic launch mode is used there is a zero reaction time
value.
1.7
Reaction time value

A reaction time value is the time recorded from the instant the five
(5) start lights extinguish to the instant the start trigger is activated
by the driver. This value is displayed in the reaction time field on
the electronic start gate.
1.8
Project elements
These are any materials and resources that the team presents as part
of its entry for any judging activity.

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ARTICLE 2 GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1
Competing teams
2.1.1
Each team must consist of a minimum of 3 students to a
maximum of 6.
2.1.2
Each team member must be between the ages of 11-19 years
old. The age of
each team member will be taken at the time of the
regional final.
2.1.3
Each team must use CAD (Computer Aided Design) software
to produce their ideas and model them in 3D.

2.1.4
Each team should use a CNC machine such as a Denford
CNC Router, or an F1
in Schools approved Manufacturing Center to
produce the car body.

2.1.5
Each team should manufacture their car body either at

their school or at a designated manufacturing center/partner.
2.2
Team responsibilities
2.2.1
Teams must read the US Technical Rules & Regulations

carefully to ensure their cars comply with those regulations.
2.2.2
Teams must read the US Competition Regulations (This
document), carefully to
ensure that all project elements satisfy
these regulations and that they
understand
and procedures for all aspects of the competition

2.2.3
the
requirements
and judging.
During competition it is the teams responsibility to ensure
that team members
are present at the correct time and location
for all scheduled activities.

2.3
Role and responsibility of supervising teacher / adult.

2.3.1
All supervising teachers / adults should carefully read and
understand the
terms and conditions for entry into F1 in Schools,
and have explained all relevant
information
agreement to their team(s).

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within
this
2.3.2
It is the primary responsibility of the supervising teacher /
adult to ensure duty
of care / well-being for all their student
team members. Any concerns arising
during
the
event
in
relation to this should be brought to the attention of the F1 in

Schools. Event Directors immediately.
2.3.3
The supervising teacher / adult is permitted to be present
during all judging
activities with their team, but, must not
interact in any way with the student
team,
Judges
or
process. Any incident considered inappropriate will be
judging
brought
to the attention of the Chair of Judges.

2.4
Regulations documents
2.4.1
F1 in Schools Ltd. issues the rules and regulations, all
revisions and
2.4.2
amendments made.
Competition Regulations (This document). The Competition
Regulations
document is mainly concerned with regulations
and procedures directly related
to judging and the competition
event.
2.4.3
Technical Regulations A document separate to this one
which is mainly concerned with the rules and regulations that are
directly related to F1 in
2.5
Schools car design and manufacture.
Interpretation of the regulations

2.5.1
The final text of these regulations is in English, should any
dispute arise over
their
interpretation.
diagrams and any related definitions
The
should
regulation
be
text,
considered
together for the purpose of interpretation.

2.5.2
Text clarification - Any frequently asked questions that are
deemed by F1 in Schools
Ltd.
to
be
clarification will be answered. The
related
question
to
text
and
clarification will be published to all teams at the same time.

2.6
Supplementary competition regulations

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needing
the
In the event of any changes to the regulations or event logistics, teams

will be contacted by F1 in Schools with further information. Any
supplementary regulations will be issued to all teachers and team
managers, where the team manager has supplied F1 in Schools with
a contact email address.
2.7
Design ideas and regulation compliance queries.

Teams are not permitted to seek a ruling from F1 in Schools Ltd. or
any competition official or judge before the event as to whether a
design idea complies with the regulations. Rulings will only be
made by the Judges at the Regional and National Final event.
Design compliance to the regulations forms part of the competition.
As in Formula 1, innovation is encouraged, and F1 in Schools
teams may also find, sometimes controversial ways, of creating design
features by pushing the boundaries in order to get an extra
competitive edge.
2.8
Outside assistance
2.8.1
F1 in Schools teams are encouraged to develop mentoring
partnerships with
businesses,
industry
or
higher
education
organisations throughout their project.

2.8.2
All design work, text and scripting for all project elements
presented for
assessment must be wholly undertaken and created
by the team. This includes
all CAD and CAM data, electronic
portfolio and graphic content.

2.8.3
All aspects of any partnerships should also be represented in
the teams
portfolio. For any project element produced utilising some
outside assistance,
teams should be able to demonstrate to the
Judges a high level of
understanding and justification for any of
the processes used.

2.8.4
Common
sense
components that a team
will
prevail
for
project
elements
has purchased from a supplier. E.g.
bearings, screw eye, electricity power board.
Teams
should
able to explain and justify why a specific component was

purchased over other similar available components.
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be
selected /
2.9
Mandatory project elements required for regional entry

Following is a summary of the mandatory elements to be submitted
for judging:
F1 in Schools Car(2)
A design portfolio
An orthographic drawing and 3D render included in design

portfolio
A pit display
A 5 minute verbal presentation at Regional Final / 8 minute

at National Final
2.9.1
A design specification document

F1 in Schools Cars - Each team must produce a minimum
of one (1) race car
for the Regional Final and then two (2)
identical F1 in Schools cars - a primary race car, and an identical

back-up for the National Final.
2.9.2
Portfolio - Each team must produce a hard copy 20 page
design portfolio, presented in an A3 (or similar) sized format for

exhibition within the teams pit
display. Refer to ARTICLE 6 of
these regulations along with the portfolio and
display
judging
scorecard for portfolio specification and content requirements.

2.9.3
Orthographic drawing - A 3rd angle orthographic projection,
including plan, side
and end elevations of the fully assembled car
must be included in the design
portfolio. A 3D rendering of the
final car design must also be included. These
elements
must
be
produced using CAD. The orthographic technical drawing should

include dimensions and corresponding regulation numbers in order
to
illustrate regulation compliance.
2.9.4
Pit display - Each team will be provided with a table ONLY
for set-up of their pit

2.9.5
display.
Verbal presentation - Teams will be required to deliver a
verbal presentation in relation to their project to the Judges. The

presentation must not last longer
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and 8 minutes at national. Teams should save their presentation on

USB or storage device ready to be displayed on a laptop
provided
by the team. Please note F1 in Schools will not provide a laptop for
the
verbal presentations
2.9.6
Design specification sheet - Each team must complete and
submit a design
specification sheet using the template issued by F1
in Schools Ltd.
2.10 Team registration at the event

2.10.1 Teams will be required to register with F1 in Schools once
arriving for the
event. At this registration teams will be issued with
Regional or National Final
accreditation,
event
detailed welcome pack. The student team manager
programs
and
teacher for each team should make themselves known
and
supervising
to
F1
in
Schools upon arrival.

2.10.2 The Regional
issued will include the
or National
Final
accreditation
material
official F1 in Schools 30x15mm car
decals, for teams that have not
manufactured their own. These
decals must be fitted to each of the cars
by
the
team
registration and prior to the submission of their project
following
elements.
2.11 Submission of F1 in Schools car

Once cars have been submitted, they are considered as being in parc
ferm.
2.12 Project elements to be retained by F1 in Schools Ltd.

It is a condition of the F1 in Schools National Final entry that each
team permits F1 in Schools Ltd to retain 1 x race car, usually the
nominated back-up car and the 20 page design portfolio. This can
be submitted electronically if the team wishes to keep the printed
version.
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ARTICLE 3 COMPETITION AND JUDGING FORMAT

3.1
Competition program
3.1.1
Each team will be judged as per the competition program.
The competition program will be formulated by F1 in Schools to

best and fairly accommodate all
judging
activities. Teams will rotate around judging
and
other
competition
activities as per this
program, with each rotation usually of 20 minutes in
duration.
3.1.2 Judging Streams Ton occasion the competition program

may be divided into two parallel judging streams, Stream A
and Stream B, to help ensure quality judging time intervals
within the event time constraints. A number of strategies are
implemented within the judging process, including Judge
briefings and Judge reviews for cross-moderation to ensure
there is consistency across the judging streams.
3.2
Judging categories
There are five (5) main judging categories, each with its own team of
judges and specified judging activities as detailed in further articles.
3.3
Specification Judging
Engineering Judging
Portfolio and Display Judging
Verbal Presentation Judging
Racing
Judging score cards

The F1 in Schools judging score cards provide detailed information
in relation to what the Judges will be looking for. The key
performance indicators are used by the judges in awarding points
during the judging activities. The 2013/14 judging score cards can
be found in the appendix of this document.

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READING THE SCORE CARDS CAREFULLY IS IMPORTANT. THEY

PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR TEAMS AS TO WHAT
NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED FOR EACH JUDGING CATEGORY.

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3.4
Point allocations
Points will be awarded to teams across five (5) categories with
maximum possible scores as detailed in the following table;
Specification Judging
Specifications
120 points
Engineering Judging
CAD CAM and Analysis
60 points
Quality of Manufacture
60 points
Portfolio and Pit Display Judging

Portfolio
90 points
Pit Display and
60 points
Marketing
F1 Car Design Process
60 points
Verbal Presentation Judging

Technique
60 points
Composition
60 points
Subject Matter
60 points
Racing
3.5
Time Trials
170 points
Reaction Racing
60 points
TOTAL
860 points
Critical regulations
3.5.1
Some of the Technical Regulations have been identified as
being critical
regulations. If a teams primary race car is judged
as being NON-COMPLIANT
with any critical technical regulation
they will be INELIGIBLE for the following

National Champions
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awards:
Fastest Car
Best Engineered Car
3.5.2
If the back-up race car is used for any races, it must also
comply with all critical
Technical Regulations for the team to
be eligible for these awards.

3.5.3
The critical Technical Regulation articles are:
T3.1 / T3.2 / T3.3 / T3.4 / T3.5 / T3.6 / T4.1 / T4.2 / T4.3 / T4.5 /
T6.1 / T7.1 / T8.1 / T8.2 / T8.3 / T8.4 / T8.5 / T8.10
/ T10.1 /
T10.2 / T10.4 / T10.5 / T10.6

Note: The above articles are from the US Technical Regulations. All
of the above critical regulations apply at both the Regional and
National Finals. At the sole discretion of the judges, a decision may
be taken at Regional level to not apply these critical regulations.
ARTICLE 4 SPECIFICATIONS JUDGING (120 points)

4.1
What will be judged?

Specification judging is a detailed inspection process where the race
car (and back-up car at the National Final) is assessed for
compliance with the F1 in Schools US Technical Regulations.
Refer to the specification judging scorecard for scoring details.
4.2
Team preparation
Teams must ensure that their race car(s) and design specification
document are complete and ready for specification judging before
they are submitted.
4.3
Who needs to attend?

Specification scrutineering is a closed activity that no team member
or supervising teacher may attend.
4.4
Judging process / procedure

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Teams begin specification judging with a full allocation of 120

points. Any infringements of the Technical Regulation articles, on
either car (back-up car at the National Final), will result in points
being
deducted
as
detailed
in
the
Technical
Regulations.
Scrutineering will be conducted within the confines of parc ferm,

where the specification Judges will scrutinise cars for compliance to
the Technical Regulations. A series of specially manufactured gauges
will be used to broadly check compliance. Accurate measuring tools,
such as vernier callipers will then be used to closely inspect any
dimensions found to be near to dimensional limits per the initial
gauge inspection.
ARTICLE 5 ENGINEERING JUDGING (120 points)

5.1

The engineering Judges will assess the teams use of CAD/CAM
technologies along with the quality of manufacture of both the
primary and back-up race cars (National Final only) submitted. The
specific areas to be assessed are:
Application of CAD CAM
Analysis
Organisation of CAD data
Orthographic drawing and 3D rendering
Quality of manufacture and assembly of the two submitted

cars
Manufacturing process discussed in the portfolio
Use of CNC machining
Refer to the engineering judging scorecard for key performance

indicator information.
5.2
Team preparation
The team are allowed to take their race car(s) to engineering judging
along with the design portfolio. Other items may also be taken to
help the team explain any engineering or manufacturing concepts.

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The engineering judges will not have access to the team pit display
for judging purposes. Preparation should include careful reading of
the scorecard, the key performance indicators for the application of
CAD CAM, analysis and associated data organisation; describe what
the judges will be looking for.

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5.3

This judging session must be attended by the team manager and team
design and manufacturing engineers as a minimum.
5.4

Teams will be awarded points as per the key performance indicators
shown on the engineering scorecard. The scheduled engineering
judging interview session will focus on the application of CAD CAM,
analysis, CAD data organisation, orthographic drawing, 3D render
and use of CNC machining. This is an informal interview where
Judges will ask the team to demonstrate their CAD / CAM work and
query
teams
on
what
they
have
done.
The
quality
of
car
manufacture and car assembly will be judged during a separate

closed to teams session.
ARTICLE 6 PORTFOLIO AND DISPLAY JUDGING (210 points)

6.1

The portfolio and display judges will examine each teams 20 page
design portfolio and pit display so that they can assess the following
specific areas.
Project management
Team work
Portfolio for clarity and quality
Team identity
Marketing
Pit display for clarity and quality
F1 car design process
Development and testing
Evaluation
Refer to the portfolio and display judging scorecard for detailed

point scoring and key performance indicator information.
6.2
Team preparation

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Most importantly, teams need to read the portfolio and display

judging score card carefully to ensure that all areas to be assessed are
included within the context of their design portfolio and pit display.
It is each teams decision how and where each area is presented.
Teams should be mindful of the time constraints of judging when
making these decisions.
6.3

All team members must be present during the portfolio and display
judging session.
6.4

Portfolio and display judging will take place at each teams pit
display. The Judges will usually introduce themselves then ask the
team to stand clear of their display so the Judges can conduct
assessments. Team members may be asked questions by Judges to help
them find certain content and or seek further explanation.
6.5
Design Portfolio requirements

The design portfolio must be in a printed hard copy format of A3 or
similar size. The portfolio is limited to 20 pages which includes the
front and back covers.
This can be 20 single sided or 10 double
sided sheets. If a portfolio comprises more than 20 pages, the Judges

will only review the first 20 pages for assessment purposes. There
MUST be content related to the use of CAM and CNC manufacturing
included
in
the
portfolio
as
this will
be
referenced by
the
engineering Judges. An orthographic drawing and 3D render must

also
be
included
in
the
portfolio.
Content
related
to
project
management, the team, design ideas, design development, research,

testing and evaluation are commonly presented within the portfolio.
6.6
Pit display setup and parameters

6.6.1
F1 in Schools Ltd will provide each team with a table at
regionals and at the National Final including 1 x power supply.

Teams need to supply any power adaptors they may require. The

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precise booth and table dimensions for the
National Final will
be announced closer to the event.

6.6.2
All teams will be able to set-up their pit displays on arrival
prior to the judging and welcome brief commencing. A time limit

will be enforced.
6.6.3
No part of the teams completed pit display is allowed to
protrude beyond the
physical dimensions of their allocated pit
table. This includes anything that might protrude
above
the
pit
highest point e.g. Flags.

6.6.4
ONLY student team members are permitted to set-up their pit
displays. There must be no supervising teacher / adult or other

outside assistance, unless deemed to be a health and safety issue.
6.6.5
F1 in Schools Ltd and / or the Chair of Judges may instruct
a team to take actions required to reduce or remove noise or the

impact of any other physical or visual display inclusions deemed to
be inappropriate. F1 in Schools Ltd. will instruct teams to remove or
alter any display inclusions considered to be a safety hazard.
6.6.6
Any electrical appliance connected to the power supply must
be electrically
sound.
ARTICLE 7 VERBAL PRESENTATION JUDGING (180 points)

7.1

The verbal presentation Judges will assess each teams 5 minute
(Regional) / 10 minute (National Final) verbal presentation across
the following specific areas:
Presentation technique
o
use of visual aids effective use of multimedia and / or

other props.
team contribution effective participation by all team

members
dynamic levels of enthusiasm and energy.
engagement audience interest and excitement.

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Presentation composition
o
concepts clarification clear and concise explanations

where required.
use
of
time
how
effectively
was
the
minute
(Regional) / 10 minute (National Final) used.

o
Presentation
structure
overview
explained
and
connection between topics.
Subject Matter (the topics which need to be talked about)

o
innovation detail key innovations related to car

design, project management, marketing or any other
aspect of the teams project.
collaboration detail and justify any partnerships or

mentoring from outside the team in terms of improving
project outcomes.
learning experiences explain how the F1 in Schools

project has benefited team members.
Refer to the verbal presentation judging scorecard for detailed point

scoring and key performance indicator information.
7.2
Team preparation
Each team is required to prepare a verbal presentation as per the
requirements above and saved/shown using the teams own laptop.
Teams need to have all presentation resources tested and ready with
them for verbal presentation judging. Most importantly, teams should
read the verbal presentation judging scorecard carefully to ensure
their verbal presentation features all elements and content that the
verbal presentation judges will be looking for.
7.3

All team members must be present during the verbal presentation
judging session.
7.4

Teams will be given an opportunity at the start of their time to setup and test their laptop and any other presentation technologies and

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resources. The team will inform the Judges when they are ready to
begin. The Judges start timing the 5/10 minute duration and will
provide a discreet time warning
presentation
time
remains.
The
signal when
team
will
be
one minute of
asked
to
cease
presenting when the time limit has been reached. At the conclusion
of the teams presentation time, the Judges may choose to provide
some feedback and / or ask any clarifying questions they feel
necessary. Verbal presentations may be filmed for Judges review or
promotional and future resource purposes.
7.5
Verbal presentation judging provisions

F1 in Schools will provide a dedicated private space, such as a small
meeting room, where each team will deliver their presentation to the
Judges. This space will include a data projector or screen and VGA
cable to connect your teams laptop. These will be in fixed positions
but usually with sufficient cable length to allow teams some freedom
for choosing where they wish to locate their laptop. A single table
will also be made available with its use and location in the
presentation space being optional.
ARTICLE 8 RACING (230 points)

8.1
What races will be conducted?

The F1 in Schools racing points will be awarded through reaction
racing manual / driver launch mode, two races in each lane.
single fastest car race time value from all time trial and reaction
races will determine the Fastest Car Award.
8.2
Team preparation
8.2.1
Teams should be familiar with the operation of the F1 in
Schools Race System. Race officials will give instructions prior to

their scheduled races.
8.2.2
Manual / driver starts - One or more team members

(driver/s) must be nominated for launching of the teams car
using the manual launch method.

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8.2.3 Finish line management - At least one member of the team

must be nominated as responsible for managing the finish line
deceleration system (i.e. deceleration towels), and return of
team car along the track to the start area.
8.2.4 Start line car staging one team member may be nominated as
being responsible for staging the car. This team member is
permitted to set the alignment of the car with respect to the
launch pod and track under close supervision from the race
track Judges. Nomination of this team member is optional. The
race Judges can assist or perform this task for the team.
8.3

All team members must be present during their scheduled racing
sessions and should assemble at the track start for briefing by the
race track Judges at their scheduled time.
8.4
Reaction race procedure

Cars are launched in manual / driver reaction mode with four (4)
races total per team, two (2) races in each lane. The TOTAL RACE
TIME displayed and the REACTION TIME displayed for each race is
recorded. The reaction race events will be conducted using the
following procedure:
i.
ii.
Teams race in order as shown in the competition program.

Driver and team stands trackside with corresponding lane start
trigger.
iii.
One team member to track finish for deceleration system

control.
iv.
Race1 - Judge sets cars on track / tether line and inserts CO2
canister.
v.
Judge arms launch pod - SAFETY ON makes initial launch

pod adjustments.
vi.
A team member is then allowed to fine tune the staging of

their car.
vii.
Judge switches launch pod - SAFETY OFF checks track is

clear for racing.

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viii.
ix.
Judge presses the start system reset button car is launched.

Judge
records
TOTAL
RACE
TIME and
REACTION
TIME
displayed on start gate.

x.
Team member at finish control returns car and canister along

track to the start.
xi.
Race 2 conducted in same lane as above, driver can be interchanged.
xii.
Judges remove cars from tether line and change lanes.
xiii.
xiv.
8.5
Race 3 and Race 4, driver can be inter-changed.

Cars removed from track and returned to Parc Ferme.
Reaction race scoring

All four (4) total race times recorded from the reaction races are
considered. The fastest of these four (4) times is used in the following
formulae to calculate the points awarded:
Fastest total race time = 60 pts
2nd fastest total race time = 58 pts
Slowest total race time = 5 pts
Base Time = 125% of 2nd fastest total race time
3rd fastest and all other teams score points using the following
formula:
Points = 5 + (53 / (Base Time fastest total race time)) x (Base Time
teams fastest total race time)
Any team with a best total race time that is slower than the
base time will score 5 points. To further discriminate between
any teams scoring 5 points, a deduction of 1 point will be
made for any did not finish (DNF) reaction race result.
8.6
Track, tether line and timing system information

8.6.1
The F1 in Schools Elevated Race Track, as
manufactured
by Pitsco Inc., will be used. The
official length of the track,
from start line to
finish, is 20 metres. A monofilament

0.6mm, fixed at the start end,
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tether line of Race

diameter
track section
passes down the centre of each
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lane. At the finish end the
line passes through 90 degrees over a
single pulley then attached to a 1.0kg
mass suspended above the
floor.
8.6.2
Launch / Timing System The F1 in
Schools
F1 Race System will be used for
launching cars
and timing races and driver
reaction times to 1/1000th of a second.
8.7
Launch / Timing System Components
Deceleration system
8.7.1
The deceleration system acts to bring cars to rest once crossing
the finish line.
F1 in Schools will provide a standard race car
deceleration system,
consisting of two towels positioned behind
the finish line of each lane.

8.7.2
Teams may supply their own deceleration system and the
team will be
responsible
for
its
management.
Any
system
supplied by a team must be simple to setup and must not impede the
opposing track lane, race car or the race schedule in any way. The
Judges, at their discretion, can rule any system
team
to
be
inappropriate
and
revert
to
use
supplied by a
of
the
standard
deceleration system.
8.7.2
Deceleration systems must be located a minimum of 25mm
after the finish line.
8.8
CO2 Race cylinders

CO2 cylinders to be used for all US competition races will be
supplied by F1 in Schools Ltd. Each CO2 cylinder will be separately
weighed before competition to ensure that all CO2 cylinders used for
races are within a weight range of 0.5 grams. All race cylinders will
be kept in a temperature controlled environment of 21 degrees
Celsius.
8.9
Car weight checks

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Cars will have their weight checked at the race track prior to
commencing a race event. This is done to ensure each car remains at
a legal weight during all races. If a car is judged to have gone under
weight whilst stored in parc ferm, the judges will add ballast to
return the car weight to what it was when first submitted to parc
ferm, without penalty.
8.10 DNF (Did not Finish) race results
Damage or part separation occurring during a race, before the car
crosses the finish line, (e.g. wheel or any other part of the car
separating), or car not crossing the finish line at all, effects in a DNF
race result. The Judges may refer to video evidence to verify a DNF
result.
8.11 False starts
8.11.1 A false start (jump start) occurs when the driver depresses the
trigger button
before the 5 start gate lights have extinguished.
This will be signalled with the
outer
red
light
above
lane
illuminating.
8.11.2 All false starts will incur a 5 point penalty and by default
forfeit that race.
8.12 Judges handling cars

The race Judges will not be required to comply with any special car
handling requests made of them by teams. This includes use of any
special gloves or tools.
ARTICLE 9 CAR REPAIRS AND CAR SERVICING

9.1
Car repairs
9.1.1
All damage issues and related repair work during racing is
at the Judges
discretion and may be referred to the scrutineering
Judges and/or Chair of

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9.1.2
No items can be removed or added to a car during racing,
other than CO2

9.1.3
cylinders, except in the case of a repair.
If the primary race car sustains damage during racing and
this damage is ruled
to be related to engineering deficiencies, the
back-up race car will be reverted to
immediately
remaining in the current race event. This will incur a
for
races
single 15
pt penalty, applied against the teams score for this race event. The
primary race car can later be repaired in any car service
time that may follow. If
then ruled as safe by the Judges, the
team may use the primary race car for

9.1.4
further races.
Team members will be allowed to make trackside repairs to
the damaged car as racing continues.

9.1.5
If the back-up car is damaged the repaired primary car will
be reverted to and
9.1.6
another 5 pt penalty will be applied.
The Judges may choose to suspend racing in order that
repairs can be made.

9.1.7
If the Judges rule that damaged sustained was not due to
engineering
deficiencies, immediate repairs or revert to back-
up car will be permitted without

9.1.8
penalty.
No penalty is applied for damage incurred during knock-out
racing or a teams

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ARTICLE 10 PROTESTS
10.1 Submitting a protest
Any protest issues must be submitted by the team manager to an
Event Director, who will register this and immediately lodge it with
the Chair of Judges. This must occur by the date and time stated in
the event supplementary regulations or during event registration. All
protests must be lodged in writing via the official protest form
available from the Event Directors. The Chair of Judges decision
related to any protest is final.
10.2 Unsuccessful protests
Teams should carefully consider their grounds for submitting a
protest or appeal. Any protest or appeal that is unsuccessful, with the
Judges initial decision remaining unchanged, will result in the
team having a 15 point penalty applied against their total score.
ARTICLE 11 JUDGES
11.1 Overview
There will be six (6) teams of Judges that form the entire Judging
panel. Each judging team will have one Judge appointed as the Lead
Judge. Judges are normally STEM Ambassadors and other education
and industry experts invited by F1 in Schools Ltd. All Judges sign a
declaration to ensure there are no conflicts of interest with respect
to Judges and the teams they are judging.
11.2 Chair of Judges
An independent authority appointed by F1 in Schools Ltd. to
oversees all Judging procedures. The Chair of Judges will determine
the final judging decision where a protest has been submitted or
other judging issue needs resolution. The Chair of Judges will also
preside over a meeting of all lead Judges to ratify the final results
along with nominations and winners for relevant awards.
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11.3 The judging teams

11.3.1 Specification Judges - will scrutinise each primary and
back-up race car with respect to the US Technical Regulations.
11.3.2 Engineering
Judges
assessing each teams use
The
Engineering
Judges
will
be
of CAD/CAM, CNC technologies and
quality of manufacture. They will be
nominating
teams
deserving the Best Engineered Car Award.

11.3.3 Verbal presentation Judges will assess each team as per the
verbal presentation scorecard. They will also be nominating teams
deserving of the
the Innovative Thinking Award.
11.3.4 Portfolio and display Judges will assess each team as per
the portfolio and
display
scorecard.
nominating teams deserving of the Best
They
Team
will
also
Sponsorship
be
and
Marketing Award.
11.3.5 Race Judges will oversee and rule on all race events and
any incidents. This
will determine the Fastest Car Award.
11.4 Judging Decisions

THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES IS FINAL.
ARTICLE 12 - AWARDS
12.1 Awards Celebration
The US Regional and National Final awards will be presented at an
awards ceremony at the end of each event.
12.2 List of awards to be presented
Refer to Article 3.6. (This list may be amended at the discretion of
F1 in Schools Ltd.)
Grand Champion- The team which achieves the highest total

score in the F1 Class.

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2nd and 3rd Place Awards- teams achieving the next two
highest scores
Fastest Car Award - This will be awarded to the team that

achieves the fastest car race time recorded during the time
trial and reaction racing events.
Best Engineered Car Award - This will be awarded to the team

that scores the highest score from the Engineering judging and
Specification judging.
Team Sponsorship and Marketing Award - At the Judges

discretion, this will be awarded to the team with the best
marketing and sponsorship related project content.
Innovative Thinking Award - At the Judges discretion, this

award will be presented to the team that displays the most
unique / clever feature or idea that impresses the judges.
Team Identity Award - At the Judges discretion, awarded to

the team with the best overall identity.
Judges Discretionary Award - Awarded at the judges discretion

to a team, school or individual that they feel deserves
recognition for participating in the competition and / or
overcame obstacles during the event to compete and succeed.
Best Portfolio Award - At the Judges discretion, this will be

awarded
to
the
team
with
the
highest
score
on
the
Pit/Portfolio judging card ( a tie between teams with the same

score will be decided by the judges)
Best Pit Display Award -- At the Judges discretion, this will

be awarded to the team with the highest score on the
Pit/Portfolio judging card ( a tie between teams with the same
score will be decided by the judges based on the Pit display
interview)
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PORTFOLIO & PIT DISPLAY SCORE CARD

Team Number:
Project
Management
Team Name:
PORTFOLIO ONLY ASSESSMENT ITEMS
Little evidence of
Simple management and planning
presented.
project resources identified.
project management
Limited team work
Team Work
Portfolio Clarity
& Quality
evident
Difficult to follow
with basic
or obscure identity
Limited or irrelevant
Marketing
Pit Display

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Repetition of folio
elements
used to guide progress. A range of
10
11
12
13
16 17 18
14
15
Evidence of effective team work with
10
roles defined
11
12
13
16 17 18
14
15
Clear structure, well organised. Good
Inconsistent, limited
Team Identity
20 PAGE FOLIO LIMIT - mark only the first 20 pages including cover page.
use of ICT's enhancing presentation and
10
11
12
13
16 17 18
14
15
considered; e.g. scope, time, resources and project risks.
19
Plan changes discussed
20
21
22
28
23
29
24
30
Effective team identity consistent
through various project components
10
11
Some marketing activity / sponsorship
explained
10
11
messaging ICTs used to enhance
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25
26
27
Highly structured team with clear roles. All team
members had effective and critical contributions Role
19
20
21
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
26
27
High impact and professional throughout. Consistent
19
and clear organisation Excellent use of ICT's to
20
21
22
28
23
29
24
30
25
26
27
Portfolio Total
MARKETING & PIT DISPLAY ASSESSMENT
Clear and effective presentation and
Comprehensive project management. A range of factors
Excellent and highly effective team identity. Team

brand consistently applied through all project
12
13
14
19
15
20
16
17
18
Creative and effective activities linked to sponsorship
12
& sponsor return on investment (ROI)
13
14
19
15
20
16
17
18
Clean, well organised with high impact. Highly

professional with attention to detail Excellent
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
/90
10
11
19
20
Pit Display & Marketing
F1 CAR DESIGN PROCESS PRESENTED IN PORTFOLIO OR DISPLAY
Ideas
Single or basic
Limited development
Development
Testing
Evaluation
Little evidence of
No or limited
3
3
Multiple concepts with links to
Logical design developments explained
Tests which are relevant and results
Ideas or process evaluations at different
Several technically inspired ideas for different car
10
11
12
13
14
15
Clearly justified developments based around research
10
11
12
13
14
15
Quality test method. Accurate results data linked to
9
9
10
11
12
13
14
Excellent ongoing project evaluations linked to
10
11
12
13
14
15
15
F1 Car Design Process
Portfolio + Pit Display & Marketing + F1 Car Design Process = Portfolio and Display Total =
VERBAL PRESENTATION SCORE CARD

Team Number:
Team Name:
PRESENTATION TECHNIQUE
Visual Aids
Little use of aids.
Dynamic /
Energy
Engagement
participation
Good contributions from most team
members
Artificial and/or low
Speakers generally enthusiastic with
energy
Minimal engagement

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Highly professional aids effectively improve
Some aids used effectively
Minimal team
Team
Contribution
lively delivery
Some audience connection at times
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/60
10
communication
11
12
13
14
15
Excellent team work with all members participating
10
effectively
11
12
13
14
15
Passionate with effective and appropriate levels of
9
9
10
liveliness
11
12
13
14
15
Audience fully engaged and excited throughout
10
11
12
13
14
15
/60
/210
Concept
Clarification
COMPOSITION OF THE PRESENTATION
Several concepts
lacked clarification
Too fast or ran out of
Use of Time
presented
Clear and appropriate concept
Experiences

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pace
10
11
10
11
12
13
excellent explanations
14
19
15
Innovations described and justified
10
11
Links with industry or higher
education described
10
11
outcomes
10
11
17
18
12
13
14
each topic
19
15
20
16
17
18
Clear presentation outline / overview. Excellent
connections between topics and easy for audience to
12
13
14
follow
19
15
20
16
17
18
Composition Total
/60
Originality. Clever innovations with high positive
12
13
project impact
14
19
15
20
16
17
18
Collaborations justified with links to learning and
Good explanation of some learning
20
16
Ran on time or under. Excellent balance of depth for
SUBJECT MATTER / PRESENTATION CONTENT / TOPICS
discussed
11
and could be followed by audience
No real reflections
F1 in Schools
Learning
discussed
10
Good timing. Balanced topic depth and
Little collaboration
Collaboration
explanations
/60
Everything presented was understood through
A basic structure / outline provided
presented
Little innovation
Innovation
No structure
Presentation
Structure
time
Technique Total
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12
13
project outcomes
14
19
15
20
16
17
18
A range of personal, life-long learning and career
skills acquired and identified as project outcomes for
12
13
a range of team members
14
19
15
20
16
17
18
Subject Matter Total
/60
Technique + Composition + Subject Matter = Verbal Presentation Total =
/180
ENGINEERING SCORE CARD

Team Number:
Team Name:
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
Application of
CAD-CAM
Basic application.
Final design in CAD
development stages. Good understanding
Minimal analysis
Good analysis. Results applied to
Computer Aided
Analysis
Organisation
Orthographic &
Rendering
1
1
Quality of
Finish and
Assembly
Manufacturing
discussed in
2
Generally
Basic drawing &
3
3
Good technical drawing and realistic
10
11
12
13
14
15
Variety of advanced and relevant analysis techniques
Satisfactory organisation of data and
throughout. Final CAD identical to the physical
10
11
12
13
14
15
Data & parts highly ordered & linked. Full CAD
10
11
12
13
14
High detail & includes spec dimensions.
10
MANUFACTURING
11
12
13
14
15
15
CAD & Analysis
Good overall finish quality and
Showcase' finish quality on all components.
with some
assembly with attention to detail
Exceptional attention to detail across all assembly
Little manufacturing
Advanced use of CAD and CAM technologies
Reasonable finish
portfolio
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Appropriate use of CAD in product
10
11
Manufacturing processes and some
10
11
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12
13
14
19
15
20
16
17
18
Detailed assessment of all manufacturing, stages,
12
13
14
19
15
20
16
17
18
/60
Use of CNC
Machining
Minimal evidence of
CNC understanding

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Effective use and understanding of CNC
High level of CNC machining competence.
machining processes used
Appropriately complex techniques and processes used
10
11
12
13
14
19
15
20
16
17
18
Manufacturing Total
/60
CAD & Analysis + Manufacturing = Engineering Judging Total =
/120
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SPECIFICATIONS SCORE CARD

Team Number:
Team Name:
For clarification on individual regulations, refer to the US Technical Regulations.

Car 1 = Primary race car & Car 2 = Back-up race car.
Regulati
on
Critic
Regulation Overview
al
Penalt
y per
Car
Pass or
Fail
Car
1
Car
Score
ARTICLE T3 FULLY ASSEMBLED CAR

T3.1.1
T3.1.2
T3.1.3
T3.1.5
Designed and engineered using
NA
NA
Hand finishing as per definition.
NA
Both cars designed the same.
NA
T3.2
Undefined features
-6
T3.3
Overall length
-6
T3.4
Overall width
-6
T3.5
Total weight
-6
T3.6
Tack distance
-6
T3.7
Status during races
-6
T3.8
Engineering drawings submitted
-6
T3.8.2
CAD / CAM
Body manufactured using CNC

only.
Drawing accurate representation of

car
-6
ARTICLE T4 - BODY
T4.1
Body construction
-6
T4.2
Implants
-6
T4.3
Virtual cargo
-6
Virtual cargo identification
-3
T4.4
T4.5
Exclusion zones
-6
T4.6
Body thickness
-3
T4.7
F1 in Schools logo decal location
-6
ARTICLE T5 CO2 CYLINDER CHAMBER

T5.1
Diameter
-3
T5.2
Distance from track surface
-2

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T5.3
Depth
-2
T5.4
Thickness of chamber surrounds
-3
T5.5
Finishing of chamber surrounds
-2

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Regulati
on
Critic
Regulation Overview
al
Penalt
y per
Car
Pass or
Fail
Car
1
ARTICLE T7 TETHER LINE GUIDES

T7.1
Location
-6
T7.3
Diameter
-3
T7.4
Guide separation
-3
T7.5
Tether line guide safety
-6
ARTICLE T8 - WHEELS
T8.1
Number and location
-6
T8.2
Distance between opposing wheels
-6
T8.3
Diameter
-6
T8.4
Width
-6
T8.5
Visibility
-6
T8.6
Visibility in the front view
-6
T8.7
Race track contact
-2
T8.8
Rolling surface
-3
T8.9
Wheel support systems
-3
T8.10
Rotation
-6
ARTICLE T9 NOSE CONE
T9.1
Construction
-6
ARTICLE T10 WING AND WING SUPPORT STRUCTURE

T10.1
Description and placement
-6
T10.2
Construction
-6
T10.3
Clear airflow
-6
T10.4
Rear wing location
-6
T10.5
Rear wing height
-6
T10.6
Front wing location
-6
T10.7
Visibility of front wing
-3
T10.8
Wing identification
-3
T10.9.1
Front wing span
-3
T10.9.2
Rear wing span
-3
T10.10
Span segments
-3
Front wing chord
-2
T10.11.
1

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Car
2
Score
T10.11.
2
T10.12.
1
T10.12.
2
Rear wing chord
-2
Front wing thickness
-2
Rear wing thickness
-2
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS

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TEAM SPECIFICATION SHEET

Team Number:
Team Name:
Each team is required to document the dimensional regulations on this template as

listed below.
(For clarification on individual regulations, refer to the Technical Regulations.)
Note: Car 1 = Primary race car & Car 2 = Back-up race car.
Reg.
No.
Critic
Regulation Overview
al
Team Car Measurements

Car 1
ARTICLE T3 FULLY ASSEMBLED CAR

Overall length Min:170mm /
T3.3
T3.4
T3.5
Overall height Max:60mm
T3.6
Total weight - Min: 55.0grams
T3.7
Max:210mm
Overall width Min:60mm /

Max:85mm
Body to track distance Min:3mm /

Max:15mm
ARTICLE T4 - BODY
T4.3
T4.4.
1
T4.4.
2
Virtual cargo
Min:30mmx50mmx10mm
Minimum body thickness Min:3mm
Body edge radii Min:1.5mm

ARTICLE T5 CO2 CYLINDER CHAMBER
T5.1
T5.2
T5.3
T5.4
Diameter Min:19.5mm +/- 0.5mm

Distance to track surface
Min:22/Max:30mm
Depth Min:50mm / Max:60mm

Thickness of chamber surrounds
Min:3mm
ARTICLE T6 TETHER LINE SLOT

T6.1
T6.2
Length Min:120mm / Max:190mm

Slot cross-section sides Min:6mm
+/-1.0mm
ARTICLE T7 TETHER LINE GUIDES

T7.3
Diameter Min:3mm / Max:5mm
T7.4
Guide separation Min:120mm /

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Car 2
Max:190mm
ARTICLE T8 - WHEELS
T8.2
Diameter Min:26mm / Max:34mm
T8.3
Width Min:15mm / Max:19mm

ARTICLE T10 WING AND WING SUPPORT STRUCTURE
T10.3
T10.9.
1
T10.9.
2
T10.11
.1
T10.11
.2
T10.12
.1
T10.12
.2
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
Clear airflow around wing surface

Min:3mm
Front wing span Min:40mm /

Max:65mm
Rear wing span
Min:40mm/Max:65mm
Front wing chord Min15mm /
Max:25mm
Rear wing chord Min:15mm /

Max:25mm
Front wing thickness Min:1.5mm /

Max:6mm
Rear wing thickness Min:1.5mm /

Max:6mm

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F1 in Schools - US Competition Regulations 2014/15

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Where Could F1 in Schools Take You? .............................................................................................6

Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................7

The Design Brief .......................................................................................................................................9

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................... 9

Parc ferm ................................................................................................................................... 13

Competition Program ............................................................................................................. 13

Key performance indicators (KPIs) ................................................................................. 13

Car race time value ................................................................................................................ 13

Total race time value ............................................................................................................. 13

Reaction time value ............................................................................................................... 14

Project elements ........................................................................................................................ 14

ARTICLE 2 GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................... 15

Competing teams ....................................................................................................................... 15

Team responsibilities ............................................................................................................. 15

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Role and responsibility supervising teacher / adult. ........................................... 15

Regulations documents ......................................................................................................... 16

Interpretation of the regulations ...................................................................................... 16

Supplementary competition regulations ...................................................................... 17

Design ideas and regulation compliance queries. .................................................. 17

Outside assistance .................................................................................................................... 17

Mandatory project elements required for World Finals entry .......................... 19

2.10 Team registration at the event........................................................................................... 20

ARTICLE 3 COMPETITION AND JUDGING FORMAT ......................................... 20

Competition program ............................................................................................................. 20

Judging categories .................................................................................................................... 20

Judging score cards ................................................................................................................. 20

Point allocations ...................................................................................................................... 22

ARTICLE 4 SPECIFICATIONS JUDGING (120 points) ......................................... 23

What will be judged? ............................................................................................................. 23

Team preparation .................................................................................................................... 23

Who needs to attend? ............................................................................................................. 23

Judging process / procedure ............................................................................................... 23

ARTICLE 5 ENGINEERING JUDGING (120 points) ............................................. 24

What will be judged? ............................................................................................................. 24

Team preparation .................................................................................................................... 24

Who needs to attend? ............................................................................................................. 26

Judging process / procedure ............................................................................................... 26

ARTICLE 6 PORTFOLIO AND DISPLAY JUDGING (210 points) ................... 26

What will be judged? ............................................................................................................. 26

Team preparation .................................................................................................................... 26

Who needs to attend? ............................................................................................................. 27

Judging process / procedure ............................................................................................... 27

Design Portfolio requirements ........................................................................................... 27

Pit display setup and parameters ................................................................................... 27

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ARTICLE 7 VERBAL PRESENTATION JUDGING (180 points) ..................... 20

What will be judged? ............................................................................................................. 20

Team preparation .................................................................................................................... 21

Who needs to attend? ............................................................................................................. 21

Judging process / procedure ............................................................................................... 21

Verbal presentation judging provisions ........................................................................ 21

ARTICLE 8 RACING (230 points)................................................................................. 21

What races will be conducted? ......................................................................................... 21

Team preparation .................................................................................................................... 21

Who needs to attend? ............................................................................................................. 22

Reaction race procedure ...................................................................................................... 22

Reaction race scoring ............................................................................................................. 22