Gear COMSOL crowned UK National Champions!

News - Apr 1

The STEM Racing UK National Finals took place on the 25th - 26th March and involved teams from all over the UK and abroad. Day 1 consisted of the main competition: the first round of racing, Pit Display judging, the Verbal Presentations, team identity judging, and Portfolio judging for both the Design & Engineering and Enterprise Portfolios.

Both CGS teams; Peregrine Racing and Gear Six COMSOL, delivered an incredible performance, with both teams receiving amazing remarks from the judges. Racing for Gear Six COMSOL resulted in them reaching the top of the leaderboard for Development Class legal cars, while Peregrine Racing impressed the judges with a bold and interactive Pit Display and clean portfolios and placed 5th.

The second day consisted of feedback, the second round of racing and the Awards Ceremony, along with a session to look around the amazing steel works at the Magna Science Centre. Both teams received overwhelmingly positive feedback from judges and industry professionals, as well as many awards.

Peregrine Racing managed to win the ‘Best Pit Display’ award and were nominated for the ‘Best Portfolio’ and ‘Team Identity’ awards, while Gear Six COMSOL won the ‘Fastest Car’ and ‘Best Verbal Presentation’ awards, as well as being nominated for the ‘Research and Development’ and ‘Project Management’ awards.

At the end of the event, Gear Six COMSOL were crowned the UK National Champions – becoming the first from CGS ever to place so highly. As a result of their success, they have been invited to compete at the Aramco STEM Racing World Finals in Singapore this October, to make their debut as a Professional Class team.

Both teams would like to thank their teachers, parents, friends and fellow teams for their support throughout the competition, as well as their sponsors for making the journey to Nationals possible. These include COMSOL, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Veloce, Mantracourt Electronics, FullHealth Medical and JSN Landscaping who supported Gear Six COMSOL. They would also like to thank Dartline, Merc Service SW, Hotcam, E. Linley & Son, Tabas, University of Exeter, Integrated Milling Technology and Boxtwelve who supported Peregrine Racing.

Both teams would like to give a special thanks to To-An-Fro, for making the journey to Nationals physically possible as they provided them with a minibus as well as a van for transport of their pit displays and luggage.

Written by: Peregrine Racing & Gear Six COMSOL