A team from Bloomsburg High School (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) recently won "Best Overall" and "Fastest Car" in the international finals of the "Jaguar F1 Team in Schools CAD/CAM Design Challenge" in Birmingham, England, in the first appearance by a U.S. team. "Team Turbo' consisted of Alex DeRose. Austin Mantz. Tyler Marshall, Jessica Rubenstein and Justin Wilcott, with team advisor Kirk Marshall. F1 in Schools is a technology challenge in which students construct a 1/20 scale Formula One (F1) racing car. It seeks to raise the profile of engineering among students and give them access to the latest technology in engineering and manufacturing. The popularity of F1 racing lends excitement while providing a relevant background for simulating critical elements of engineering. Students use CAD software to create virtual 3D models of their cars and translate their designs into reality by means of CAM software and CNC milling machines. The program is supported by a worldwide network of companies including its founding partners--Denford, Inc., Jaguar Inc., BAE Systems, Inc. and Pitsco, Inc.--and its Gold Sponsors--EDS and Pathtrace. For more information about the competition. please visit www.f1inschools.com.

Shauna R. Steigerwald

shauna@mmsonline.com

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