Race Day 2006
NBA Tallaght, 30 May 2006
Teams from Tipperary, Cork, Limerick, Kildare, Cavan, Cork and Dublin triumphed in the First National Championship of the F1 in Schools: Formula One Technology Challenge.
The first prize - which includes a trip to the Honda F1 Team Operation Centre in UK and €5,000 of IT equipment for their school - was claimed by the Blade of Fire team from St Ailbe's School, Tipperary.
Congratulations to winning team members Stephen Quinn, Anthony Power, Siobhan Daly, Stephanie Tracey, and Pat Noonan, and to their teacher Sean Fitzpatrick.
"The Honda Motor Company has a proven record for investing in the technology of the future. Our sponsorship of this event gives Irish students the opportunity to integrate their engineering and innovative skills on the international stage in a creative and constructive way."
Adrian Cole, MD of Universal Honda
18 teams from 12 second-level schools from around the country were judged on a range of criteria including car design and speed, a verbal presentation and a visual display. Other elements include marketing, engineering, team website and sponsorship generated locally by the team.
"Witnessing the incredible effort and enthusiasm that has been put into the development of these model Formula 1 cars is inspiring. Our first year of running this programme has been an even greater success than we could have hoped for. Well done pupils and teachers!"
Jim Friars, CEO of the Irish Computer Society (ICS)
The Formula 1 in schools Technology Challenge, sponsored by Universal Honda, is organised by Irish Computer Society (ICS) and designed by Cadpo Europe. Formula 1 in Schools is part of an international competition that now attracts more than 45,000 students across the world.
| Overall Winner | Blade of Fire, St Ailbe's School, Tipperary | 1st Runner Up | Team Beara, Beara Community School, Co. Cork |
| 2nd Runner Up | Crash Test Dummies, Colaiste Chiarain, Limerick |
| Best Engineered Car | RoadKill, Salesian College, Kildare |
| Best Team Website | Team Nitrous, St Clare's College, Cavan |
| Best Team Sponsorship and Marketing | Team Beara, Beara Community College, Cork |
| Fastest Car | Team GTi, Holy Family Community School, Dublin |
Next year, the winning Irish car may also be eligible to race in the International finals due to be held in Melbourne, Australia. This year’s Global winners received stunning prizes including The Bernie Ecclestone Trophy and three-year full scholarships to study Motorsport and Automotive Engineering at City University London.