Future Funding

Fourth blog post this week, its certainly been as busy start to the term!
A massive congratulations has to go to some of the more senior members of our team (if 15/16 can be called senior!) who have done a great job pitching our project to the Head.

Since our inception in 2007 we have run as a completely self financing project with very little funding from the school, we have only been able to run thanks to the generosity of local businesses. This has left us a bit short this year, without the necessary funding for the coming season, putting all our hard work in jeopardy.

This is when Euan, Spencer and Gemma stepped up and approached the head directly and made a Dragons' Den style pitch to secure some school funding for coming season. Inspired by the initiative of these exemplary members of the team the Head has agreed to an epic contribution of several thousand pounds over the next few years, a fantastic result that secures our project well into the future.

These 3 students are all Year 11s so they will unfortunately be leaving the team after the final in October so they will not get to enjoy the fruits of their labours, making their achievement even more impressive. Working hard for the benefit of others fits very well with the ethos of Richard Lander School and these students are fine examples of this.

Well done guys!

New Website

The Greenpower website has had a major revamp and it's looking pretty sweet. Not so sure about the yellow text on white though...

Anyway, head over to www.greenpower.co.uk to check it out!

Somerset Timing

With less than a week to go until our next race the team are getting very excited. With another regional heat run last weekend we have dropped further down the grid to 53rd and will almost certainly drop further after the northwest heat on the 15th. The weekend at Somerset however is our chance to address this and gain pack those slipped places.

If you want to join us and cheer us on directions and schedules can be found in a previous post HERE.

If you can't make it but want to keep track of our progress the live timing can be found at the following link:

http://bbk-online.net/gpt/race50.htm

If you have a smart phone or something similar here's the QR:

We are expecting a great performance at Somerset, the car has never been more ready and the team and the prepared, everything is in place for a good result.

Preparations for Somerset

After the long summer break we are finally back in the workshop again for some last minute fettling ahead of the next race at RNAS Merryfield in two weekends time. We have finished fitting the new 6 point harness as well as replacing the side impact foam which was looking a bit tatty. All that's left now is to set up the camber and tracking and we are ready.

For those of you who want to accompany us and cheer us on, the race schedule is as follows:

          0830hrs – Teams Arrive and Sign On

          0900hrs – Scrutineering Opens

          0930hrs – Team Briefing 1

          1030hrs – 1130hrs – Practice

          1140hrs – Team Briefing 2

          1200hrs – 1600hrs – Formula 24 Regional Heat

          1630hrs – Prize Giving

We will be running this as a long day trip, leaving from school at 5:00 in the morning and getting back between 8 and 9 depending on how quickly the team pack up!

If you want to make your own way up head for the M5 and take junction 25 onto the A358, heading for Illminster. After about 8 miles take the left turn, sign posted for Ilton. Once on this road, follow the signs for 'Buisness Park'. RNAS Merryfield is a short distance beyond the business park. To check out the route yourself click HERE.

Greenpower Article

Maurice Hamilton of Grandprix.com has written an article about Greenpower and the Season Opener from back in May. If you want to check it out hit the jump:

http://www.grandprix.com/columns/maurice-hamilton/the-next-newey.html