According to the F1 website, the competition is open to Form 4 students to design and manufacture carbon dioxide powered model racing cars. It was introduced to train students to plan their business, research, design, produce, test and race the F1 prototype cars.
When introduced in Malaysia, the competition was only open to those in the Klang Valley - the following year, it was extended while from the third year, to Sabah and Sarawak, 2009 is the third year that Sarawak has participated in the competition.
This year (2009), only Sarawak is holding full competitions where all teams race against each other. Online submission is for those in Perlis, Kedah, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Pahang, Terengganu and Sabah. Only Negeri Sembilan is doing portfolio and presentation.
The competition has two categories - automatic trigger and time trigger. For time trigger, one team member has to press the trigger to pierce the carbon dioxide cartridge to push the car forward.
Top two teams in Sarawak would represent the state in national level to be held in November 2009. The winner at the national level will represent the country at the international level of the competition.
Cost for a team is around RM5000 including materials for the cars, T-shirt for the team members, exhibition ,materials and some limited edition merchandise to be sold at the exhibition booth. This excluded the transportation, food and accomodation when competing at the national level.
BLAZIN'BEAT will be representing Sarawak at national level , which will be held at Sunway Lagoon. BLAZIN'BEAT is looking for sponsorship to cover the expenses for the national level which includes flight tickets for it's 6 team members, food and accomodation (3 days). Please note that, participants and their team members have to source for their own fund to cover the expenses for the F1 in Schools Challenge. This is part of the objective of the programme whereby the participants are exposed to the business such as promoting their model cars and marketing.
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Anyone out there, individual or organization or any companies, why don't we chip in and help this students to go ahead with the F1 challenge by sponsoring them. I already did that. It could be in term of flight tickets, accomodation in KL or any nearby hotel near Sunway Lagoon (for the national level competition) or some merchandise items for them to promote their team as well as the sponsors.
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