Sunday 29 October 2017

Evolocity Challenge 2017

I am so pleased that two of our students have taken up the challenge to compete in the Evolocity Challenge. Last weekend, Ruby McCallum and Elise Mason were excited to be part of the regional evolocity competition held at the A&P Grounds in Christchurch.  


Year 11 students, Elise and Ruby have been working with the evolocity support team throughout the year to construct and fit an electric motor to a vehicle.  Their chosen vehicle was an upcycled bicycle.  Ruby and Elise’s vehicle supports sustainability as most of their project was from recycled parts.  It was easily manoeuvrable, semi-fast and takes up little storage space.  Throughout this process, the girls have learnt a lot about electric engines and working collaboratively. They have also had opportunities to extend their engineering and technology through welding classes and building a system to control their vehicle.
Results:
In the Bike Section:
1st in the Drag Race with a speed of around 27 km/hr
2nd fastest in both the Bike and Cart Categories
2nd best in the stopping distance and deceleration challenge
3rd in the Slalom Challenge

Already the girls are talking about next year and what they want to achieve.   They are keen for more St Margaret’s College girls to be involved in this programme.  If you are interested in finding out more about the Evolocity Challenge please speak with Elise or Ruby or get in touch with Ms Chong.

The next challenge will be to participate in the national challenge on Saturday 2 December at the Christchurch A&P Grounds as part of the “Electric Wheels Festival where you can experience a range of electric vehicles - cars, bikes and grass karts.  Come along and support this awesome pair.