ENGINEERING students at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor have been preparing for the 2024 Formula One in Schools competition.

Emlyn Evans, engineering lecturer at the Pwllheli and Dolgellau campuses, is preparing the seven teams for this year’s event, which will take place in Denbigh on February 1. 

He said: “This is a great opportunity for our students to use the skills they have learnt since September.

“It involves teamwork, business acumen, marketing, design and engineering as key elements of the competition, in preparation for the race day.

“They have already set up their teams, created logos and have each taken up the key roles within the team covering design, marketing, finance, manufacturing, sponsorship and project management.”

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In December, the design engineers and manufacturing engineers visited the engineering centre at Coleg Menai in Llangefni to machine their initial designs for testing.

Using Fusion 360, a 3D design package, the students converted their 3D model into G-codes, which were then used as the base program to machine the race cars.

Emlyn said: “We would like to thank Bryn Jones from Coleg Menai for his time and sharing his experience with our students to enable them to convert their designs into a machined race car for pre-testing.”

For the first time this year, Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor is also supporting three schools with two teams in this year's event.

This is part of a new computer-aided engineering module being delivered as part of the college’s continued engaging 14-16 engineering provision.

Emlyn said: “We have some sponsorship opportunities available. If you are interested in sponsoring any of our teams you will be rewarded with your company logo on team clothing and on the race car.

“Look out for further updates as we prepare to race at the F1 in schools event on February 1.”