The Growing Power of the Passion

2009
August 2009
Maryborough, November 19—22, 2009
Newsletter 2
The Growing Power of the Passion
Highlights
!" Roll Bars
!" Hailey Hall - UK entry
!" D & P important!
!" Innovations numbers
up.
!" Damascus Rode RAGE
!" Our Carbon Footprint
!" Camping requirements
!" Tryathlon popular
!" What’s in a name
W
ith just under 100
days until our 2009
event and another record
field of 350 entries, the
reach of the passion for the
Energy Breakthrough has
continued to grow further.
We’re certain your teams
are abuzz with vehicle and
physical preparations. You
might be battling winter
colds or busily re-creating
vehicles to comply with
some of our new rules.
Meanwhile, we’ve received a first entry from
the UK; we are hoping to
see some of our friends
from Pecos again and are
amazed at the passion of
Damascus College and
Kinglake Primary.
In total we have 11 new
schools: BEST Community Development - Ballarat, East Loddon P-12,
Caruso College, Presentation College - Windsor,
Geilston Bay High School,
Echuca South PS, Wynyard High School, St Virgils College, Grant High
School and Hailey Hall
School (UK).
Pre-scrutineering
day Sat. Oct 17.
Register on-line.
In June, Planning Committee Member, Nigel Preston
visited Hailey Hall School,
a 30 minute train ride east
of London. “I spoke with
some of the students and
teachers there and the
more I explained the Energy Breakthrough concept, the wider their eyes
grew and the more
pumped up they became!”
Nigel explained. “It’s a
small all-boys school of
just 80 or so students.
Naturally, one of their
biggest concerns was how
they were going to raise
enough money for the
flights and everything to
get here.” They were
looking at about 1000
pounds per person and
gearing up local fundraising ideas. Since that meeting, Greenspeed’s UK
distribution arm has delivered a human powered
vehicle to practise with.
Like Team Pecos from
New Mexico in the US last
year, Hailey Hall’s team
will be partnered with an
Australian school during
the Energy Breakthrough
weekend.
“.. a first entry
from the UK ..”
Breakthrough. Talk about
passionate! They’ll be
highlighting green energy
and raising funds for
World Vision and the Alternative Technology Association. (Read more on
page 5.)
In a different way, the
teachers and students at
Kinglake Primary School
showed their passion to
continue to be a part of the
Energy Breakthrough
when they entered a pushcart team in June. Their
entry hit our mailbox just
four months after the devastating Black Saturday
bushfires. To work together to overcome such
heartache and devastation
is incredible and a tribute
to Team Manager Sue
Egan, her students and the
community of Kinglake.
And yet these are only the
few stories we know
about!
Whether you are a school
entering for the first time,
Speaking of Team Pecos –
flying from a faraway
they haven’t shaken the
place or are one of our
passion either and are
‘regulars’ – every team
looking at ways to return
has a journey and it’s these
to Maryborough this Nostories that should be revember! There may also
told here in our next newsbe a team from nearby
letter, on our website and
Albuquerque heading our
during the Display and
way.
Presentation aspect of the
Closer to home, Damascus Energy Breakthrough
College in Ballarat are
weekend.
preparing to ride 3775km
To share your story, drop
from Darwin to Melbourne us a line at
[email protected]
in the week after the
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RACV ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH AUGUST 2009
Roll Bar and Intrusion Bars for Energy Breakthrough vehicles.
http://www.racvenergybreakthrough.net/RACVScrut-Info09.shtml
I
ncluded in this year’s
RACV Energy Breakthrough specifications are
new minimum protection
bar requirements. We’ve
had plenty of enquiries by
phone and email since this
year’s Handbook was released and we’ll continue
to keep assisting where we
can help make your vehicles as safe as possible.
Any team constructing
their protection bars from
any material other than
steel or chrome moly are
required to attend our PreScrutineering Day on Saturday October 17.
Teams can register here:
http://www.racvenergybreakthrough.net/
RACVScrut-Info09.shtml
What are the changes?
The roll bar and side intrusion bar rules for vehicles
participating in the 2009
RACV Energy Breakthrough now have a minimum requirement,
Protection bars must be a
one piece welded frame
constructed from 12.7 mm
steel tube or chrome moly
and complying with the
height, mounting and bracing specifications set out
in the rules. Please note
those using this minimum
structure are advised to
use TWO roll bar bracing
struts. Also vehicles may
use aluminium roll bars,
but will require a significantly larger cross-section
tube to meet the strength
requirement.
Why have minimum
specifications?
The intention of this minimum specification is to
provide a guide for those
building vehicles with
minimal bodywork and for
those less familiar with
building structural frames.
In the interests of student
safety we would expect
constructors to exceed this
specification. Both leg and
main roll bars must be a
fixed part of the vehicle
frame.
Designs No Longer accepted: The following
designs will no longer be
accepted under any circumstances:
1. Protection Bars that
move with any part of the
body; ie clam-shell bodies
with a roll bar attached to
the top.
2. Protection Bars that do
not extend down to and
attach to the frame at the
base line of the seat.
3. Protection Bars that do
not have the specified
clearance measured anywhere around the rider.
4. Leg and Main Roll Bars
that do not provide the
rider clearance from the
road when inverted.
5. Side intrusion bars that
fail to prevent rider’s
limbs from contacting the
road when rolled.
Use of Composite Materials
Vehicles with fully enclosed bodies constructed
from composite materials
such as Fibreglass or Carbon-fibre have two options
in their protection bar construction:
1. Older designs may fit
the standard specification
steel tube protection bars
into the existing body.
(Note: in these vehicles
bracing struts may be
bolted to the roll bar as
opposed to welding to
facilitate installation)
2. Newly constructed composite bodies must include
substantially strengthened
ribs in place of the steel
protection bars provided
the struts are as strong and
are in the same location as
the standard protection
bars.
Fully enclosed composite
bodies must have good
mounting points to the
vehicle frame and these
pick up points are the preferred attachment points
for the steel roll bar and
the preferred locating
point for the substitute roll
bar composite ribs
Please note that mounting
plates from the chassis to a
composite body must be
large enough to distribute
the load without cracking
and must be removed of
any sharp edges or corners
that could cause injury.
Pre-Scrutineering Day
Details:
RACV Workshop
550 Princes Highway,
Noble Park
Saturday October 17
3 Sessions:
9:30am – 10:30am
10:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm
Which teams must attend?
Teams who construct their
occupant protection bars
from any material other
than steel or chrome moly
tubing must attend this
day.
This day is only for teams
with vehicles constructed
with rider protection using
materials other than steel
or chrome moly.
What should teams
bring?
On the day, teams should
bring:
!" their vehicle,
!" a sample cross section
of protection bar materials &
!" 1-3 people who have
been involved in the
construction of the vehicle.
Scrutineering In Maryborough
Vehicles will still need to
complete Scrutineering at
the RACV Energy Breakthrough event in Maryborough in November, however this process will be
streamlined for teams who
have participated on this
day.
More details about this
and registration forms can
be found on the RACV
Energy
Breakthrough
website: (see URL under
heading)
AUGUST 2009
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HAILEY HALL SCHOOL
T
he students at Hailey
Hall School are
thrilled that they will be
attending the RACV Energy Breakthrough Challenge in November 2009.
Although staff had begun
preparations in the early
part of the year, the boys
were not told about the
event until June, when
Nigel Preston visited the
school and broke the news
to them. One boy put his
head in his hands, unable
to believe that he might
have a chance to go to
Australia and others bombarded Nigel with questions about the event and
Australia in general. It
was an amazing atmosphere!!
Since that time, the boys
have worked with Ross
Whitaker, the PE teacher
at the school, coming up
with ways to raise money
and planning their fitness
programme; they will be
taking part in a sponsored
row in September, when
they plan to virtually row
the River Thames which
will raise money and help
them get fit at the same
time. Local organisations
have donated money and
staff have organised fun
days, raffles, auctions and
car boot sales to boost
funds. It is hoped that we
will have a ‘Just Giving’
website set up in the next
couple of weeks, so anyone who would like to
sponsor our boys can do
so easily via the internet.
against each other.
It is intended that Hailey
Hall will bring 10 boys
and 4 staff who will be in
Australia for approximately two weeks, so that
they can benefit, not only
from the event, but also
from travelling around
Victoria. This is a once in
a lifetime opportunity for
most of our boys and
Hailey Hall would like to
thank the committee, particularly Martin Mark,
John Stafford, Nigel Preston and Jenny Stewart for
all the help and support
that they have given and
have offered to give during our time in Australia.
The training vehicle that
the committee generously
provided for the team arrived at the end of July
and the boys and staff are
very excited about getting
this put together when
school starts again in September. Westcountry Recumbents, a UK based
trike supplier, will be visiting our school in September to give advice on how
to set up the trike and will
also be lending us a second training vehicle so
that the boys can race
Traffic Management and Tracy The Placement People
T
racy the Placement
People have been providing sponsorship for the
RACV Energy Breakthrough since 2004 and will
continue this support in
2009 with an increase in
their financial commitment.
Pushcart obstacle course ‘08
Tracy’s over the past four
years have also supplied
staff for the Traffic Management required at the
RACV Energy Breakthrough, which involves 9
trained staff working a variety of shifts over the duration of the weekend. This is
set to increase this year
while the overall attendance
to the event increases.
The staff at Tracy’s have
also volunteered their time
and services to the event in
Administration of the traffic management since commencing in 2004.
Group” which has three
businesses aligned to it being ‘Tracy the Placement
People’, ‘Fasttrack Labour
Hire’ and ICP Educational
Institute’.
Tracy’s have been a prominent business within the
Central Goldfields Shire
since 2000 and recently
have experienced significant growth with the success of the new Job Services Australia contract
now working from 14 permanent site locations across
Victoria.
With a vision of “Right
Pathway, Right Person,
Right Job”, the Tracy Group
can meet all of your business needs, from Training
through to Permanent and
Temporary recruitment.
Recently the organisation
has launched the “Tracy
For more information please
contact the Tracy Group on
5460 5951 or check out our
website www.tracys.com.au
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RACV ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH AUGUST 2009
Stage Announcers Wanted
H
ave you got talent?
In the spirit of the
Energy Breakthrough - we're offering
time on the trackside
stages!
The gig:
During the 24-hour trials,
we'll be offering 30 minute- 2 hour slots for pairs
or trios of people to come
onto the stage.
You'll be in charge of
giveaways, competitions,
games, song requests, interviews with students and
updating race results.
We'll have one of our
stage crew on hand to help
produce your segment.
The benefits for you:
Well, the opportunity to be
heard by up to 10,000 people on-site is pretty cool,
but it'll also be a chance
for you to grow in confidence, build your presentation and communication
skills too.
You will also score a certificate of appreciation &
an Energy Breakthrough
cap for making this year's
Energy Breakthrough the
best ever!
The commitment:
30 minute- 2 hour slots
during the 24 hour trial
We really need to know as
soon as possible that
you're keen - so give Nigel
a call on the details below.
Once we allocate you a
timeslot, we'll have a chat
on the phone about what
your segment might involve.
Who are you?
- 16 - 29 years old
- You might be a student
whose school is already
involved in the Energy
Breakthrough
- Enthusiastic & energetic
about the event
- Male or female - we
don't mind!
- Confident on the microphone
- A good communicator
More info or to book a
place, email or call:
Nigel Preston
0412 692 468
[email protected]
Display and Presentation
N
ow is the time to
start thinking about
the Display and Presentation component of the
RACV Energy Breakthrough because for HPVs,
this section is worth 25%
of the overall score and for
Tryathlon 20%. This
means that 1% of D & P is
equivalent to more that 10
laps for the leading vehicles and so should not be
treated lightly and good
planning ahead will help
your campaign.
Schools are reminded to
read the handbook for the
judging criteria so that the
maximum score can be
obtained.
Schools should receive
feedback from last year’s
campaign in the next few
weeks.
There will be up to 12
panels judging at the one
time and therefore schools
are reminded that no PA
systems are allowed.
Any recorded music used
should be kept at a volume
so as to not interfere/
disturb the nearby panels.
Schools needing to use
music as part of their Display and Presentation
should seek approval before hand.
Schools will not be allowed to practice in the
judging area while other
schools are being judged.
Experience has shown that
video projectors and the
use of computers are not
very effective in the outdoor judging area.
This is a good opportunity
to prove the educational
value of the RACV Energy Breakthrough. It is
more than the adrenaline
rush of the day.
Laurie Preston
Display and Presentations
Coordinator
AUGUST 2009
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Innovations in Technology
A
t this early stage, it is
pleasing to see the
very good entry numbers in
the Innovations Section of
the RACV Energy Breakthrough. This section offers
more than it appears on the
surface. The challenge of
moving recycled material
carrying a can of soft drink
8 m in a water tank, has
more to it than you think.
How do you make it look
like a water creature, float,
go in a straight line and
actually move? Plus
more!!! There are quite a
range of different propulsion methods that students
can investigate.
The 2 pm sail-off on Saturday has a real buzz so if
you have students who are
not involved in HPVs etc
then this is an opportunity
to challenge them.
Why not read the handbook
and find out the details?
Late entries are still being
accepted so please contact
the RACV Energy Breakthrough Office to enter.
Laurie Preston
Acting Coordinator
Innovations in Technology
Damascus College: Rode RAGE
D
amascus College has
Rode RAGE (again!)
They say you can’t keep a
good team down. For Damascus College, they simply don’t seem to be able to
resist the lure of the open
road.
Over 12 months on from
their successful ‘Rode
RAGE’ ride from Sydney
to Ballarat, the crew is planning and preparing for an
even bigger challenge: Darwin to Melbourne.
Appropriately titled:
‘Outback Rode RAGE’, it’s
a massive 3,500 km journey
– the same length as Le
Tour De France – that will
require great fitness, engineering skills and stamina.
The RAGE stands for Ride
Against Greenhouse Emissions and aims to show how
young Australians are
standing up against climate
change and to pave the way
for more sustainable transport in the future.
At last year’s Energy
Breakthrough, Damascus’
Hybrid team Cookie Monster held off local challenger ‘Black Magic’ to
take their first overall trial
win. It was a long standing
goal and they’d love to go
back-to-back this November.
But will heading to Darwin
the day after Maryborough
affect their performance?
Why pick the week after the
Breakthrough anyway?
“It’s a bit crazy, but we’ll
have a couple of days in
Darwin to acclimatise,”
Team Manager Tony
Davidson revealed recently.
“It fits in perfectly for our
best pedallers and techies,
it’s after exams and before
people head away for the
end of the year.”
It’s also on the doorstep of
the United Nations Climate
Negotiations in Copenhagen in December. At those
talks the world’s leaders
will be meeting to set
global targets for carbon
emission. (More about the
UN talks here - http://
en.cop15.dk/)
The Damascus crew knows
that riding such a huge distance and raising awareness
is part of the action needed
to stop climate change.
They’re also aiming to raise
funds for sustainable energy
and food programs to assist
our global neighbours who
do not have the same opportunities that we do. They
also want to draw the links
between climate change and
extreme poverty.
By donating to the Outback
Rode RAGE appeal, you’ll
be supporting the work of
World Vision and the Alternative Technology Association.
Every $39 means a starving
family will receive an ongoing source of food and income and need never know
such extreme poverty again
thanks to World Vision.
In Timor, volunteers from
the ATA completed the
installation of 21 solar
power systems in Schools,
Clinics and Community
Centres. A further 10 systems were installed as part
of a partnership between the
ATA and Suai Youth Centre. ATA Volunteers travelled the length and breadth
of Timor, working in 10 of
Timor’s 13 Districts. This
was a massive commitment
by the Australian volunteers….and they want to do
more.
Links:
To find out more about the
Outback Rode RAGE or to
donate, head to their website at:
http://roderage.com.au
You will also be able to
follow their journey from
the comfort of home as they
live video stream the ride!
Damascus 2008
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RACV ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH AUGUST 2009
Sustainability at the Energy Breakthrough
Welcome
to
a
Sustainable Energy
Breakthrough.
A
s I reported in the
last newsletter after
10 years of Waste Wise
the
significant
achievement of a 30%
reduction in total waste
generated per entry has
been
achieved.
The
Reduce Reuse Recycle
message is still the same
but the time has come for
some changes.
Many of your schools will
have been a Waste Wise
School
or
perhaps
participants
in
the
Sustainable
Schools
Initiative. You will know,
therefore, that over the last
two years these programs
have been consolidated in
the
ResourceSmart
Schools program.
If your school is interested
in one of the funded places
for ResourceSmart AuSSI
Vic Schools program in
2010
please
contact
CERES
[email protected] .
Expressions Of Interest are
due by September 11
2009.
The change from Waste
Wise to the broader goal
of being Sustainable is not
just happening in the
schools sector but also
across
business,
government and, most
importantly for Energy
Breakthrough participants
- in events as well.
So what does it really
mean? What changes will
we all have to make?
The way in which we
tackle waste minimisation
and recycling will not
change.
Waste
and
recycling bins and the
large recycling cages will
still be provided, caterers
will still minimise waste
by using bulk containers,
the organising committee
continues to avoid waste
by the use of electronic
communications such as
this newsletter and we
continue to ask you to take
steps to reduce the waste
that you generate as you
participate in this year’s
Energy Breakthrough.
Waste
13.52t
15.41t CO2
Recycling
2.2t
1.98t CO2
Cardboard
1.6t
4.00t CO2
TOTAL
21.39t
CO2
(25%
of
our
total
emissions)
The
other
key
sustainability areas for the
Energy Breakthrough are
water,
energy
and
transport. The Energy
Breakthrough has always
been about transport and
energy minimisation and
as teams you make your
achievements in these
areas a feature of your
presentations
to
the
judges. As organisers we
consider these issues as
well. Many committee
members walk to meetings
and, last year, when the
RACV Board travelled to
Maryborough for the event
they came by train and
bus.
In 2008 an assessment was
completed and our Carbon
Footprint calculated. The
assessors
read
the
electricity, gas and water
meters and calculated
travel based on the
distances
from
your
schools to Maryborough.
Electricity
6,375.2kWh
8.35t CO2
LPG
306kg
0.90t CO2
Natural Gas
11.63GJ
0.66t CO2
Reticulated Water
322,756L
0.76t CO2
Transport
17,924L}
(road & flights)
15,210km}
51.55t CO2
TOTAL
62.22t CO2
excluding waste, this
amount was offset by the
purchase of Greenhouse
Friendly carbon offsets.
Calculating our carbon
footprint is just the start;
the report identifies a
range of actions that the
committee can take to
reduce electricity and
water usage. Transport is a
lot more difficult, as
public transport is not an
option at the moment,
although when the railway
line to Maryborough is reopened this will offer an
alternative.
One thing that you can do
is consider the energy
efficiency of the electrical
appliances that you bring
with you. The principles of
the Energy Breakthrough
should be applied not just
to your HPV. Also please
consider your water usage,
Maryborough is on Stage
4 water restrictions, do not
leave taps dripping or have
long showers.
Let’s work together to
make the 2009 Energy
Breakthrough
a
Sustainable
Event
minimise waste, maximise
recycling and reduce the
impact of our use of water,
energy and transport.
Rosemary Angus
AUGUST 2009
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MARTY’S MUSINGS
T
he Aussies may be in
England contesting
the Ashes, but the English are coming to Australia to contest the
“Breakthrough”.
The RACV Energy Breakthrough is set to take on
even
more
of
an
“International Flavour”
in 2009 with a team from
Hailey Hall School, Hertfordshire, UK in full swing
to participate in the event.
The RACV Energy Breakthrough Local Planning
Committee is very excited
about its second International entry, and its first
from England. Nigel Preston,
from
the
“committee” has even met
with the “school” in England and reported that the
whole school community
is extremely excited about
their quest to participate.
Entries from across Australia have flooded into the
RACV Energy Breakthrough office prior to the
entry cut-off date again
this year as well, and our
friends from New Mexico,
USA are also very keen to
revisit Australian shores.
In the past it has been the
RACV Energy Breakthrough’s
position
to
strongly discourage all
campers from bringing
caravans, campervans,
and camper trailers
along with their teams. In
light of the damage caused
to Princes Park Oval in
2009 due to the inclement
weather the committee has
made a resolution to completely ban these vehicles
on this camping ground.
Other important points to
remember when planning
your camping experience Power in the camping areas is for lighting only.
Campers will require gas
fired cooking equipment.
Car parking space is at a
premium – please plan to
car pool or use buses to
travel to the event.
Tents are preferred on all
camping sites.
Maryborough is still under
Stage 4 Water Restrictions
In light of some the hottest
and driest weather conditions across Victoria last
summer it is also advisable
that all campers plan
ahead for the potential of
Total Fire Ban days
whilst at the event. Alternate cooking arrangements
need to be planned for on
these days rather than utilising gas fired cooking
equipment.
“… a team from
Hailey Hall
School,
Hertfordshire, UK
in full swing to
participate …”
The RACV Energy Breakthrough Local Planning
Committee is very committed to improving the
design of its camping areas, and will work in close
collaboration with the
Central Goldfields Shire
Council Emergency Management Group to ensure
that the layout of the entire
site including the camping
HPVA action from 2008
areas is the most effective
for campers, management
staff, volunteers, and
emergency service provision.
The Central Goldfields
Shire Council also encourages all past and prospective participants and support crew to take the time
to visit all the tourism attractions which Central
Victoria has on offer. For
further information about
the local events and attractions please do not hesitate
to contact the Central
Goldfields Shire Visitor
Information Centre on
telephone (03) 54604511
or
website
www.visitmaryborough.com.au
Let the energy be yours
and I’ll see you all again
in 2009
Martin Mark
RACV Energy Breakthrough
Local Planning Coordinator
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RACV ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH AUGUST 2009
Tryathlon
H
ello to all those preparing for the TRYATHLON section of the
race. At this stage we are
proving to be very popular
as we have 44 entries at
last count – there may be
some teams who will not
compete in our section for
a variety of reasons, but I
am looking forward to an
exciting weekend of racing.
Welcome to several new
schools – at least for the
TRYATHLON - Casey
Central, St Arnaud, Rossbourne, Geilston Bay,
East Loddon & Lockwood. It is challenging to
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work out where some of
these schools are located,
but I am sure they will
relish the challenges offered by the TRYATHLON race schedule.
Obviously, it is important
to read thoroughly ALL
the details covered within
“ Display & Presentation”
along with the TRYATHLON section of the handbook , AND to be aware
that we shall run our
events on the rotational
schedule again.
That concept has proved to
be effective in making
sure that every event is run
efficiently. I welcome any
feedback from teams with
suggestions for our event –
and I prefer them now,
rather than on the
THURSDAY evening
when we go over the format! As you know we are
endeavouring to provide
an event which will challenge your riders’ driving
skills; provide experience
in racing over a period of
time; and ensure that everyone is SAFE.
Regards to all
Mary Preston
Tryathlon Convenor
AUGUST 2009
PAGE 9
How do you choose a name?
L
ooking through the
entry lists now on the
Energy Breakthrough
website, some of the more
unique and unusual names
stand out and makes me
wonder where they come
from?
How about Seymour East
Primary’s ‘Septology’ or
Rowellyn Park’s ‘Get
Smart’? Further intrigue is
raised by St Virgil College’s hybrid entry:
‘Boomalaka’, ‘Savaloy
Jenkins’ from Parade College or Presentation College Windsor’s
‘Blooregard Q Kazoo’.
This has also made me
reflect today about team
names of the past and I
think they tend to fit into a
few different categories:
'Noble' Names
These names draw on inspirational qualities or
characteristics and tend to
end in 'ous'
Some examples include
Tenacious, Intensus, Alchemy, Conquistador,
Rampage, Intrepid, Rapacious.
'Race Team' & Sponsored
Names
The team might be sponsored or wanting to add a
professional touch.
eg. DAS Racing, Bendigo
Bank BYR, Trend Ice.
Names with 'you-had-tobe-there' in-jokes
Over the journey of building the vehicle, the team
have had a shared experience or joke that has stuck.
Eg, 'Molten
Chicken' (BSSC 2001),
Parade College's 'Big
Papa' (2008) or Highview's '3-Nil' (2006)
'Fun' for the heck of it
Names
For those times when it all
gets a bit too serious, it's
great to know they are
prepared to put a shoe in
the front of the vehicle and
call it 'The Shark', or
Bendigo Senior's
'Bukkamalzir', 'The Battered Sav' or 'Grug'.
Acronym & Alphanumeric Names
Using the flexibility of the
English language, teams
have been exploiting this
one for years!
Flora Hill's
'WAMTOS' (We Actually
Made This Ourselves) and
'Carbon8' or Padua College's 'XLR8' are some
famous examples.
Characteristic names
Here you take a unique
aspect of a vehicle and
incorporate it into the team
name.
A four wheeler called
'N4Sir' or a front wheel
drive, rear wheel steer
vehicle with a differential
called 'Moby Diff' or a
half composite monocoque/half cromo-framed
hybrid called 'HalfCoqued'.
Traditional School Names
Year in, year out this
school photocopies the
previous entry form and
sends it in, sometimes with
some small variation for
'fun'.
A bit confused? Think of
the Wonthaggi 'Wizards',
Berwick 'Fire____', Aberfoyle 'Hubcaps', St
Therese's 'Eco Racers'
So, how do you choose a
name?
Drop us a line at:
[email protected]
Nigel Preston
RACV Energy Breakthrough
Maryborough, Victoria
www.racvenergybreakthrough.net
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