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Silverstone Design Challenge final July 13 2010

The Design Challenge final was held on the 13 July at the Brooklands Suite Silverstone Circuit. 24 teams took part in the final with the following winning results:

Engineering Excellence: Carlton Le Willows

Formula Fashion: Nicholas Hawsmoor

Promo Puzzle: Manning School

Marketing Mealy: Calday Grange

The overall winners were Calday Grange.

The Stamp It Challenge final was also held on the same day and from over 200 entries, 20 were chosen to join us at Silverstone for the final. The winning design was from Cawthorne Primary School. There was a special surprise for Martin Dempsey from Buick Memorial Primary in Northern Ireland who was given a tour around the circuit in a fully branded Silverstone Ferrari 360 Modena as a thank you for joining us at Silverstone. Everyone taking part also had the opportunity to tour the circuit, see behind the scenes and have a ride around the Silverstone track. Entertainment was provided during the day by Jemlar Ltd who kindly supplied a Lotus simulator and a Batak machine.

We would like to thank our supporters who gave up their time and provided us with prizes for the challenges: Silverstone Circuit; Cube Design Ltd; Ontime Media Ltd; Bletchley Park; Sarah Franklin Racing; Drayton Manor Theme Park; Northants Enterprise Ltd; Postal & Archive Museum.

Dianne Wilson who is the co-founder of the Design Challenge with Darren Giles, will be leaving Silverstone in October and therefore will not be part of next years Challenge but leaves everyone with this message 'I have enjoyed the last 3 years of the Design Challenge and I hope that I leave a strong foundation for Silverstone Circuit to take this to a higher level. I am sure with their support it will go on to be a truly exciting and worthwhile event for you all to take part in and to benefit from. I wish you all every success and hopefully I will be able to come and see you at the final next year'

Richard Phillips, Managing Director of Silverstone Circuits, visited the Challenge and has confirmed his support for 2011 with the final to be held in the new Pit and Paddock building which is due to be finished early summer next year.

Details of next years Challenge will be announced as soon as possible. Please keep watching the website for more information.

Pictures from the 2009 final:

 

Clockwise from left:

Students exhibit their design ideas, timetrials on the 1 simulator; Team Sole (winners of Engineering Excellence Award); Team Quaky Quad presenting to the Dragons (winners of Best Team Image); Students showing off their Formula Fashion designs; Team Compact Kitchen Company (winners of ‘What You Call It’) with Dragon Terry Mitchell from Bletchley Park; Team Stealth Bee showing off their Formula Fashion idea (winners of Best Team Presentation); Guilsborough School Students collecting their medals and certificates; Darren Giles (Co-Founder) of the Silverstone Innovation Centre Design Challenge speaking to the schools; Dragons conferring after a presentation; more students presenting their Formula Fashion ideas.

Centre:
Team Air from Carlton le Willows School, Winners of the Vehicle 2020 Award and overall Design Challenge Champions for 2009 with Co-Founders Dianne Wilson (Silverstone Innovation Centre) and Darren Giles (National School

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