{"id":465302,"date":"2026-02-10T06:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/465302\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:44:09","slug":"all-girls-college-team-reach-f1-mini-car-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/465302\/","title":{"rendered":"All-girls college team reach F1 mini-car final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A group of female engineering students have become the first from their college to reach the final of a national racing contest where teams design and race miniature Formula 1 cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kierra Rowe, Abigail Susan Arun, Adeline Muyengwa, Geovana De Menezes and Grace Ward from Northampton College have made it to the Stem Racing UK final after winning the regional round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The competition, backed by Formula 1, asks students aged nine to 19 to design, build, test and race miniature cars while learning engineering, marketing and project\u2011management skills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Another team [that won their round] was an all-girls team as well, so it&#8217;s quite nice to know that an all-girls team is doing well,&#8221; said Grace.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A pink and white miniature F1-style car with &quot;Northampton College&quot; branding on the side.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a586204209dd660693f1c1d3fd24f433.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The maximum length of a Stem Racing UK car is 210mm [Northampton College]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The competition saw students race miniature F1 cars they had designed and built by launching them down a 20m (66ft) track using compressed air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Northampton College team kept the design minimalistic to improve aerodynamics and reduce weight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Their car weighed 60.5g, just 0.5g above the minimum, and it completed the drag race in 1.443 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The students also gained practical experience using 3D printers and specialist software, managing the entire process from initial concept through to final production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They will now compete for the UK title at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;[The final] will definitely be more competitive. 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