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Formula 1 Team - Rapido

The Royal School Cavan F1 Team Rapido went to Griffith In order to manufacture the car their two Manufacturing
College in Dublin to attend the Regional finals on the Engineers Adam McClean and Mathew Stewart with the
16/3/2012, they qualified and now they‘re on their way help of their Technology Teacher Mr. Patterson opened the
to the National finals on the 26/3/2012. The team was F1 car on Denford software. This was then used to connect
composed of six members, Joshua Cherry, John Awoyale, their F1 car design to the Denford Compact Microrouter to
Promise Adekola, Daniel McDowell, Mathew Stewart, Adam construct our F1 car.
McClean and their teacher Mr. Patterson.
While their F1 car was being made, they all made designs
They started off by studying research on the Internet for for a stand for their F1 car to be placed on. The best design
designs for F1 cars which would benefit them in their F1 car was chosen by their Team Manager Joshua Cherry, and they
designs on SolidWorks. Their research was analysed by their all helped to create the Stand. When the F1 car was made,
Resources manager Promise Adekola. Everyone created a they sealed the Co2 chamber of the F1 car to prevent paint
design for an f1 car and the most suitable ones were then from getting inside. They sprayed it with two coats of gray
experimented on by John Awoyale their Design Engineer, primer, followed by sanding with wet dry paper. Two coats
using SolidWorks FloXpress Analysis Wizard, which allowed of fluorescent orange spray paint were then applied. Their
them to simulate a wind tunnel, to determine which of their Manufacturing Engineers made stickers, which they put on
cars was the fastest. the car. Their marketing was done via face book and local
Radio stations by Daniel McDowell their Marketing Manager.
F1 Team Rapido: Joshua Cherry, Promise Adekola, Matthew Stewart, Adam
McClean, John Awoyale & Daniel McDowell.

Michael Lafferty with his class

Ulster Special Olympics

Last November I took part in the Ulster Special Olympics. It with the other ten members of the Antrim teams. I finished
was an early start so I ate a light breakfast and packed my seventh in the doubles and third in the singles matches,
bag. My friend picked me up at half eight and we drove to winning a ribbon and a bronze medal. My team lost but
Co. Antrim. I entered the 100 metres front crawl and breast my friends on the other team came first. I met many new
stroke competitions. I won gold medals in both races. I was friends and I really enjoyed both days.
really happy and my family were so proud of me.
By Michael Lafferty
In March, I again went to Co. Antrim to play in a ten pin Form 5.
bowling competition. We split up into groups and I played

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