STUDENTS from both Goulburn and Mulwaree High School will reap the rewards of months of hard work today when they travel to Canberra to take part in the Confederation of Australian Motor Sports (CAMS) School Challenge.
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The event is designed to introduce school students to trades relating to the motor racing industry and challenges them to build a go-kart, which meets industry safety standards, and then race against other schools in their area.
Both schools were given the same engine, catalytic converter and fuel tank when they entered but the rest was left up to their ingenuity.
Goulburn High School teachers/ course coordinators Scott O’Hara and Vero Joseph said they were immensely proud of the effort their students had put in.
They said the students were directly involved in every aspect of the design and building process, putting in a lot of time both in and outside of school hours including on weekends.
The students also worked closely with local tradespeople and did everything from the welding and fabricating through to the auto-electrics.
“They’ve done a great job,” Mr O’Hara said.
“It was the kids who did most of the work and we were able to bounce ideas off each other.”
All participants had to meet stringent safety regulations and that was what the Mulwaree High School team found to be the biggest challenge.
Course coordinators Patrick Kennedy and Bill Dorman said while the strict guidelines were necessary for safety reasons they did make it a much bigger project than they had anticipated.
“We didn’t realise how long it would take,” Mr Kennedy said. “We’ve been working on it since Easter.”
The two coordinators also did the majority of the design work on the kart and relied on the students to put in the hard yards to ensure they completed the project on time.
For the full story, please see Wednesday's Goulburn Post, available from our front office in Auburn St, or at all leading newsagencies across the Goulburn area.