Students at Moor End Academy are revving up for success at a remote-controlled car competition.
Budding engineers from the Crosland Moor school have been entered into the UK final for Land Rover’s 4x4 in Schools Challenge after winning the North West Regional Final in Halewood, Merseyside.
The teens, who formed the group Robust, will take on teams from around the country to battle it out with the remote-controlled four wheel drive they designed and built.
Team leader Zain Anjam, 15, graphics designer Arvind Gudepu, 15, manufacturing engineer Alyan Saleem, 14 and design engineer Abdullah Sardar, 14, said they were thrilled to come up trumps at the event last weekend.
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The team also won awards for the Best Engineered Vehicle and the Best Track Performance.
Alyan said: “We really didn’t expect to win three awards.
“We’ve worked really hard as a team though, so it’s great to win. We’ll possibly make a few design changes before the national final, but we’re not giving anything away!
“We’re looking forward to seeing how all the other teams have engineered their cars.
“We’ve really enjoyed competing and looking at all the other teams and how they have built their cars.”
Robust were supported by local firm Stafflex, whose logo emblazoned their 4x4 creation.
The Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Challenge is an international challenge where teenagers showcase their engineering flairs and design remote-controlled 4x4 vehicles to race them on tracks.
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Robust will compete in the UK championships next month, the winners of which will go on to compete globally.
Mark Wemyss-Holden, UK Project Manager for Land Rover 4x4 in Schools, said: “This initiative brings out the best in the students, unleashing their creativity, passion and enthusiasm in a whole range of areas, whether they are motivated by an interest in engineering, design, marketing or business.
“It is great to see students enjoying the challenge of creating their own design of 4x4 vehicle.”
