Jodhamal Teams shine at F1 meet
Oct 19, 2023
JAMMU: In the recently held Formula One In Schools Regionals, Two formula 1 teams namely Apex Racing, Spartan Racing from Jodhamal Public School participated.
Both the teams from Jodhamal School have now qualified for the National F1 Championship to be held in Dec, 2023. The Regional Qualifiers were held at Sun City, Gurugram.
F1 in Schools is an international STEM competition for school children, in which groups of 3-6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature car out of the official F1 Model Block.
Both teams showcased exceptional talent and skills throughout the competition. Teams from Jodhamal put forward an exceptional performance in the Regionals, wherein they excelled in several categories and received awards. Their performance was highly appreciated by the F1 Officials and Judges.
The Team Apex Racing members are Daanial Butt, Arit Malhotra, Kunwar Ranvir Sharma, Ekaj Nargotra and Varchasav. Team Spartan Racing include Abhiraj Suryavanshi, Madhvendra Naad, Simarpal Singh, Vanshaj Sharma, Avyukt Mahajan and Mehraab Singh. Both teams were mentored by Neetu Johri.
After 2 days of model assessment across various technical domains, the Regionals ended with an award ceremony where various awards were given to different teams. Paving their way through the hurdles Team Spartan Racing had the fastest car in the competition, declared as Knockout, First runner-up and received best Team award. Also team Apex Racing received best Engineered Car.
Jodhamal in collaboration with Time of sports has been a ‘STEM' approved school in Jammu and Kashmir for the last 8 years. Together they aim to promote the growth of STEM learning in the region.
In 2022, Jodhamal School team Helios won at F1 in School World finals held at Silverstone (UK) and was declared as World Knockout Racing Champion of 2022 at F1 in School World finals.
Trustee of the School Nandan Kuthiala, Principal Girish Kumar congratulated and appreciated the efforts of the teams. He also added that it's a life skill which is beyond books and curriculum learning by doing at a very advanced and scientific level.
