f1 in schools challenge marketing guidelines

F1 in Schools Challenge Marketing Guidelines Championship Season 2008/2009SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE 2(SCHOOL/TEAM NAME) successfully gets through F1 in Schools’ QualifyingRound!Or(SCHOOL/TEAM NAME) drive towards F1 in Schools’ Regional Finals!County, DATE, - (TEAM NAME) from (SCHOOL NAME) are delighted to see their hard work in research andpreparation for their project plan has paid off as they have successfully gotten through the Qualifying Roundof the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge powered by Honda. This is the fourth year for the competition torun in Ireland under the guidance of the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and sponsored by Honda andDiscover Science & Engineering.Team Manager (STUDENT‟S NAME) describes the work their team as put in so far to get to this stage in thecompetition: QUOTE – (About 2-3 sentences long).The Qualifying Round consisted of a five plan on how (TEAM NAME) intended to create their 25cm balsawood Formula One car by showing their research, proposed budgets, designs etc. In order to encouragecreativity and originality amongst the entrants extra points were given to teams who submitted oneadditional item along side their mandatory 5 page plan. This item could be anything from an additional pagein the plan, a PowerPoint slide, a video etc.Marketing & Communications Manager (STUDENT‟S NAME) of (TEAM NAME) gives details on their team‟soriginality piece and explains why it sets their team apart from competitors: QUOTE – (About 2-3 sentenceslong).(TEAM NAME) looks forward to participating in the Regional Finals on (DATE) in (VENUE). (STUDENT‟SNAME) Team Manager explains why s/he thinks that they not only deserve to get through to the NationalFinals but why deserve to win also: QUOTE – (About 2-3 sentences long). The F1 in Schools NationalFinals will be take place in April 2009.Visit www.f1inschools.ie for more information on the Challenge.For further team information, contact:SCHOOL TEACHER‟S NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS HEREMARKETING MANAGER‟S NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS HEREExtra Information which can be included in the Press Release In this competition teams will be using CO2 canisters to power their 25cm long model carsto achieve scale speeds in excess of 350kmph. The F1 in Schools Challenge is an international competition which now attracts more than 90,000students across the world in a frenzied dash to design, build and ultimately race CO 2 poweredmodel Formula 1 cars. The competition is open to secondary schools nationwide, to design and manufacture CO 2powered model racing cars. Each car measures about 25cms long. Student teams will competeF1 in Schools Challenge Marketing Guidelines 6