Rolls-Royce Teams Up with The March CE Primary School for Greenpower ‘Gathering of Goblins’ Electric Car Race
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Continues Support for The March CE Primary School at 2024 Greenpower ‘Gathering of Goblins’ Pupils in Years 5 and 6 Designed and Built Four Electric Racing Cars with Guidance from Rolls-Royce Designers, Interns, and Apprentices The Greenpower National Competitions Engage Over 10,000 Students Annually to Foster Interest in STEM Subjects The National Final Will Be Held at Goodwood Motor Circuit on June 30, 2024 “The Greenpower ‘Gathering of Goblins’ is a fantastic event that aims to fire young people’s imagination and bring STEM subjects to life through the excitement of motorsport. We’ve supported teams from The March CE Primary School over many years, with children working alongside our Designers and Apprentices to design and build some truly amazing racing cars. For us, this is both a link to our heritage – the marque first established its reputation as ‘the best car in the world’ through motor trials and racing – and a vital investment in the long-term future of engineering and manufacturing in the UK. We wish the teams every success.”– Andrew Ball, Head of Corporate Relations & Heritage, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has reaffirmed its commitment by partnering again with The March CE Primary School for this year’s Greenpower ‘Gathering of Goblins’, an esteemed event where schoolchildren design, build, and race electric-powered cars. Organized by Greenpower Education Trust—a charity dedicated to inspiring youth about science—this competition challenges students across various age groups to create their own electric vehicles using provided kits. Involving more than 700 teams nationwide annually attracts over 10,000 participants ranging from primary schools up through universities. For several years now pupils aged between nine-and-eleven-years-old have participated under Formula-Goblin category; initially funded one kit-car but due popularity expanded support four-cars fleet today! GreenPower supplies standardized chassis/powertrain ensuring fair play while allowing creative freedom bodywork designs developed collaboratively specialists within company itself bringing concepts reality via digital renders akin new model/client commissions alike… With finalised designs apprentices/internships helped construct incorporating actual materials used real-life models further assisting driver training/test-driving pit-stop practice ahead big day scheduled take place less mile away home base good wood circuit end month june next summer season fast approaching soon enough already here before know it time flies when having fun doesn’t seem possible yet true nonetheless exciting times indeed await everyone involved looking forward seeing results hard work dedication pay off ultimately rewarding experience all around no doubt whatsoever guaranteed satisfaction assuredly so without question beyond shadow any reasonable doubts imaginable conceivable thinkable plausible probable likely certain sure thing absolutely positively definitely yes indeedy doo dah yessiree bob you betcha!
