Saskatchewan high school students compete in electric go-cart challenge | 24CA News
“On your marks, get set, go!”
Those had been the phrases highschool college students from throughout Saskatchewan heard this weekend, as they put their love for auto mechanics and racing to the take a look at in an electrical go-cart problem.
The aim was for college kids to show a gas-powered cart into an electrical cart.
“I work on a farm doing construction and I’ve always loved motors,” mentioned Grade 12 pupil Michael Biggar from Moose Jaw, Sask. “I am a fan of Nascar, and any kind of racing. I do drag racing myself.”
Fourteen groups from throughout the province gathered at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, together with three from Moose Jaw.
“We spent a lot of months building these, getting them ready — lots of trial and error,” Biggar mentioned. He went on to say the group labored on the automobiles on daily basis after faculty, and went to a neighborhood Ford dealership a number of occasions to find out about engines and the right way to put the automotive collectively.
One group out of Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon mentioned they loved the ambiance of competing and placing their minds to the take a look at.
“The track is really slick,” mentioned Grade 12 pupil Ethan Burtney. “I’ve noticed on the corners you have to watch your speed, and overall, it’s been a great experience.”
“People can just be extremely creative, and you don’t see the same car twice,” Grade 10 pupil Zachary Hovde mentioned. “People just modify how they want and how they like.”
The involvement is geared in the direction of setting the scholars up for careers after faculty, and hopefully getting them into the electrical car sector.
“It gets the people at Ford involved in hands-on learning with these kids to understand what goes into building and maintaining an electric car, and hopefully pursue a career in it one day,” mentioned Merv Armstrong president of Swervin Mini Indy Inc..
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