Projectile gets a head cowling and 1st paint

Spent a happy couple of days preparing Projectile for its forthcoming race at Rockingham raceway in Northamptonshire on Monday.

Starting with the head cowling which should hopefully improve the aerodynamics somewhat.

Constructed from strips of pink foam taped and glued together

Doesn't look too bad (from a distance) The white circles are where Tash and Poppy
smoothed on some filler to help the number roundels stick better (we lost one at Goodwood)

The cowling was coated with one layer of fiberglass before hand brushing on some white Smoothrite....

And after a 1st coat of paint it looks better still...

Here you can also see the aerofoiled roll bar to further reduce drag...

Another coat of white and then some red and silver to finish!

Must try and get some white duck tape for the wheel valve covers on the inside of the wheels...black stands out like a sore thumb!!!

VERY EXCITING FIA FORMULA E LAUNCH!!!!

So on Monday we were extraordinarily privileged to be invited by Jeremy Way the CEO of Greenpower,  to represent the whole of Greenpower at the global launch of the FIA's new Formula E (like formula one but electric cars!!!) During the event, Jeremy launched the new Greenpower kit car, which is to be launched internationally alongside Formula E and will be shipped to 10 local schools from each city that Formula E stages a race in, starting with Bejing in China.

Formula E car

New Greenpower international kit car

The event took place at the prestigious Camden Roundhouse and was attended by about 450 members of
the press, as well as the teams and drivers of Formula E.

Setting up at the Camden Roundhouse

My chosen student representatives Reece and Natasha, were interviewed on the stage along with Jeremy about their Greenpower experiences

On the celebrity sofas, waiting to be interviewed.

Being interviewed about their experiences

We then had the opportunity to mingle with the guests, meeting many of the drivers and team managers of Formula E.....

With Sir Frank Williams or Williams Motorsport

With Jarno Trulli (ex-formula 1 champion) and Michelle Cerruti
New driver for team Trulli GP 

With Alain Prost (ex F1 champion)

With Nicolas Prost Driver for Renault E.Dams

With Karun Chandhok Driver for Mahindra 

With Nick Heidfeld Driver for Venturi

With Bruno Senna Driver for Mahindra

With Katherine Legge Driver for Amlin

We had a fantastic evening and were treated like celebrities, with many real celebrities taking a genuine interest in Greenpower and our students' experiences.

Tash with the Venturi Formula E car