Off The Track

STEM Racing will be the new name of F1 in Schools, ending 25 years of the competition using the Formula 1 brand. We discuss the rebrand in this episode. Joining us is Mazen Al Farhan (Clad Racing, 2024 World Finals), Jenson Galvin (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), Rory Kane (Feabhas Racing, 2020(21) World Finals), George Stonor (Evolve UK, 2019 World Champions), Ben Galvin (Ascension, 2019 World Finals), Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), and Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals). Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

This is a live Q&A with 2023 F1 in Schools World Champions, Recoil Racing, where we discuss the differences in funding received by private vs public schools, what we as judges look for when judging teams, the biggest surprise we found when judging the 2023 World Finals, and how to stay on schedule. This episode was hosted with a live audience on Discord on 13 January 2024. You can join the Discord to be informed of our next Q&A session: https://discord.gg/Qs9KGfQ Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

We brought together judges from every judging category from the 2023 F1 in Schools World Finals to share their feedback from the competition. This episode is hosted by Peter Russell. Peter is joined by David Palfreeman, Holly Roberts, Kim Quaghebeur, James Gurney, and Sorcha Nic Conmara. This episode was recorded in September 2023. Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

This is a highlight from our January 2024 Q&A session. We discuss tips and tricks on how to optimise your portfolio to make it easier for judges to read, including using charts and diagrams and concise language choices. This was recorded in January 2024. Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Project Management is a critical pillar to the success of any team. For F1 in Schools teams, it is a requirement of the competition at the World Finals and in many countries. In this episode, we're joined by experienced project manager and F1 in Schools judge, David Palfreeman, to look at how F1 in Schools teams should execute their Project Management and document it in their portfolios to obtain the maximum amount of points. This episode is hosted by Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals). Michael is joined by David Palfreeman, Matthew Westerman (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), and Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals). This episode was recorded in January 2023. Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Join the Off The Track team for a lighthearted look back at everything that happened in the world of F1 in Schools in 2023 and a glimpse to the future for the competition. Tune in to find out what is on our Christmas wish list for the competition, and also what would happen if we re-entered the competition. This episode is hosted by Ben Galvin (Ascension, 2019 World Finals). Ben is joined by Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), Ethan Cahill (Ionic, 2019 World Finals), Matthew Westerman (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), and Javier Gladstone-Contioso (Eclipse, 2022 & 2023 World Finals). For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Off The Track and The Main Straight, the official F1 in Schools podcast, have joined forces to recap the 2023 F1 in Schools World Finals! In this episode, Tom Deacon is joined by Peter Russell, Nelson Vale (Head of International Operations, F1 in Schools), and the 2023 F1 in Schools World Champions, Recoil Racing: Benno Wörand, Timon Schlenk, Amélie Niessen, and Marleen Stollberg. You can follow Recoil Racing on Instagram. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Nelson Vale is the Head of International Operations for F1 in Schools. In this episode, we speak to Nelson about his journey from running F1 in Schools in Portugal to working at F1 in Schools HQ, his tips for teams at the competition, and a glimpse at what it's like to work at HQ. Support the future of Off The Track by joining us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/offthetrack⁠ For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Testing your F1 in Schools car is an important process in order to understand how your design is impacting your car. Joining us on this episode is Alex Liu (Hydron, 2022 World Champions), Aarav Shah (Nebula, 2020 World Finals), Ethan Cahill (Ionic, 2019 World Finals), Fei Fei Webster (Ascension, 2019 World Finals), and Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals). Support the future of Off The Track by joining us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/offthetrack⁠ For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠ Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

The 2023 F1 in Schools World Finals Technical Regulations are here and they bring some of the biggest changes to the competition in years. Our panel of current and former World Finalists react to the changes in this episode. Joining us is Alex Nevin (Iris Engineering, 2023 World Finals), Anas Izaryene (Sonic Boom, 2022 World Finals), James Mitchell (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), Javier Gladstone-Contioso (Eclipse, 2022 & 2023 World Finals), Jesse Stevens (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), Matthew Westerman (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), and Will Johnson (Hydron, 2022 World Champions). Support the future of Off The Track by joining us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offthetrack For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

The spirit of the competition regulation was introduced to the F1 in Schools World Finals in 2019, however 75% of those surveyed by Off The Track believe the regulation is hindering innovation in the competition. On this episode, Michael (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals) and Peter (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals) are joined by Matt (Constellation, 2023 World Finals) and João (Hydra, 2019 World Finals) to discuss how teams feel the regulation is impacting the competition. Support the future of Off The Track by joining us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offthetrack For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Lead Enterprise Judge, David Palfreeman, and Engineering Judge and 2018 F1 in Schools World Champion, James Gurney, join Michael Walker to discuss their experience of judging the 2022 F1 in Schools World Finals and the areas where teams could have improved. Support the future of Off The Track by joining us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offthetrack For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Support the future of Off The Track by joining us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offthetrack Hydron are the 2022 F1 in Schools World Champions from Trinity Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks to Ben, Alex, Tim, Andrew, and Will for coming on to discuss their experience with us. You can read more on Hydron at the following links: https://www.offthetrack.net/posts/hydron-crowned-2022-f1-in-schools-world-champions-07-2022 https://www.offthetrack.net/posts/hydron-in-their-own-words This episode was hosted by Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals), and Jesse Stevens (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals). For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Competing in F1 in Schools can be intense and high pressure. Wellbeing often takes a backseat during the competition. We're sharing our experiences to kickstart a discussion around wellbeing within the competition. If you need support, seek out the help of a responsible adult. You can also visit these resources: Australia Beyond Blue (https://www.beyondblue.org.au / 1300 22 4636) Lifeline (https://www.lifeline.org.au / 13 11 14) Kids Helpline (https://kidshelpline.com.au / 1800 551 800) UK NHS (https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/where-to-get-urgent-help-for-mental-health/) Childline (0800 1111) Republic of Ireland YourMentalHealth information line (1800 111 888 or text 50808) Germany (Deutschland) Telefonseelsorge (https://www.telefonseelsorge.de / 0800.1110111) Nummer gegen Kummer (116 111) Joining us in this episode is Gaumitha (Axion, 2022 World Finals), Manny (Axion, 2022 World Finals), Ben (Ascension, 2019 World Finals) and Jesse (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals).

You've finished with F1 in Schools. Now what? We discuss life after the competition in this episode. Joining us on this episode is Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals), Ben Galvin (Ascension, 2019 World Finals), and Matthew Fleming (Envisity, 2017 World Finals). For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

In this episode Michael and Joao discuss the events of the knockout racing and take a dive into the engineering behind the Sonic Boom car in interviews with Florian and Anas from the team. Show Notes:  Penguin Shape: https://cloud.offthetrack.net/s/2qLT9SqP3t27LW4  Coldfusion Car: https://cloud.offthetrack.net/s/c9FzaJztkZsYgBm 

In today's recap episode of Trackside Michael and Joao discuss the trials and tribulations of the track gates and timing, compare the consistency of cars and Markus Vetter's speech to the competitors.

In the first episode of this season of Trackside, Michael and Joao take a look at the somewhat weird and definitely not temperate happenings of the first day of the 2022 F1 in Schools World Finals.

Fundraising, sponsorships and community outreach are critical to the success of an F1 in Schools team. In this episode, we're joined by 2021 English F1 in Schools Champions, Eclipse, to explore the best strategies for obtaining sponsorships and how to engage with your local community. Joining us on this episode is Javier Gladstone Contioso, Evie Curd, Tom Oliver (Eclipse, 2022 World Finals), Matthew Fleming (Envisity, 2017 World Finals) and Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals). Starting Line from Off The Track is a series that goes back to basics to explore the fundamental concepts of F1 in Schools. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

What goes into a great F1 in Schools Engineering Portfolio? When should you start writing your portfolio? We take a look at everything engineering in this episode of Starting Line. Joining us on this episode is Fei Fei Webster (Ascension, 2019 World Finals), Ethan Cahill (Ionic, 2019 World Finals), Jesse Stevens (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), and Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals). Starting Line from Off The Track is a series that goes back to basics to explore the fundamental concepts of F1 in Schools. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Performing consistently at a high level across all F1 in Schools competition elements will set your team up for success. In this episode we talk to F1 in Schools World Finals judge, David Palfreeman, to break down what teams need to do to score highly in the enterprise portfolios. Riley also shares his tips for teams from his experience competing at the 2019 and 2020(21) F1 in Schools World Finals. Starting Line from Off The Track is a series that goes back to basics to explore the fundamental concepts of F1 in Schools. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

CAD and Technical Drawings are some of the most crucial parts in designing your F1 in Schools car. We talk to current Formula 1 engineer, F1 in Schools alumni and judge, Bilal Yildirim, to see how engineering takes place in the real Formula 1 world. A big thanks to Sonic Boom (2020 F1 in Schools German National Champions) for hosting this episode. Check them out on Instagram! Starting Line from Off The Track is a series that goes back to basics to explore the fundamental concepts of F1 in Schools. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

In a new series from Off The Track, we go back to basics to explore the fundamental areas of F1 in Schools. This is Starting Line. In this episode, we explore Car Design, including taking a look at aerodynamics, manufacturing, wheels, and much more. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram!

Off The Track is back for Season 2! We're kicking off this season by talking to the newest F1 in Schools World Champions, Britannia Red, from Robert May's School in England. Thanks to Abi, Amelia, Caoimhe, and Zach from Britannia Red (@britanniared) for coming on. Ben, Michael, and Riley from Off The Track also featured on this episode. For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Got a suggestion for an episode? Want us to explain or discuss something? Send us a message on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/offthetrack/message

In this special episode of Trackside members of Off the Track speak to teams Britannia Red (World Champions) and Nebula (3rd place winners) about their experience at the competition, why they were so successful and what their plans are for the future. Members of the Off the Track team include Michael, Peter, George, Ben, Riley (also as part of Nebula) and Markus. Joining the team today was also Caoimhe, Callum, Ted and Zack from Brittania Red and Aarav from Nebula. Show notes: Britannia Red Instagram (@britanniared) Britannia Red Website (britanniared.com) Nebula Instagram (@nebula.aus)

Today Peter and Michael discuss the knockout racing, verbal presentations and international collaborations. This episode includes interviews of Nine Degrees Racing and Bronson Sutton one of the Verbal Presentation Judges. Show notes: Nine Degrees Racing Instagram (@ninedegreesracing) Knockout Racing Article (https://www.offthetrack.net/posts/2021-06-is-knock-out-racing-the-best-predictor-we-have-for-the-overall-competition)

Today Michael, George and Markus reflect on the 3rd day of competition and racing with appearances from teams Bolt, Keris Racing, Spark and SquareQ. We hear all different perspectives on car fragility, wing designs (flexible and otherwise), language barriers in the competition and the differences internationally with the competition. All these ideas and more are explored by the Trackside team and by the teams we interviewed. Show notes: Magnetic wings (https://youtu.be/WQngAFwNq0E?t=5955) Bolt Instagram (@bolt.cy) Keris Racing Instagram (@kerisracing_) Keris Racing Podcast called "The Pit Stop Podcast" (@pitstopodcast) Spark (@spark.brazil) SquareQ (@team_squareq) Finite Element Analysis (https://www.autodesk.com.au/solutions/finite-element-analysis)

Today Michael, George, Laurence and Markus discuss the 'breaking' news, race times and judging from Day 2 with an interview of Quintolux. They also venture into discussions of the outreach programs some teams undertake.

In this new series covering the F1 in Schools World Finals Peter, Michael, Riley and Ethan discuss what happened at the opening ceremony and what to expect for the competition ahead. Show notes Pit Display in a Backpack discussion on project management (https://anchor.fm/offthetrack/episodes/Pit-Display-in-a-backpack-epq6mt) Boris Johnson Opening Speech (https://youtu.be/DglVU_JYjto?t=460)

In this mini episode Peter and Michael discuss the future of the Off the Track podcast and our plans for 2021. Links: Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast Website: offthetrack.net Email us! contact@offthetrack.net

The team gets fired up in this episode, as Peter is joined by Ben, Corey, George, and Michael to discuss the changes to the competition regulations for the 2020 F1 in Schools World Finals.Show notesoffthetrack.netNew 2020 World Finals Competition RegulationsProject Management GuideHexagons are the bestagons

In the second part of our look into Pit Displays, Corey, George, Matthew, Peter, and Ben look into what needs to be considered when manufacturing your Pit Display.Got any questions? Send them to us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast

After being postponed for 5 months, the 2020 UK National Finals went ahead this week at the Denford factory in Yorkshire, while teams watched on remotely.In this episode, George, Laurence, Riley and Peter discuss the first ever F1 in Schools UK Virtual National Final.Read our report on the 2020 UK National Final.

Corey is joined by George, Matthew, and Peter to discuss what you need to consider when designing a Pit Display.This will be followed up by an episode on how to construct a Pit Display.Got any questions? Send them to us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast

In this episode hosts George, Jesse and Michael discuss the international differences between Australia, Germany and the UK with Special Guests Adi, Anas, Florian and Jakob from Team Sonic Boom.Show notes:The Sonic Boom Podcast German Cups (The Nordmetall Cup) German Technical Regulations

In this episode hosts Ben, Corey, George, Matthew, Michael, Peter and Riley discuss getting sponsorship both in terms of money and in-kind amounts. The hosts also discuss how successful they were at gaining sponsorship and from where they got their sponsors.

In this episode hosts Matthew, Peter, Corey and Michael discuss Digital Marketing strategies with special guest Nicole Kascak. You can listen to this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and YouTube. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OffTheTrackPodcast and visit us at offthetrack.net Show notes: https://www.thebalancesmb.com https://buffer.com/library/ https://www.w3schools.com/ Consistency is key

In this episode Riley, Peter, Ben, Matthew and Michael discuss Marketing Interviews with guests Laurence and Mitchell and special guest Joel Bright the marketing manager for Infinitude, the current world record holders.Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OffTheTrackPodcast, Twitter @OffTheTrackPod and visit us at offthetrack.net. Did you know we also now have a YouTube channel? Go to youtube.offthetrack.net and subscribe for bonus content, like Peter being pushed on a swing, don't forget to hit the bell so you never miss an episode!

In this episode Jesse, Corey and Riley discuss Engineering Interviews with special guest Spencer Olds one of the 2012 world champions from Cold Fusion.Make sure to follow us on Instagram @OffTheTrackPodcast, Twitter @OffTheTrackPod and visit us at offthetrack.net

In the age of social distancing, F1 in Schools events are moving online. How will virtual finals affect the competition?Peter, Michael, Ben, Jesse, Matt, George, Riley, Eleanor and Corey discuss this and the announcement that the 2020 World Finals will no longer take place in Singapore.Socials:@offthetrackpodcast on Instagram@offthetrackpod on Twitteroffthetrack.net

In this episode Michael, Jesse, George and Matthew discuss wheel systems with special guests Corey Crain from Iota and Lachlan Vos and Lachlan George from Frontier Racing.Socials:@offthetrackpodcast on Instagram@offthetrackpod on Twitteroffthetrack.net

In this episode Peter, Michael, Ben, Jesse are joined by special guests George Stonor, Mathew Fleming (matteqa) and Tobias Astill-King to discuss the impact the Corona virus will have on the F1 in schools Competition.Socials:@offthetrackpodcast on Instagram@offthetrackpod on Twitteroffthetrack.net

In this episode Peter, Michael, Ben, Jesse are joined by special guests George Stonor, Mathew Fleming (matteqa) and Tobias Astill-King to discuss the new F1 in schools World Finals Regulations, the Australian 2020 National Finals and some other topics related to car engineering.Show note links:Peter being pushed on a swingF1 in schools World Finals RegulationsOdysseySocials:@offthetrackpodcast on Instagram@offthetrackpod on Twitteroffthetrack.net

This episode we have special guests George Stonor and Freddie Bull from Evolve UK, the 2019 World Champions. We discuss their experience at worlds, what makes the team tick and the secrets to their success.You can find Evolve at their website: evolvegb.worldYou can also find them on multiple social media platforms:Instagram: @evolve.gbFacebook: @evolve.gbTwitter: @evolve_gbTake a look at the rear pods on their car (there aren’t any)You can see a picture of their packed up cardboard pit display here.As always you can reach us, Off the Track, at contact@offthetrack.net or @offthetrack on Instagram or @offthetrackpod on Twitter. You can also visit our website offthetrack.net.

In this episode we discuss the branding aspect of F1 in schools with special guests James Gurney from Horizon and Matt Fleming from Envisity.Links:Wendy's Twitter Clap-backsAustralian Government Brand GuideAdobe Illustrator for Vector image creationInkscape for Vector image creation (free)Bezier GameGoogle FontsA custom font pluginFutur Building a brand9 P's for effective brandingInfinitude LogoPrecision Racing LogoEnvisity LogoHorizon LogoAurora LogoAscension

This special christmas episode of Off the Track sees Ben, Jesse, Michael and Peter discuss the happenings at the World Finals including the new rules put in place this year, their effect on the competition and the happenings we probably shouldn't have talked about. For the full show notes go to offthetrack.net/CbC/

This episode explores the rendering of F1 in Schools cars with previous and current world finalists. Peter directs questions at James, Jesse, Ben and Michael to try and help gain an understanding for what goes into the renders.For the full show notes go to offthetrack.net/ep3/

In this episode Peter, Ben and Michael discuss the Continental (or regional international) finals that have been announced by F1 in Schools. Find all our social links and episodes at offthetrack.net Follow us on Instagram @offthetrackpodcast or Twitter @offthetrackpod

Join the hosts Peter, Michael, Jesse and Ben with an appearance from Luke as they delve into the new seasons regulations for the upcoming 2019 World Finals in Abu Dhabi.