JP Racing 2018
MARYBOROUGH EVENT
After a long year of preparation that began way back in February, the JP Racing team finally competed in the Energy Breakthrough in Maryborough. The students and teachers left school on Wednesday 21 November and set up camp on Princes Oval. The Pushcart teams had their Design and Scrutineering element in the evening and both teams did a wonderful job talking about the carts and showing their ability to drive them safely. Thursday saw an early start after a fairly quiet night and the HPV teams had to give their presentations to the judges. Team Vanquish did an amazing job with their Safari theme and were followed by an equally impressive team Shazzam with their Medical themed presentation.
The push cart teams impressed with their design and construction and spoke well showing their knowledge of the carts.
Thursday night saw the HPV teams complete their practice race with Vanquish gaining 5th position and Shazzam 11th.
Friday was a big race day! Pushcart teams competed in their Endurance Race with both teams overtaking some other carts. Team Thunder delighted with their Space themed presentation and team Vortex did a great job with their Bakery theme. In the afternoon both teams competed in the new and improved obstacle course, showing off their strength and driving ability.
The HPV teams started their 14 hour race and had a strong start. Both teams had a few crashes during the 8 hour session but with no injuries or major damage to the vehicles.
Saturday morning saw many of the HPV riders up and out of their tents before the 6am re start to the race. With another 6 hours of racing team Shazzam managed to climb back up into top ten consideration despite a few more crashes. When the race finished at 12pm team Vanquish was 4th and Shazzam 12th.
The pushcart teams finished off their competition with the Sprint event, team Vortex winning their heat and team Thunder coming an incredibly close second in theirs.
The students worked very hard and were a wonderful group to camp with. All the teachers are very proud of how they behaved and the commitment they showed during the event.
Overall final placings were:
Vanquish : 4th
Shazzam: 11th
Vortex: 5th
Thunder: 12th
Thank you to all the parent helpers who camped with us, and for all of the parent support we received during this program.
Scott Zachariassen
J.P Racing
If you would like more information about the program visit the Energy Breakthrough Challenge website. https://www.eb.org.au/
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Platinum Level Sponsors
Mulgrave Country CLub
Mulgrave Country Club has been a valued supporter of JPPS racing for several years now. They are a community club offering great sporting facilities to members. The club is an excellent function venue in Glen Waverley, with three function rooms catering for functions of all types and sizes and is now open until 4am 7 nights a week. The Country Bistro serves meals 7 days per week. Enjoy free entertainment most nights and indulge yourself with the new International Seafood Buffet/Carvery; now every Sunday for lunch and dinner, more info.
Waverley Meadows Netball Club
We are a non-profitable organisation that prides itself on being a family friendly, easily accessible and spirited club. Our love of netball and team environment has helped us grow and develop strong players and coaches. We are represented by 18 teams with over 160 players playing during the week and on Saturdays and we have a number of life members and committed coaches.
Our club has become one of the most successful in the competition where we regularly play in finals and have been successful in winning several premierships in all age groups. We cater for ages 6 and above, always welcoming new players. Please see www.wmnc.com.au for more info.
Gold Level Sponsors
CGB Precision Products
CGB Precision Products is a supplier of high performance and high precision products and has been representing some of the world`s leading manufacturers of bearings, rod ends/spherical bearings, brakes/clutches, tooling components/fixtures, hydraulic cylinders/valves and precision hardware for over 40 years. www.cgb.com.au sales@cgb.com.au (03) 9775 1125
Coach Approach
Coach Approach is a national organisation made up of elite and professional athletes from a wide variety of sports. Members of our team have competed at Olympic, Commonwealth, International or State level. At Coach Approach we are passionate in encouraging the people of Australia to ‘Keep Active’ with the principle aim of promoting sports participation, health and fitness education to all Australians.
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Commercial and Residential Wall and Floor Tiling.
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A family run concreting business that specializes in all forms of decorative concrete such as exposed aggregate and internal polished concrete. We are veterans in the Melbourne concreting industry and have laid more than 5000 decorative driveways and have in excess of 50 years concreting experience. Customers keep returning because they know we’re fast, accountable and will deliver over and above what we promise.
We pride ourselves on being masters at our trade, and that’s what drives us to continually develop our skills while learning about the latest techniques and products. (Ph. 9511 4452)
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