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Eastern Creek Comes Alive Today As 2000 Kids Race In Billycart Showdown Today


Eastern Creek Comes Alive Today As 2000 Kids Race In Billycart Showdown Today

Author: NRMA Motoring & ServicesDate: 25 August 2009

Forget Formula One, the hottest racing action happens at Eastern Creek Raceway today with 2000 students to race self-designed and self-built billycarts as part of a joint initiative between NRMA and the Department of Education and Training.

NRMA Director and rally car champion Coral Taylor said students from 45 NSW primary and secondary schools would race 82 billycarts in a series of obstacle, sprint and endurance tests to teach young children about road safety, vehicle technology and the environment.

"This is the fourth NRMA Kids Design Challenge TechnoPush to be held and the atmosphere at Eastern Creek raceway will be electric with schools screaming support for their teams, Ms Taylor said.

Despite the popularity of computer and digital gaming, billycart racing still holds great appeal - teamwork, vehicle safety and good honest outdoor fun is the aim of the day.

"Kids love the whole process of working together to design and build their own billycarts and then getting out on the track to race against other schools.

"Competition is fierce with months of hard work and creativity from 45 schools and communities culminating in the safest, speediest and most innovative pushcarts.

"The day has immense educational value which brings the classroom into the real world and ensures basic road safety concepts are learned from an early age."

A range of awards will be presented at the end of the day for the following categories: Road Safety, Overall Performance, Environmental Champions, Team Identity, Investigating Scientifically and Design Excellence.

MEDIA NOTE:
NRMA Director and rally car champion Coral Taylor will be available at 12:30pm for interviews at Eastern Creek Raceway, Tuesday, 25 August 2009.

Address: Corner of Brabham Drive and Ferriers Road, Eastern Creek NSW. (Enter through Gate 7, Media to call upon arrival to be met.)

Students assemble billycarts from 9:00am with racing in full swing by 12:00 Noon. Racing concludes 2:00pm. Awards will be presented at 2:45pm.

Contact: Daniel Stanton 0439 133 092 or Kimberly Rigby 0439 133 215

Billycart showdown attending schools

Garage School Pushcart Names & Cart Numbers
1-2 Pacific Hills Cheeky Cheetahs (112), Lightning Dragons (113), Snow Pandas (114)
3-4 Northlakes High School Team Scar (202), Team Dynamite (203)
3-4 Crestwood Public School Cressy20 (160)
3-4 Wollongong Public School Hot Stuff (139)
5-6 Callaghan College Wallsend Campus Swan Song (207)
5-6 Kanwal Public School The Shibangabangs (150)
5-6 Seven Hills Public School Magnificent Seven (149)
7-8 Springwood High School Raging Racer (205)
7-8 St Columba's High School Revheads (204)
7-8 Alfords Point Public School Lombe's Legends (128), Corben's Crushers (129)
9-10 Fort Street High School Fort Street Racer (206)
9-10 Katoomba High School Kit Kat (215)
9-10 Penshurst West Public School X-treme Acceleration (168), XLR8ers (169)
11-13 Turramurra Public School Wheels of Fury (151), Turramurra Roadrunners (152), Speedy Tortoises (153), Xtreme Team (154), The Roboghinis (155)
14-16 Canley Vale High School CVH RedX (212), Canley Wreckers (213), TBA (214)
14-16 Melrose Park Public School Melrose Mob (161)
14-16 Mount Riverview Public School Mt Riv Racers (104)
17-18 Thornleigh West Public School Westleigh Wonder (122)
17-18 Busby West Public School Wind Riders (159)
21-22 Illawong Public School Red Thunder (125), Silver Storm (126), Blue Lightning (127)
21-22 Matthew Pearce Public School Demon Racers (144)
23-25 Gymea North Public School Fast'n'Furious (131), DriftKingz (132), Speed Demons (133)
23-25 Hillsborough Public School Hillsborough Hurricanes (101)
26-27 Ambarvale Public School Mercury (164), Lunar (165), Hercules (166), Flashing Stars (167)
29-30 Ryde Public School The Cook & the Cookie (123), Team Panda (124)
29-30 Toongabbie West Public School Toonie West Devils (108)
29-30 Wirreanda Public School Wirreanda Warriors (115)
31-32 Balgowlah North Public School Tenacious Titans (147), Flaming Ferrets (148)
31-32 Glendore Public School Glendore Gliders (105), Glendore Gladiators (175)
32-34 Figtree Heights Public School Flaming Figtree Heights (130)
33-34 Narwee Public School Narwee Annihilators (121)
33-34 Sherwood Ridge Public School Ridge Racers MkII (142), Sherwood Speedsters (143)
35-37 Holy Family Public School Shooting Stars (116), Jolii Fela (117), Holy Riders (118), Fast and Furriest (119)
41-42 Beauty Point Public School Beauty Point Bolts (145)
41-42 Concord Public School Golden Thunder 3000 (146)
41-42 Engadine Public School Engadine engines (102), Dyszel's Dragsters (103)
43-44 Casula Public School Supernovas (106), VIP (Very Important Pushcart) (107)
43-44 Manly Vale Public School Fluro Wheels (137), Shooting Stars (138)
45-46 Erskineville Public School Carzuarina (140), Euco-mobile (141)
45-46 Kareela Public School Kareelians on Fire (162), Superjets (163)
45-46 Fassifern Public School Fassifern Year 5 Team (109), Fassifern Year 6 Team (110), Fassifern Composite Team (111)
47-48 Hoxton Park Public School Hoxton Bolts (136)
49-50 Peakhurst West Public School Silver Rocket (134), Shooting Star (135)
49-50 Concord Public School Blue Lightning (170)

Contact: Daniel Stanton 0439 133 092 or Kimberly Rigby 0439 133 215

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