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A Big Win for St. David's tonight!

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  • 17-09-2009 10:42pm
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    Son of Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭


    A team of four students from St. David's Greystones won the Overall Prize this evening in the
    Formula One World Championships Schools Competition
    in London.

    The competition involved designing and manufacturing a miniature racing car.

    Competing against 30 other teams from places as diverse as Singapore, Canada, United States and Australia, the Koni Kats as they are called also won
    Best Oral Presentation
    and Best Engineered Car (an award they received from none other than Lewis Hamilton).

    Well done to the students and their teachers.

    They have done their school, their community here
    and Ireland proud!

    http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/13881/randd/irish-team-to-tear-up-track-at-f1-schools-world-championships


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    Charlie-Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,663 ✭✭✭Charlie-Bravo


    more on it here on a prominent motorsport website - Formula1.com!

    http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/9/9948.html

    Well done guys...that is some feat. Very impressive.

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    LEIN
    Registered Users Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭LEIN


    Well done lads. Could be the next Irish f1 team.


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    MiniGolf
    Registered Users Posts: 757 ✭✭✭MiniGolf


    Great to see an Irish team at the top!!

    Well done lads!!:D:D:D


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    Son of Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭Son of Jack


    http://aidan.neills.net/2009/09/congrats-to-koni-kats.html


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    foxy06
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    The second thing that struck me was that having gone through a large part of secondary school education in the UK, it's hard to believe that I would have been reading about a group of four British students accepting such a prize.

    Eh...what?? Is Greystones not an Irish town!!


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    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,936 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    foxy06 wrote: »
    Eh...what?? Is Greystones not an Irish town!!

    yeah, I think thats his point, he's suggesting the Irish education system is better than the UK one he attended (at least in areas of science and technology).


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    mikedragon32
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    It was featured on the BBC's F1 coverage over the weekend too. It's a fantastic achievment.


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    Son of Jack
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭Son of Jack


    The Koni Kats had to fundraise in order to participate in the London finals. This fundraising was to include paying for substitute cover for the two teachers who helped them prepare their entry. Can't say I'm surprised!

    http://www.herald.ie/national-news/batt-okeeffe-nearly-stalled-our-chances-but-we-won-world-f1-competition-crown-1901497.html

    This is more like it!
    Recognised internationally and having been given a hero's welcome at the airport and back at St. David's by their school mates, the Koni Kats are shortly to be honoured by the community

    http://simonharrismedia.blogspot.com/


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    orangeparrot
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭orangeparrot


    Hi guys,

    Adam Gammell here from the Koni Kats.
    Thanks for all the congrats! means a lot!

    Just to let you know we will be making an appearance on the Gerry Ryan show on RTE next friday.

    If you have any questions don't hesitate to pm me.
    Also some info on our website - www.konikats.com

    Thanks again!


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