Mechathlon 2006
Engineering a Better World Projects Regional Events: Mechathlon 2006
The Mechathlon 2006 proved to be just as exciting as last years competition at the Engineering Inspirations Event at Elvington Air Museum. Thirteen teams took in this second annual competition from 10 different schools in the City of York and North Yorkshire areas.
Each team brought their own version of a Mechathlete to take part in up to five different events over a period of two hours from half past ten to half past twelve. (See the Mechathlon web pages for more details).
Each team was allowed to make as many modifications to their Mechathlete as they wanted too during the event, so long as they kept the same body. There was a lot of frantic work going on in the pits throughout the competition and despite their lack of experience all the teams did very well but, what a lot of the teams did not realize was that there were lots of points to be gained just by attempting an event.
Congratulations
Congratulations must go to Harrogate High School this year for building two outstanding Mechathletes that made a consistent effort over all five of the events. This lead to Team A, coming in first and Team B, coming in second, well done.
Special mention must also go to King James School Knaresborough Team A, who came first in both the Long Jump and the Hill Climb, well done and keep working on that design.
Next Year?
To all those of you who didn't get chance to take part this year and would like the chance to do so next year, please contact Yvonne Emmerson at NYBEP and make your intentions clear, there are still some starter kits available if you get in quick.
Once again one school has got away with winning both the first and second place trophies, so lets not let it happen again next year, get planning and building, and remember, guys, it all comes down to the gear box!
Where is Harrogate Grammar School, where is Rossett School when you need them?
Best wishes and congratulations to everyone; I hope to see you all again next year.
Kieron McGeever
Mechathlon 2006 Master Score Sheet
| School | Sprint | Shot Putt | Long Jump | Hill Climb | Weight Lift | Total Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate High A | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 95 | 1 |
| Harrogate High B | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 86 | 2 |
| King James School A | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 86 | 3 |
| Huntington School A | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 80 | 4 |
| Harrogate High C | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 78 | 5 |
| King James School B | 15 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 78 | 6 |
| Ripon College A | 17 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 7 |
| Easingwold School A | 11 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 8 |
| Huntington School B | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 9 |
| All Saints RC School A | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 10 |
| Easingwold School B | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 11 |
| All Saints RC School C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 12 |
| All Saints RC School B | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 13 |
Sprint Score Sheet
| School | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints RC School A | 10 | 8 |
| All Saints RC School B | 10 | 9 |
| All Saints RC School C | 10 | 10 |
| Easingwold School A | 10 | 11 |
| Easingwold School B | 10 | 12 |
| Huntington School B | 10 | 13 |
| King James School A | 10 | 14 |
| King James School B | 10 | 15 |
| Huntington School A | 6.94 | 16 |
| Ripon College A | 6.1 | 17 |
| Harrogate High C | 4.91 | 18 |
| Harrogate High B | 4.59 | 19 |
| Harrogate High A | 3.75 | 20 |
Shot Putt Score Sheet
| School | Distance | Points |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints RC School A | 0 | 8 |
| All Saints RC School B | 0 | 9 |
| All Saints RC School C | 0 | 10 |
| Easingwold School B | 0 | 11 |
| Harrogate High C | 0 | 12 |
| Huntington School B | 0 | 13 |
| Ripon College A | 0 | 14 |
| King James School B | 61 | 15 |
| Huntington School A | 104 | 16 |
| King James School A | 150 | 17 |
| Harrogate High B | 211 | 18 |
| Easingwold School A | 290 | 19 |
| Harrogate High A | 603 | 20 |
Long Jump Score Sheet
| School | Distance | Points |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints RC School A | 0 | 8 |
| All Saints RC School B | 0 | 9 |
| All Saints RC School C | 0 | 10 |
| Easingwold School B | 0 | 11 |
| Huntington School B | 0 | 12 |
| King James School B | 0 | 13 |
| Ripon College A | 0 | 14 |
| Easingwold School A | 29 | 15 |
| Harrogate High B | 59 | 16 |
| Harrogate High A | 76 | 17 |
| Huntington School A | 80 | 18 |
| Harrogate High C | 87 | 19 |
| King James School A | 87 | 20 |
Hill Climb Score Sheet
| School | Distance | Points |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints RC School B | 0 | 8 |
| All Saints RC School C | 0 | 9 |
| Easingwold School B | 0 | 10 |
| Huntington School B | 0 | 11 |
| Easingwold School A | 585 | 12 |
| Ripon College A | 590 | 13 |
| Harrogate High B | 610 | 14 |
| All Saints RC School A | 695 | 15 |
| Harrogate High C | 860 | 16 |
| Huntington School A | 870 | 17 |
| Harrogate High A | 900 | 18 |
| King James School B | 1010 | 19 |
| King James School A | 1225 | 20 |
Weight Lift Score Sheet
| School | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints RC School B | 1000 | 8 |
| All Saints RC School C | 1000 | 9 |
| Easingwold School A | 1000 | 10 |
| Easingwold School B | 1000 | 11 |
| Harrogate High C | 1000 | 12 |
| Huntington School A | 1000 | 13 |
| Huntington School B | 1000 | 14 |
| King James School A | 1000 | 15 |
| King James School B | 1000 | 16 |
| Ripon College A | 1000 | 17 |
| All Saints RC School A | 180 | 18 |
| Harrogate High B | 120 | 19 |
| Harrogate High A | 2.68 | 20 |