BBC Micro:bit Model
Rocket Car Competition
Open for years 3-11 in England and
Wales
Terms and Conditions
Race for the Line - Terms and Conditions
1. ELIGIBILITY. This competition is open to students in years 3-11 in any Primary and Secondary Schools located
in England and Wales (each a “School”). Employees of Microsoft, BLOODHOUND or The Learning Partnership or
its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies are not eligible to be a part of any Team (as defined
below) entered by a School, nor are members of these employees’ families (defined as parents, children, siblings,
spouse and life partners).
2. ENTRY.
Team formation and registration
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Each School may form as many school teams as it likes (each a “Team”) and enter those Teams
into the competition provided that:
(i) each Team consists of no more than 4 students from the relevant School;
(ii) no student shall be a member of more than one Team; and
(iii) pupils who are members of a Team entered into the competition must be sponsored by the
School at which they attend.
Each School must first register with its local race hub found on the map at
www.racefortheline.com confirming the number of teams it wishes to enter in the forum of the race
HUB community and arrange to attend a race briefing at the HUB.
Each school must create its own school STEM community by registering its required details (as set out
on the below website) and the names of its Teams at www.racefortheline.com . This will enable each
School to receive entry codes in the school community and confirmation of registration by email. Each
School must input those entry codes when it enters each of its Teams’ speed testing times onto the
competition leader board on the competition’s website –
www.racefortheline.com (the “Competition Website”) (please also refer to section
entitled"speed testing" below.)
Each School must also register details of its Teams at www.racefortheline.com by clicking on the map
of local Race HUBs, finding your local Race HUB and joining the relevant HUB community.
Teams must complete all activities required by this competition on school premises and with
appropriate supervision by the School or at the local Race HUB under supervision from accredited
practitioners in the HUB.
Race Car Kits, BBC Micro:bits and Building Rocket Cars
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Each School registering to take part in the competition must use standard Race Car Kits supplied by
BLOODHOUND SSC education Limited or The Learning Partnership. Com Trading Ltd.
Schools may order these either:
(i) from a local Race HUB – each Race HUB may make available a certain number of free Kits at
competition briefings in NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2016 for Schools which have created their own
STEM collaboration community on Dendrite (www.racefortheline.com) and registered the required
details above (subject to availability) by OCTOBER 31st 2016.
(ii) by purchasing Kits from the Dendrite on-line shop accessed in the Race HUB community at
www.racefortheline.com
Each Team shall build one rocket car for entry into the competition (please refer to section entitled
“Speed Testing” below (each a “Rocket Car”).
Each Rocket Car must, at all times, be built solely and exclusively from:
(i) any materials contained in one Kit (for the avoidance of doubt, not all materials contained in the Kit
are required to be used to build the Rocket Car); and
(ii) a BBC Micro:bit which may be provided to its School by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Each Team can programme its BBC Micro:bit, using www.codethemicrobit.com – to measure and
capture the acceleration of the Rocket Car and insert it into its Rocket Car.
Speed Testing
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Each Team can test fire the Rocket Car using an air pump which is available for purchase through the
online HUB shop.
Each team must race their cars using the firing of a rocket motor supplied by the HUB in a sponsored
kit or contained in purchased Kits (one time use). Races must use supplied race tracks, timing gates
and launchers, available for use for free at Race HUBs on open race days, or by appointment through
the army accredited rocketeer network (via the Race HUB) or can be purchased from the shop.
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Each Team must monitor and record the top speed achieved by its Rocket Car during each race day via
the BBC Micro:bit timing gate. To assist in recording the speed of each Rocket Car, Schools may either
purchase timing gates from the on-line HUB shop at www.racefortheline.com or attend a race day at
their local Race HUB where timing gates and launchers may be made available free of charge (subject
to availability).
Between each test run, Teams may wish to reshape or remodel their Rocket Car to achieve faster speeds.
Modeling spreadsheets can be downloaded to assist teams in working out likely top speeds of their cars
under rocket motors.
Each School must enter into the leader-board on the Competition Website the top speed achieved and
max acceleration data by each of its Team’s Rocket Cars using the entry codes obtained by that School.
For each of its Teams, each School must (i) post on the Competition Website video evidence
showing the run of the car and (ii) link the video to that Team’s fastest time on the leader board
on the Competition Website.
The top 2 Primary school and top 2 Secondary school Teams on the leader board of the Race HUB at the
closing date for race entries of 17th March 2017 which have (i) achieved the fastest speeds as referred to
the on leader board on the Competition Website and (ii) provided the evidence referred to above (each
a “Qualifying Team”) will qualify for entry into the competition’s regional finals in England & Wales to
be held at 15 regional Hubs between the 20th March - 7th April 2017. The winning Primary team and
secondary team from each regional finals leader board will be invited to the national finals to be held at
the end of June 2017 (details of which will be provided to each School which has entered a Qualifying
Team) (the “National Final”).
At the National Finals, each School with a Qualifying Team must send the team to the National Final to
undertake the design and build and race of a new car with a new kit provided on the day, under the
time constraints of the day. The Schools of the three Qualifying Teams whose Rocket Cars achieve the
three fastest speeds at the National Final shall be chosen as 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners (please refer to
section on “Selection of Winner(s) below”).
Miscellaneous
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Each School shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary and/or appropriate consents (including
parental consent) in connection with its Teams’ entry into, and participation in any activities relating
to, the competition (including attendance of Teams at the National Final and the Prize Day).
To the extent that entry requires the submission of user-generated content such as photos, videos,
etc., entrants warrant that their entry is genuine, is their original work, has not been copied from
others, and does not violate the privacy, intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person
or entity including any member of a Team. Each School shall be responsible for ensuring that any
photographic or video evidence or other content referred to above complies with all laws.
Entries will be ineligible if they (a) are incomplete or otherwise do not comply with these Terms and
Conditions; (b) exceed the maximum number of persons (4) per team; (c) violate the rights of any
other person or entity; and/or (d) are received outside of the Promotion Period set out below.
Entry constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Microsoft is not
responsible for lost, corrupted or delayed entries. The Learning Partnership.com Trading Limited
(TLP) reserves the right to disqualify any School or member of a Team who violates these Terms and
Conditions.
3. TIMING. This promotion runs from 01:00 am GMT on 20th September 2016 up to (and including) 11.59:59 pm
GMT on 17th March 2017 (inclusive) for the England and Wales competition (the “Promotion Period”).
4. USE OF YOUR ENTRY. Personal data which Schools provide upon entry may be used for future TLP marketing
activity if they indicate their consent on the entry form (if applicable). Otherwise such personal data will be
used by TLP and agents acting on TLP’s behalf only for the operation of this promotion. In respect of any
personal data provided by any School to TLP, that School shall be responsible for obtaining any required and/
or appropriate consent from relevant persons in relation to that data and shall comply with all laws,
regulations and guidance in relation thereto.
5. SELECTION OF WINNER(S). At the National Finals, the Schools of the three Qualifying Teams whose Rocket
Cars achieve the three fastest speeds shall be chosen as 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The winning entries will
be determined by a panel of judges with at least one (1) independent judge at the end of June 2017 for
England and Wales competition.
A maximum of one (1) prize per School is allowed. The winning Schools will be notified at the National Finals
held at the end of June 2017 for England and Wales competition. The winner(s) may be asked to participate
in further publicity or advertising.
6. PRIZE(S). There will be 3 prize(s) in total. The prize(s) will be as follows:
1st place – the winning team of students and one teacher from the winning School will win an allinclusive trip to South Africa to spend a week with the BLOODHOUND Race team on the Hakskeen
Pan and enjoy a week of activities in the area. In the event that the BLOODHOUND SSC undertakes
a test run or record breaking run during that week the winners will be invited to watch as part of
the BLOODHOUND team. A 1st prize cash prize of £1,000 (including VAT) awarded to the School.
• 2nd place - £500 (including VAT) cash prize awarded to the School
• 3rd place - £250 (including VAT) cash prize awarded to the school
• Qualifying Teams at the National Finals: In addition, all Schools with Qualifying Teams will be
awarded the right to have their school name printed on the tail-fin of the Bloodhound SSC car
(value £50 including VAT).
The prize(s) are as stated and are not transferable. TLP reserves the right to substitute any (or all) prize(s) with
(a) prize(s) of equal or greater value. The prize(s) will be sent by TLP or its agent no later than twenty eight (28)
days after the winner(s) has/have been selected.
The prize(s) may be considered a taxable benefit to the winner(s). The winner(s) will be directly responsible for
accounting for and paying to HMRC, or other relevant tax authority, any tax liability arising on their prize.
Please contact TLP at [email protected] for any query related to the taxable amount for reporting to
HMRC, or other relevant tax authority.
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7. LIST OF WINNER(S). Each winner consents to the School’s name being made publicly available upon request.
The name(s) of the winner(s) will be available for a period of twenty eight (28) days after the selection of the
winner(s) by written request to [email protected].
OTHER. No correspondence will be entered into regarding either this promotion or these Terms and
Conditions. In the unlikely event of a dispute, TLP’s decision shall be final. TLP reserves the right to amend,
modify, cancel or withdraw this promotion at any time but only before the delivery of the prize(s), without
notice.
Participants in this promotion agree that TLP will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, costs, damage,
disappointment or losses of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from acceptance,
misuse or use of a prize, or from participation in this promotion.
Nothing in this clause shall limit TLP’s liability in respect of death or personal injury arising out of its own
negligence or liability arising out of TLP’s fraud. TLP cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and
shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party
8. SPIRIT OF THE COMPETITION. If an entrant attempts to compromise the integrity or the legitimate
operation of this promotion by hacking or by cheating or committing fraud in any way, we may seek damages
from that entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law. Further, we will disqualify that entrant’s entry to this
promotion and may ban the entrant from participating in any of our future promotions, so please play fairly.
Promoter: The Learning Partnership.com Trading Limited, Hollies farm, Souldern, Bicester Oxon OX27 7JF (“TLP”).
The micro:bit Model Rocket Car
Challenge is kindly supported by:
Full details and how to enter can be found at:
www.racefortheline.com
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