TEAM Blue Flame from Korumburra Secondary College won Best Presentation at the recent Hydrogen Car Grand Prix (H2GP) at Knoxfield in Melbourne.
With generous support from the Korumburra based Martin Carlson Foundation Team Blue Flame competed against some the best student teams in Victoria.
Facing tough competition the two Korumburra S.C. representative teams Hydrospeed and Blue Flame ran a magnificent four-hour endurance race coming in 11th and 12th.
The Hydrospeed team started in 3rd and 4th position during the first hour, running a consistent race, then sat in 6th position for the majority of time until they ran out of speed and were overtaken by more strategic teams. Blue Flame suffered some early car difficulties but persisted and got back on the track later in the session.
STEM Coordinator at Korumburra Secondary College Stacie Witton paid tribute to the Martin Carlson Foundation for providing an invaluable opportunity for Korumburra S.C. students to learn, innovate, and grow both as individuals and as a team.
“Throughout the program these future leaders have developed the creativity, ingenuity and real-world problem-solving skills needed to tackle tomorrow's energy challenges,” said Ms Witton.
“On behalf of our students and school community, I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Martin Carlson Foundation for sponsoring our team’s participation in the 2025 H2GP Challenge, well done to everyone, you all did an amazing job.”
The H2GP Challenge was described as an extraordinary experience for the Korumburra students who gained hands-on skills in engineering, teamwork and problem-solving while also developing presentation and communication skills by sharing their journey with others.
“Despite facing unexpected complications on race day, the Korumburra teams performed exceptionally well, an achievement the College is incredibly proud of,” said Ms Witton.
“Our results could have been even higher without those race-day challenges, but as our students quickly learned, that’s the reality of racing.”
Team Blue Flame won the Best Presentation Award recognising modifications made to the car and the hurdles the team overcame during their journey in the competition.
The students also wrote and performed a creative and highly informative rap about the H2GP Challenge which left a lasting impression on everyone according to Ms Witton.
The Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) program is the largest hydrogen powered model vehicle competition in the world challenging tomorrow's innovators to design, engineer, build and race their own remote-controlled cars powered entirely by hydrogen gas.
The Martin Carlson Foundation was formed to advance the education, welfare and health of young learners living in rural cities and country towns.
The Foundation places significant importance on sustainable technologies.
For more information on the Martin Carlson scholarship program go to martincarlsonfoundation.com.au
