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National Finals: Goodwood 19th October 2008 Reporter Bob Carter We came second in the first F24+ championship final round & thus finished 2nd in the championship too. Our driver, Hannah, followed our pre-discussed tactics perfectly, slipstreaming the favourite (TSR4) for 90 minutes, but we couldn't quite manage to overtake in a frenetic last lap; losing out in the end by less than half a second. This was already a brilliant result for the team & the way the race unfolded tactically was tremendously exciting, as was the final sprint for the line down the finishing straight in front of the grandstand. The F24 final began with the pre-race favourite & pole sitter "Phoenix" from Seaford College hurtling into the lead. Our new car, Zebedee, took it steady and after the first 2 hours was in 3rd/4th. Then the race stopped with a red flag for a spectator who had taken ill. After the restart Phoenix was broken and lost about 20 minutes while it was fixed, and at this point Zebedee surged into the lead. With 90 minutes left we were 2 laps clear and after an unbelievably tense final 40 minute stint we took the chequered flag, with Rotary Racer from Chipping Sodbury 2nd and TSR2 3rd. Our race distance was over 115 miles, a massive (10mile) improvement on our previous best, and we also won: Fastest lap (Brian - 3m 54s) Best engineered car (Zebedee) University of Southampton Aerodynamics prize "Gold" distance award for Zebedee That is the end of a gloriously successful season for the Sandbach High School "C.A.U.C." Greenpower team. Hopefully we can continue improving the cars next year, and progress towards a "platinum" distance award (125 miles)