Project 818 Design Contest Awards

Awards and Categories for the Next Factory Five Announced

In addition to the awards previously announced, we have added a number of special categories and judges personal picks to the 818 design contest. Here are the awards and descriptions:


Trophy for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Design Winners


Trophy for GRM Editor’s Choice, Most Original Design, Hewlett Packard Tech Award, and SolidWorks-CAD Award


Trophy for Judge’s Favorite Awards

Design Awards Overall:

1st Place Trophy and $5,000
Grassroots Motorsports Magazine – Factory Five Racing
818 Design Winner
June 2011

2nd Place Trophy and $1,000
Grassroots Motorsports Magazine – Factory Five Racing

818 Design Winner
June 2011

3rd Place Trophy and $500
Grassroots Motorsports Magazine – Factory Five Racing

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Special Awards:

Grassroots Motorsports Magazine Editors Choice
818 Design Competition
June 2011

Most Original/Creative Design
Grassroots Motorsports Magazine – Factory Five Racing

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Hewlett-Packard Technology Award for
Best Integration of Computer Technology

818 Design Winner
June 2011

SolidWorks Award for
Best Integration of Computer Design

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judge’s Awards:

Judges Favorite
Jeremy Luchini – SolidWorks
818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judges Favorite
Tim Suddard – Grassroots Motorsports Magazine

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judges Favorite
Tom Salomone – Hewlitt Packard

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judges Favorite
Murray Pfaff – Pfaff Designs

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judges Favorite
Michael Lye, Rhode Island School of Design

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judges Favorite
Wayne Cherry – VP of Design, General Motors

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judges Favorite
Matt Humphries – Morgan Motors

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judges Favorite
Jim Schenck – Factory Five Racing Director of R&D

818 Design Winner
June 2011

Judges Favorite
Jesper Ingerslev – Factory Five Racing Direction of Engineering

818 Design Winner
June 2011

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