Project 818 Design Contest Awards

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

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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