Land Rover yesterday awarded a team of youngsters from Holland Park School, London, the coveted title of ‘TrackNAVCHALLENGE Champions 2009′ following an exciting national final held at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.

Now in its third year, Land Rover’s TrackNAVCHALLENGE is designed to introduce youngsters to the world of design and engineering. Teams are tasked with designing and building a radio-controlled 4-wheel drive vehicle that emulates what a full size Land Rover can do.

Following several fiercely fought UK regional heats, ten teams competed in a climatic final to reveal the ‘Ruthless Rovers’ team from Holland Park as the overall winners.

Each team’s vehicle is tested to its limits over a challenging track, specially designed with a variety of obstacles to ensure it meets specifications set out by Land Rover engineers and educational specialists. (…)

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