BY
LA
URA
HANNAM
laura.hannam@mk-news.co.uk
STUDENT
S
liter
ally
we
nt
the
extr
a
mile
ye
ster
day
to
win
second
pr
iz
e
with
their
home-made
eco
car
.
Pu
pils
fr
om
Leon
School
and
Sp
or
ts
Co
llege
School,
Bl
etchley
took
par
t
in
the
Sh
ell
Ec
o-mar
athon
Yo
uth
Challenge
at
the
Ro
ckingham
Fe
stiv
al
of
Science
on
Thursday
.
The
team,
who
had
built
their
car
fr
om
scr
atch,
competed
against
17
other
schools
fr
om
acr
oss
the
UK
in
the
nation-
al
dr
iving
competition
wher
e
speed
is
sacr
ificed
for
efficiency
.
The
schools
aim
to
complete
the
course
at
the
world
famous
Ro
ckingham
Mo
tor
Sp
eedway
using
the
least
fuel
possible
whilst
maintaining
an
av
er
age
speed
of
15mph.
The
Leon
School,
who
enter
ed
two
cars
in
the
competition,
topped
the
leader
boar
d
all
day
long
but
missed
out
on
vic-
tor
y
by
a
whisker
.
Their
vehicl
e
manage
d
an
impr
essive
1,722
miles
per
gallon
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making
it
nearly
48
times
mor
e
fuel
efficient
than
a
Fo
rd
Mo
ndeo
.Leon
School
and
Sports
College
School
celebr
ates
winning
the
second
priz
e
in
the
Yo
uth
Challenge
and
thir
d
priz
e
in
the
ove
ra
ll
schools
contest
to
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eate
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eco
carStudents
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extra
mile
in
eco
car
compDriv
er
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kub
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yk
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tches
the
pr
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July
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2008
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