NFA CVRT

ology, Welding, Auto Body, and Video Production to name a few, which are all elective opportunities for every student who attends Newburgh Free Academy. The team is a self-funded, after school activity, which has been supporting itself through the design and building of vehicles. The NFA CVRT earned 7th place at the 2017 Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Drivers World Championship on May 28, 2017 in London, England. There were 400+ teams from the entire world competing for the title of "the world's fastest and most efficient driver". It was an absolute honor and great learning experience to compete against such prestigious teams from all over the world. To qualify for this event, the CVRT competed in the Shell Eco Marathon Drivers World Championship of the Americas, which was held in Detroit, Michigan at the end of April 2017. NFA CVRT was one of only 3 teams selected from the 114 teams from North, Central and South Americas who participated in Detroit. For more information about our vehicles and this year's qualifying event, you can watch our daily progress by going to the Goldback Television channel on YouTube (https://youtu.be/g7grjxje-20).