The cars for the Bedford Autodrome Schools' Grand Prix may only be electrically powered, with benefits including:
- Environmentally friendly
- Consistent with future car power technology
- Quiet in operation
- Easy to engineer, not requiring gearboxes
- Safe, with no inflammable fuel
The technical regulations for the Bedford Autodrome Schools' Grand Prix cars are similar to the well established Greenpower programme, in which schools nationwide compete in a similar way. This will enable Bedford Autodrome Schools' Grand Prix cars to be able to compete in further Greenpower events should they wish.
The main features of the cars are:
- 4 wheels
- Single seater
- Maximum length 2.8 metres
- Maximum width 1.2 metres
- Powered by a 240 watt electric motor
- Energy from two 12 volt car batteries
- Each school must design its own car to comply with the Bedford Autodrome Schools' Grand Prix technical regulations
- Any material may be used for the chassis, which would normally be metal but wood or plastics and composites might also be used
- Bedford Autodrome Schools' Grand Prix entries may not use any existing chassis such as the Greenpower base chassis - schools must design their own.
- MotorSport Vision will provide each entry with a basic kit of
components that must be used, comprising:
- Four MRT35T AGM SEC Batteries
- 100 amp 24 volt Relay with bracket
- 70 amp Circuit Breaker
- Battery Isolator Switch
- Push Button Switch
- Fracmo 24 volt 240 watt Electric Motor
- Axle Sprocket / Motor Sprocket, Chain, Chain Link, Drive Hubs
- Race Driver Harnesses
- Foam Padding