Lombardi Middle School's Technology and Engineer Teaching Department held its annual CO2 car races on December 20, 2024. 

Lombardi's Pathway to Engineering classes, both advanced and regular, used a design process to make CO2 dragsters. They learn and used the CAD program Onshape to design their cars.

In their design, students needed to think about aerodynamics and weight to make the fastest car possible. Once the car was designed, students cut their cars out of a block of wood. After sanding and painting them, a tournament-style race is held to determine the class champion. 

Students use so many different components of learning in this project including science, math, art, engineering and construction.

The races are in honor of Clint Griffith, a Lombardi technology teacher who passed away. The track for the races is named the "Clint Griffith Memorial Raceway at Lombardi International Speedway."

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Click on the photos below to see full size images from the competition.