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And they're off 12 teams regional

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winners from across the country working

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against the clock to get the radio

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controlled race cars in tip top shape

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for the first race at the national

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finals of the 1080 student racing

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challenge . Nascar stem initiative in

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kannapolis north Carolina near

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charlotte . Students are competing for

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the championship win every time you go

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around this will count your lap . So it

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will go right down to the thousands of

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a second . Students in grades six

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through 12 use principles of science ,

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technology , engineering and

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mathematics or stem to build and race

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their cars just like Nascar . I really

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enjoy it because I've always liked

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solving problems and building things .

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So this is and I'm really into cars .

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So this is like my favourite project .

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This initiative with the 1080 group is

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instrumental in establishing a path of

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knowledge and lighting a spark with

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students at a very young age to get

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them excited about the stem topics . 10

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eighties coalition of engineers and

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educators provide a stem program and

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curriculum to schools , after school

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clubs and camps to get students excited

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about stem and the many real life

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applications in life beyond high school

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1080 recently partnered with the US

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Army aligning with its other

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initiatives in supporting and mentoring

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our nation's youth through education ,

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the US soldiers that come to these

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events embody such emotional strength .

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They embody physical strength and

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they're a brilliant role model for

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these students with whom we're working .

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Come on , everybody get a good round of

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applause , get this party started and

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then all right answered go , you're on

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the clock . Celebrity go , you're on

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the clock Douglas ! Nice ,

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nice turn . The competition embraces

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many of the same ideals that make the

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US army successful elements like

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technology and teamwork At the 1080

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competitions . The ideas of teamwork ,

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problem solving and camaraderie that

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that are here are the same ideas that

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make the army successful . Let's see

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who has your stuff ready . If you can

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make it the whole 10 minutes on one

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battery , you'll be doing good . Oh

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spun that go like a top coin .

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Two minutes into this race . A full day

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of intense race , heats included a pit

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stop challenge and 45 minute endurance

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race . Students , creative and critical

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thinking , engineering and alternative

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energy projects were put to the test .

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A table full of awards including the

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top prize on the line and here it is

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the first place for today . Overall

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everything well done . And

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congratulations . Go to Mesa from our

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students from the Math Engineering

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Technology and Science Academy at RL

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Turner High School in Carrollton Texas

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won the 2012 , national finals .

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But when or no , when students say they

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walk away with much more life lessons

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and knowledge , they will carry with

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them for a lifetime reporting for the U .

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S . Army . I'm Marianne razouk