THE BEGINNING
Founded in the fall of 2017, Cougar Strong Racing is the GreenpowerUSA F24 Racing Team at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia. During our first season we built our first Formula 24 race car and competed twice. At our first race, the Chambers County Grand Prix, we finished 2nd overall. Our second race was the season finale Grissom Grand Prix May 5, 2018. We finished 1st in the endurance race and 2nd overall out of 28 middle school teams. Although we only competed in 2 of 4 events for the 2017-2018 season we finished 8th nationally among middle schools. We were very proud of the results for our inaugural season and set very ambitious goals for year 2.
SEASON 2
For the 2018-2019 season we added a second team of students and a second Formula 24 race car, intent on making a run for the season points title! Our two teams competed in 7 races, and we also hosted the first-ever GreenpowerUSA race in the state of Georgia - the Diverse Power Grand Prix at LaGrange College on February 28, 2019. We won the top 2 spots at several races across the season, with our new #999 team winning the National Championship, and our #000 team winning 2nd in the nation among middle school teams.
SEASON 3
The 2019-2020 season was our 3rd and half of both teams were brand new. Our goals didn't change...we focused on continuous improvement and continuing our winning tradition. We started with a commitment to 9 races for the season - four of which would have been semi-local and five that would be held in Huntsville, AL. We got off to a strong start securing the top two spots among middle school teams and we held on to that lead through our last race of the season, which was the 2020 Diverse Power Grand Prix on Leap Day. One final race was held at Hazel Green HS in Hazel Green, AL but we weren't allowed to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though we skipped the last race of the season we were still far ahead of all other teams. Our #999 team won their second consecutive National Championship and our #000 team again finished 2nd in the nation for the middle school division. We were so proud of our students!
SEASON 4
For the 2020-2021 season we have some big changes. Our teams have moved to grade level specific teams - the #999 team will be our 8th grade team and the #000 team will be our 7th grade team. We have also created a 3rd team that will be our 6th grade team so Cougar Strong Racing is now 45 students strong. Additionally we created 2 new 9-week STEM classes to allow an additional 240 students a year to get an introductory experience to GreenpowerUSA. While there are no races on the calendar yet, we are hopeful that our regular race calendar will resume in January 2021. Whenever it resumes, you can bet Cougar Strong Racing will be there in full force ready to compete!
We would love to have you follow our journey on social media as updates will be posted often!
Founded in the fall of 2017, Cougar Strong Racing is the GreenpowerUSA F24 Racing Team at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia. During our first season we built our first Formula 24 race car and competed twice. At our first race, the Chambers County Grand Prix, we finished 2nd overall. Our second race was the season finale Grissom Grand Prix May 5, 2018. We finished 1st in the endurance race and 2nd overall out of 28 middle school teams. Although we only competed in 2 of 4 events for the 2017-2018 season we finished 8th nationally among middle schools. We were very proud of the results for our inaugural season and set very ambitious goals for year 2.
SEASON 2
For the 2018-2019 season we added a second team of students and a second Formula 24 race car, intent on making a run for the season points title! Our two teams competed in 7 races, and we also hosted the first-ever GreenpowerUSA race in the state of Georgia - the Diverse Power Grand Prix at LaGrange College on February 28, 2019. We won the top 2 spots at several races across the season, with our new #999 team winning the National Championship, and our #000 team winning 2nd in the nation among middle school teams.
SEASON 3
The 2019-2020 season was our 3rd and half of both teams were brand new. Our goals didn't change...we focused on continuous improvement and continuing our winning tradition. We started with a commitment to 9 races for the season - four of which would have been semi-local and five that would be held in Huntsville, AL. We got off to a strong start securing the top two spots among middle school teams and we held on to that lead through our last race of the season, which was the 2020 Diverse Power Grand Prix on Leap Day. One final race was held at Hazel Green HS in Hazel Green, AL but we weren't allowed to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though we skipped the last race of the season we were still far ahead of all other teams. Our #999 team won their second consecutive National Championship and our #000 team again finished 2nd in the nation for the middle school division. We were so proud of our students!
SEASON 4
For the 2020-2021 season we have some big changes. Our teams have moved to grade level specific teams - the #999 team will be our 8th grade team and the #000 team will be our 7th grade team. We have also created a 3rd team that will be our 6th grade team so Cougar Strong Racing is now 45 students strong. Additionally we created 2 new 9-week STEM classes to allow an additional 240 students a year to get an introductory experience to GreenpowerUSA. While there are no races on the calendar yet, we are hopeful that our regular race calendar will resume in January 2021. Whenever it resumes, you can bet Cougar Strong Racing will be there in full force ready to compete!
We would love to have you follow our journey on social media as updates will be posted often!
Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CougarStrongRacing
Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cougarstrongracing
Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/csracinggp
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Pictured above is the original Cougar Strong Racing team started at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year.
A tour of our racing lab early in our first season
