The Grass Kart Challenge aims to increase participation in engineering/technical subjects and careers via a secondary schools based Grass Kart design and build challenge.
The Grass Kart Challenge is an opportunity to provide students with an innovative, exciting and engaging learning opportunity.
Hayden Pope Memorial Trophy
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Hayden Pope attended Aurora College and was a member of their 2007 Grass Kart team. Hayden was the driving force in the team and until he came on board progress was going very slowly with little direction and little hope of success.
Hayden lived for the Grass Kart Challenge and even though this year he was a student on the Southern Institute of Technology’s automotive pre-trade course he continued to keenly follow Aurora College’s 2008 Grass Kart team’s progress.
Whilst at school Hayden had struggled with literacy and academic work, however, he worked his heart and soul out to achieve success in his studies. His SIT Automotive Tutors all spoke highly of him, his personal commitment, and his efforts to over come his learning difficulties.
Unfortunately Hayden was killed on his way to pre-trade work experience at NRG Automotive in August 2008.
It is poignant to note that Hayden would have been 18 years old on October 18th, the very day of the 2008 Grass Kart Challenge.
