2018 - 2019 Ten80 Student Racing Challenge Application Form

Ten80 STEM Challenges

2024-2025 Application Form

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

The Ten80 STEM Initiative™ consists of STEM curriculum that can be used as CLUB, CAMP and core CLASS implementations. The Ten80-NSBE STEM League competition consists of a Face-to-Face (F2F) local and regional Invitationals for Racing and Autonomous Vehicle Challenges, and an optional national Web-Based Points Race. Students in grades 6 – 12 form Ten80 STEM Challenge teams that use either 1:10 or 1:16 scale cars and mimic professional motorsports teams.

For the Racing Challenge, cars come out of the kit fully operational, so the first weeks of engagement are spent learning how systems operate and how to organize data, rather than following build directions. After being certified in mechanical systems, data and problem-solving, students spend the duration of the program year modifying the car to improve performance. For the Autonomous Vehicle Challenge, students practice their electromechanical skills to assemble the vehicle, and then turn to physical computing, incorporating sensors and a microcontroller to program the car to perform tasks such as lane-following and obstacle avoidance. In addition to engineering performance, teams for both categories are challenged to tackle Enterprise skills through the curriculum, including project management, marketing and business development.

NSBE’s Ten80 STEM Initiative finals take place at the NSBE Annual Convention where teams only compete with other NSBE chapter teams. After the conference, NSBE teams can earn invitations to the National Finals for Ten80 teams in spring, to compete with other teams across the US and China.

Team Levels

Please review the team divisions below:

Middle School (Grades 6 - 8)

High School (Grades 9 - 12)

Eligibility and Requirements:

To activate your team, you MUST ALSO register or renew with Ten80 at this link: https://www.ten80education.com/nsbe-teams/
All participants must be active NSBE Jr. members of an officially recognized NSBE Jr. chapter.
Middle School NSBE Jr member (Grade 6-8).
High School NSBE Jr. member (Grades 9-12).
Attending the 2025 Annual Convention in Chicago, IL (March 5-9, 2025).
Teams: Minimum of FOUR (4) students and a maximum of FIFTEEN (15) students.
Chapter advisor and team coach must provide a satisfactory NSBE background check. To begin the process, use the link here.

Please complete this form no later than Friday, January 3, 2025 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time). An application does not guarantee your chapter's participation.

Chapter Information

Chapter Name*

Chapter Region*

Advisor Name*

First NameLast Name

Advisor's E-mail*

Confirmation Email

Advisor Cell Phone Number*

Is this a returning team?*

Did your chapter participate in the Ten80 Racing Challenge in the 2023 - 2024 program year?*

YesNo

Is this a middle school or high school team?*

If you have middle school AND high school teams, you must submit separate applications for each level.

How many teams are you registering?*

Team 1 Name:*

Reminder: MINIMUM of FOUR (4) students required and a MAXIMUM of FIFTEEM (15) permitted

First, Last and NSBE ID of each student on Team 1. *

Team 2 Name:

First, Last and NSBE ID of each student on Team 2

Team 3 Name:

First, Last and NSBE ID of each student on Team 3

Team 4 Name:

First, Last and NSBE ID of each student on Team 4

If you have more than FOUR (4) teams competing, please submit another form.

Ten80-NSBE STEM League Eligibility

Make sure your chapter is eligible to participate.

Please check off that the following statements are true for your chapter:

My chapter and team(s) are registered with Ten80 Education.

My team will consist of at least FOUR (4) PAID NSBE Jr. members, but no more than FIFTEEN (15).

The students on my team will be in 6th - 8th grade OR 9th - 12th grades and compete at their appropriate grade level.

Our chapter will attend the 2025 Annual Convention in Chicago, IL (March 5-9, 2025).

Our chapter advisor(s) completed and passed the NSBE background check.

Our team coach(es) completed and passed the NSBE background check.

By checking the box below I, the chapter advisor, affirm that all of the above statements are true and that my group is therefore eligible to participate in the Ten80-NSBE STEM League.

I accept and agree to the above statement.