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Contact us to host this ½ day event for your students and community.

The Challenge

A group of four - six students will design and construct a toboggan/qamotiq and race the crafts on a snow track in the schoolyard. Students will be given the materials to construct the qamotiq, and will have one-hour building time. We suggest that you design a prototype of your qamotiq prior to the event. This will allow you to work out any problems that you may encounter on the day of the event and give you enough time to complete the construction of the qamotiq.

The Chariot should slide well and be able to take a beating. The propulsion will come from three members of each team pushing or dragging at least one teammate on the qamotiq through the racecourse.

Chariots will be judged on design, speed, and endurance. Each race will be timed, and recorded by our panel of judges. Please refer to the judging sheet for the scoring breakdown.

The Purpose

Much of this challenge involves design and construction. Students who enjoy these aspects may wish to consider careers in the trades and technologies.

• Design research
• Principles of structure, strength, and rigidity
• Adhesives and bonding
• Direction control

Eligibility

• Each team may consist of up to six students in Grades 8 – 12 or adult community members.
• Each team must have a teacher/advisor assigned to them.
• Only three or four students can participate in each race portion of the activity.
• Teacher teams are welcomed and encouraged to enter.
• Teachers/Advisors may only give verbal advice to their students.
• Bring a banner to cheer on your team (fans, parents, mascots, and cheerleaders are welcome!).
• Each participant must fully complete a Chariot of Champions Participant Registration Form and return it to Skills Canada NU
• Each team must submit a Chariot of Champions Team Registration Form and return it to Skills Canada NU
• Each team must submit a $20 participation fee

Specifications / Tools & Materials

On race day…

1. Dress for cold weather.
2. Bring a helmet to wear during the race (this is mandatory)
3. Bring your straight edges, tape measures, knives, and pencils (maximum 2 of each). No templates or other devices to aid construction will be allowed.

Schedule

• 15 min Registration and Orientation
• 1 hr Chariot Construction
• 15 min Race Orientation
• 45 min Chariot Races
• 15 min Tabulation of Scores & Clean Up
• 15 min Awards

Rules & Regulations

1. Each toboggan/qamotiq must have at least one rider inside/on top. Three designated team members not riding the toboggan are permitted to push or pull.
2. The toboggan/qamotiq must travel around the track on the outside of the pylons. Two seconds will be added to the time of any team that comes into contact with a pylon. (Two seconds per pylon)Teams will be penalized at the judge’s discretion for any interference with other teams while racing.One person must be on the chariot at all times during the race (if the chariot rider falls off/out, the team must stop until the designated rider gets back on/in).Team members must wear helmets during the race.Teams may bring chariot decorations provided that they do not exceed a value of $20 or aid the speed of the qamotiq in any manner. Spray paint is not permitted.Each team will race twice. The total times from each race will be combined along with any penalties incurred from either race. Points will be given based on final times.5 endurance points shall be awarded if a team completes each of their two laps. 2 points shall be awarded if a team completes only one of their two laps. Schools are responsible for constructing a track to race the chariots. The tracks should be about 200 to 250 feet long, usually in an oval shape. If schools want to incorporate moguls, they can. The track should be groomed by skidoos or quads (towing tires) so it is a little firm underfoot. The edges of the track should be distinguishable because they are not groomed. Pylons should be used as indicators.