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Land Rover BAR – DIY Faraday Challenge Day briefing video

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  • Duration: 6 mins
  • Publication date: 04 Aug 2017
  • Part of series Faraday Challenge Day

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An introductory briefing video for the DIY Faraday Challenge Day ‘Land Rover BAR’ from the 2016/17 season of events. This video features members of the Land Rover BAR team who worked on the bid to bring the 35th America’s Cup home to Britain. This video can be shown to your students at the start of your challenge day to set the scene and put the challenge into context.  These resources can be accessed in full on the IET Faraday website www.ietfaraday.org

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