Design concept:

Material:

The material used to make the buggy is also of utmost importance as it should be lightweight, portable, easy to mould, easy to make holes in and low cost as the material was to be bought by the team themselves.

Initial ideas:

Metal:

Brainstorming I thought that most toy cars are made out of metal but these are generally mass produced and not easy to mould in a very limited budget.

Wood:

Wood could be a suitable option as it is not expensive and drilling is not a problem. But with access to close to no professional tools would also be difficult to cut.

Plastics:

This also has the same problem as wood. It is lightweight but it needs some tools to be machined which are not available.

Card board:

With access to limited technology and materials cardboard seems like a suitable choice as it can cut easily and is available in several common objects.