STEM

Scottish Electric Chariot Championships

The Scottish Electric Chariot Championships encourage young people aged 8 to 25 years across the country to get involved in STEM subjects – that’s science, technology, engineering, and maths.

The Scottish Electric Chariot Championships encourage young people aged 8 to 25 years across the country to get involved in STEM subjects – that’s science, technology, engineering, and maths. The championships provide a platform to bring teams of students, businesses, thought leaders, and professional bodies together to help create the clean tech leaders of the future.

Working through term time, teams are provided with a kit of parts to build their own Electric Chariot for the season. They also learn about managing their finances, branding, and the promotion of their very own race team to compete against other teams at time trials, one car at a time against the clock, run by SAMSC member club Borderlands Motor Vehicle Club.

Event dates for 2023 are

You, and your school or college, can find more information at https://thesec.scot/
Businesses interested in getting involved can also contact the organisers through the website.

About the author

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Jon Bolton

Jon is our Regional Training Coordinator, and also our Communications and Publicity Manager.
 
He went on his first rally at the age of 5 when his uncle was marshalling the Cropton Forest stage on the Lombard RAC Rally. That was in the days of Roger Clark and the all-conquering Escorts. The sounds and smells of rally cars have never lost their appeal. As an adult, working on an ambulance crew covering Cadwell Park in the mid 90s, he frequently encountered drivers who had come to an abrupt stop somewhat sooner than they had anticipated. Jon is a licensed rescue team member and Motorsport UK Trainer. He sits on Motorsport UK's Training Working Group and their Rescue and Recovery Working Group, as well as being a member of Motorsport UK's national training team for Safeguarding.

He is a STEM Ambassador and a Scottish Regional and UK National Judge for F1 in Schools, a not-for-profit social enterprise aiming to change the perception of STEM-related subjects through global competition.

jon.bolton@motorsport.scot