Hi, I’m Kim.
My name is Olga.
I’m Hannah.
I’m Shaniyaa, I’m from the University of Birmingham.
And I represent the team called PrototAU.
Our car’s competing in battery electric prototype.
And we are in the category for internal combustion engines.
Shell Eco-marathon is a competition
where teams from all over the world
compete to see who can create the most fuel-efficient car.
You want to get as many laps around the track as you can
on one litre of fuel.
Letitia’s doing the flag off ceremony.
So, it will be really, really exciting to meet her again and update
her with our progress.
What’s it like being here at the Shell Eco-marathon 2018?
What’s been happening?
I was expecting to see tents with people building their cars
and working on them.
But that’s not just it,
there are so many interactive places,
there are high tech laboratories. There is music.
So, it really feels like it's something so large
and so important.
We established our team this year.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to finish our car.
But next year we are gonna be on track and
hopefully we are even gonna win.
So, Kim what's it like being on the track?
It is so much bigger than I could ever have pictured.
You’ve got your driver briefing, you have your
technical inspections, you have the track walk
and it’s just amazing to see so many designs.
Hannah, what’s it like being the manager of your team
and how’s everything been going so far?
It’s been a real privilege to be named as manager.
I’m so proud of what the team have achieved.
You have challenges, but you have the fun times as well
and it’s the challenges that give you the skills
to help manage situations.
Last year, unfortunately, we didn’t make a result.
We had major issues with our electric system,
which then affected our driving system.
This year we’re so desperate to get on the leader board,
everyone is so focused on getting that winning car.
It has been a great source of motivation.
So Shaniyaa, do you think you are gonna get on the track?
There has been a lot, a lot, a lot of tweaks happening.
And we noticed issues with our engine, even with our steering.
We got through technical inspection which was a big relief,
we were so happy.
After that we basically said the day is done let’s go home.
Unfortunately, when we came back the next day
it started and then it stopped which seems to be
something that’s recurring.
There’s a lot of getting our hopes up and then something cuts out.
We have to remember that we’ve only been together for two years.
The progress that we’ve made since last year is really good.
When I entered I wasn’t even thinking about winning,
I just wanted to create a car and I think that’s the most
important part of it.
It's just using your skills to create what you can.
People from around the world come here
and they are connected by this same idea,
by the same goal; to make an impact on the future.
If we can just get one time on the leader board,
we would be more than happy.
We accidentally went around too many runs.
We have to get 15 laps in 35 minutes to be successful.
And we just didn’t manage that today.
You done good, alright? Give me one of them.
You done good, okay? You done really good. Alright?
I’m proud of you.
These things happen, and we will move on, we’ll move on.
Nice nice, yeah don’t slow down though. It's your last lap now.
Good boy! Good boy! Good boy! We could do this.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
James we’ve done it, we’ve done it.
Well done guys.
We got our first run in three years,
it is an amazing feeling, we are just so happy.
To just finally get on that leader board. It has been so, so long.
We came in with 155 kilometres per kilowatt hour.
It’s been a perfect end to the competition.
So, Letitia what advice would you give us
now that we are graduating and going out to the real world?
I would say to you guys that… firstly I am really proud of you
and just keep going, keep knocking down doors.
Take everything you have learnt and just apply yourself.
This whole experience has taught me how important it is
to encourage young minds into STEM,
because when we encourage you guys and we tell you guys that
you can do it,
then we have amazing things for our future.