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Title: Shell Ecomarathon 2018 Recap – Sonoma, California

Duration: 2:29 minutes

Description:

Taking a look back at the 2018 Shell Ecomarathon held in April at the Sonoma Raceway nestled in the rolling green hills of Sonoma, California. Students recount their experiences, their challenges, and their achievements in a short, high-paced montage from preparation, to race, to results.

[Shell music intro]

[At the opening ceremonies]

[Bruce Culpepper, then U.S. Country Chair for Shell]

Today marks Shell Ecomarathon’s return to California after nine years of touring through states around the U.S.

[Steve Page, President and GM of Sonoma Raceway]

We are so impressed with all of you, for the passion, the energy, the innovation, you brought. It’s an amazing experience for us.

[At the event]

[Steve Page, President and GM of Sonoma Raceway]

We have put on some the largest international racing events, but this is completely unique.

[Ecomarathon student competitor]

I wasn’t expecting to be on a racetrack this beautiful.

[Team teacher]

So fun. This is the best.

[Student competitor]

I love it, honestly. This is the second year I am attending the Ecomarathon. And it’s always so much fun. Like, we bring so many people and companies come to show us what they have to offer.

[Student competitor]

Everything we need is here. Everything is really well laid out and, of course, it’s beautiful.

[Student competitor]

I think this is the perfect location for it. The weather’s great. There’re lots of sheep.

[Sudden pan to sheep]

[Shell music plays over scenes from the paddocks]

[Student competitor]

Can you grab the other battery, just in case?

[Student competitor]

The best part is the car has a smile on it.

[Student competitor and teacher speaking Spanish]

[Student competitor]

Yep, something is different again.

[Student competitors]

U of M! U of M, baby!

[Student competitor]

Last night, worked late into the night and we seem to have sorted it out.

[Student competitor]

I am just excited to go onto the track right now

[Student competitor]

Here we go!

[Scenes on the racetrack]

[Student competitor]

We had a flat tire when we were running.

[Student competitor]

You can burn a little bit around the far corner.

[Student competitor]

We filled all the gaps in our body work.

[Student competitor]

And we told our driver to take her time.

[Student competitor – driver inside a car]

Yeah, my second burn spot is the black tent.

[Student competitor]

We’ve been doing pretty good.

[Student competitor]

Thousand, one hundred.

[Student competitor]

One forty-nine, point four five.

[Student competitor]

Really wanted two thousand. I really feel like if I ate one less sandwich I would have weighed a little less and we would have got that.

[Student competitor]

We’re pretty nervous. We don’t know how it’s gonna go.

[Student competitor]

We had eighteen percent in the end, so we are going to push a little harder.

[Student competitor]

Hopefully make it to London this year.

[Shell music]

[Student competitor – driver in car]

I lost it, man!

[Students cheering]

[Student competitor]

Oh my god, it’s been so amazing, we’ve had so much fun!

[Student competitor]

I’m thankful to Shell for everything

[Student competitor]

It’s been amazing being in California

[Student competitor]

We will be back and we will be better.

[Shell music outro]