Banchory Academy's 50 Shades of Green Competes at Silverstone
- Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 October 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-19521
That the Parliament congratulates the team of five Banchory Academy pupils that took part in an international 90-mile Greenpower race at Silverstone on 17 October 2019; notes that the team's electric car, 50 Shades of Green, was placed 27th out of 100, making Banchory the top school/college team in Scotland and placing the school in top 10% of all Greenpower teams in the UK; acknowledges that participants from around the UK joined competitors from China, Portugal, Poland and Singapore to take part in the event; commends all of the teams on building their cars either from a kit or from scratch, and wishes the Banchory team members well.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Alison Harris, Ruth Maguire, Edward Mountain, Alexander Stewart, Maureen Watt, Annie Wells