The event, held at Hethel Test Track in Norfolk, was part of a series of youth racing competitions organised by the STEM charity Greenpower.

Pupils from across East Anglia took part in the challenge, which saw them design, build and race their own electric kit cars in a hands-on engineering experience.

Students from across East Anglia put months of hard work into action as they raced self-built electric cars during Greenpower's engineering challenge at Hethel Test Track (Image: Rylan Myhill / Spacesuit Media)

John Norton, teacher of engineering and art at University Technical College (UTC) Norfolk, said: "Greenpower is where theory finally becomes real.

"My pupils plan, design and develop their own cars, and this weekend at the Hethel race........

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