Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2023 highlights

By Shell Eco-marathon Team

3 min read

Over 65 teams from across the Americas participated in the first regional event of the season held from April 12 to 16, 2023.

Kicking off the 2023 season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, our inspiring Shell Eco-marathon students worked together building, testing and hitting the track in their energy efficient vehicles!

Catch the best moments from the event in the video below.

Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2023

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Title: Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2023
Duration: 01:44

Description:
Team members from the Americas explain why they love SEM, and what they learn from the experience.

Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2023 transcript

[Background music]
Upbeat music with bass plays.

[Visuals]
Opens with quick cutting shots of all team members, speaking to camera.

[Text displays]
This is Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2023
All team members (saying one word each):
This is Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2023.

[Visuals]
Cuts to panning shot of tower.

[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 1 (beige t-shirt).

Team member 1 in vision:
I love Shell Eco-marathon because to me…

[Text displays]
Love

[Visuals and animation]
Cuts to low-angled shot of tower. Four different video window then open over the top of the shot. First window is team members celebrating, the second is a start flag being waved, the third is a vehicle rolling on track, and the fourth is team members cheering beside their vehicle.

Team member 1 voice-over:
… it’s this great opportunity to do team building…

[Text displays]
Team building

[Visuals]
Cuts to two-way split screen of team members hugging and a close up of team member 1.

Team member 1 in vision:
… and collaboration…

[Text displays]
Collaboration

Team member 1 in vision:
… and also get hands on experience with engineering.

[Visuals]
Cuts to team members working on wiring.

[Text displays]
Engineer

[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 2 (blue t-shirt):

Team member 2 in vision:
There are very few situations in which you get to learn how to create chassis…

[Visuals and animation]
Cuts to shot of racetrack. Three video windows then appear over the top of the shot. The first of a vehicle being rolled outside the garage, the second of team members standing around a red vehicle, and the third (large window) of team members working on vehicle parts.

[Text displays]
Create

Team member 2 voice-over:
… how to create motor controllers…

[Visuals and animation]
Cuts to different shot of racetrack, with three more video windows opening over the top. First is a close up of hydraulics, the second is of a driver testing a vehicle chassis, and the third is of wiring.

Team member 2 voice-over:
… how to do all of these different engineering skills.

[Visuals and animation]
New window containing team member 3 (blue hoody) wipes in from left. Then expands to full screen.

Team member 3 in vision:
I get to work with all my friends who have now turned into family for me.

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of two team members working on a wheel. Then cuts to 360 panning shot of multiple team members working on vehicle.

[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 4 (blue racing gear).

Team member 4 in vision:
I've been able to create…

[Text displays in yellow sidebar]
I’ve been able to create,

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of driver in vehicle.

Team member 4 voice-over:
… learn and build things I've never done before…

[Text displays in yellow sidebar]

Learn and build things I’ve never done before

[Visuals]

Cuts to team members standing around vehicle.

Team member 4 voice-over:
… and never thought I would ever do in my lifetime.

[Text displays in yellow sidebar]
and never thought I would ever do in my lifetime

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of driver in black racing gear.

[Visuals and animation]
Wipe transitions to team member 5 (blue Nike t-shirt)

Team member 5 in vision:
It's really cool to see just other people from around the world…

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of tower. Then pans down to all participants standing behind four cars.

[Text displays]
People around the world

Team member 5 voice-over:
… working on the same stuff as us having the same goal.

[Visuals]
Cuts to red racing rolling vehicle on track.

[Text displays]
Having the same goal

[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 6 (blue BYU t-shirt).

Team member 6 in vision:
The biggest thing I've learned…

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of driver sitting in vehicle.

Team member 6 voice-over:
… in preparing for the competition is…

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of vehicle being examined, followed by shot of a car running on track.

Team member 6 voice-over:
… never underestimate the challenge of designing the vehicle.

[Text displays]
Never underestimate the challenge of designing the vehicle.

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of team members celebrating passing inspection, followed by dancing team members in yellow t-shirts. Then cuts to team member 7 (purple coat).

Team member 7 in vision:
Everything is possible if you work as a team.

[Text displays]
Work as a team

[Visuals]
Cuts to two team members talking to driver in vehicle. Then cuts to team member laughing in vehicle.

[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 8 (red cap).

Team member 8 in vision:
The biggest thing I've learned is the importance of everybody still keeping a positive attitude.

[Visuals and animation]
Cuts to background shot of garage, with three video windows layered over the top. First is of a laughing team member, second and third are team members celebrating.

[Text displays]
Positive attitude

[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 9 (pink vest].

Team member 9 in vision:
Shell Eco-marathon makes me a lot more optimistic about the future…

[Visuals and animation}
Cuts to background shot of building, with three windows layered over the top. All three show team members working on different parts of vehicles.

Team member 9 voice-over:
…. because I can see all of the innovation that people in my generation are coming up with.

[Visuals]
Two additional windows appear. One of a smiling driver, and one of a smiling team member.

[Text displays]
I can see all of the innovation that people in my generation are coming up with

[Visuals]
Wipe transitions to team member 10 (green polo top).

Team member 10 in vision:
Taking part in Shell Eco-marathon makes me excited and hopeful for the future…

[Visuals]
Cuts to background shot of track with two video windows layered over the top. First is of a vehicle running on track, and the second is a yellow text box.

[Text displays]
Excited and hopeful for the future

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of vehicle running on track.

Team member 10 voice-over:
… because of the new clean technology that will come forward.

[Visuals]
Cuts to team member 11 (blue coat and purple shirt).

Team member 11 in vision:
The entire thing about it is really awesome.

[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of two team members high-fiving.