Scotland’s biggest new motoring event took place recently and Borders College was there in force, entering two teams to compete in front of hundreds of spectators.
In its 50th anniversary, Thirlstane Castle hosted a weekend of exhilarating motorsport including a Red Bull F1 car; hundreds of memorabilia – vintage cars, race suits and trophies – from Sir Jackie’s memorable career.
The two college teams, comprising one male motor vehicle student and one all-female from Engineering, Painting and Decorating and School's Academy, competed in the Jim Clark EV Trophy Challenge.
The motor vehicle team won the wheel change challenge with an impressive time of 14.3 seconds, with the nearest challenger over four seconds behind. In the three sprint heats, the all-female team came in a respectable second place, not far behind the Eyemouth car one who were the winners.
