School submits plans for electric vehicle track

Baysgarth School, in Barton-upon-Humber, plans to build a race track around its sports field

Plans have been submitted to build an electric vehicle test track at a school in North Lincolnshire.

Baysgarth School in Barton-upon-Humber hopes to build a 10ft (3m)-wide tarmac track around the perimeter of its sports field.

It would be used by students to test electric cars made during their science and engineering lessons.

The track would also be available to local athletic groups already using the school's facilities, other schools, and the wider community.

North Lincolnshire Council has already pledged to put £40,000 towards the building of the track.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the planning application said it would enhance the school's STEM Greenpower project.

Since 2018, pupils have been designing and building electric cars but have had to travel off-site to a track near Gainsborough to test designs.

Motorsport UK was consulted over the track design to ensure students could collect consistent data during electric vehicle tests.

It would be a smooth, continuous circular track to allow for acceleration and performance tests, preparing drivers for Greenpower events across the country.

Some of the school's students have raced at Silverstone and have secured apprenticeships with major employers like Ineos.

Project lead for the track Andrew Browne previously told Construction UK Magazine the track would be a "dynamic, multi-layered investment in STEM education".

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