Of course, if you are not very careful when you are designing and building an Electrathon vehicle, you may learn a lot from the experience. The areas of knowledge and skills encompassed by the design, construction and operation of an Electrathon car are wide-ranging. Consider the items below. The vehicle runs on electricity. It needs to be instrumented.
Power needs to be controlled to power the motor at the desired speed.
Current has to channeled where it is desired, with proper sizing of wiring, fuses and other components. Laws and equations regarding electricity need to be learned, understood and applied. The laws of physics apply here. Physics will help you figure it out. Sure there is.