This year Jace didn't care much to work on his car. He picked the design early --a low rider, smooth rounded, wide fender car--and got the pieces glued and rough-sanded together, then it just sat. Meanwhile, Scott began his own car--a short coupled, Shelby Cobra--and it sits unfinished, probably until next years slow winter work schedule. The week before the race began the finishing process: multiple sandings, axle polishing, weights installed and balanced, wheels aligned, and the final painting.
Race day arrived and Jace decided he definitely didn't want to go to districts, but 4th place would be OK.
The boys ran in heats--12 each, for 42 total runs. It was exciting! Lots of drama--a wheel fell off, weights dropped off of a few cars and were re-glued or just rubber-banded back on, and one car jumped the track on the downhill. Jace's car ran smoothly and placed 2nd several times, then it placed 1st several times, with a 3rd in there too.
Scott monitered the results closely and guessed that Jace's car would place either 4th or 5th. And as it turned out he did place 4th over all and received a trophy for his efforts. Yeah!
