Monthly Report *March*

     Slowly but surely, the team continues to work diligently on the chassis of the S21 car. In addition to the chassis of the S21 car the team has also worked on the S20 car. Earlier this month the steering of the car was completed and the seat of the car was being fitted.

     Recently the team took poster board and covered the chassis to form the body. After being totally covered they traced the poster board onto 0.023 inch think aluminum. Once the pieces were traced, they used an air sheer to make a fine cut. Occasionally the team will perform test on the batteries.

     Since we are approaching our first race, the team is getting ready for the season to begin. Letters were also sent out to notify parents and Power Drive students of the Cuming County Open coming up on Saturday, April 6th. The letter discussed times for working the concession stands and outlined a schedule of all the team’s upcoming meets.

    In the month of February, John Ross contacted the school and provided information about a grant, which Mr. Rob Smith and Dr. Jon Cerny put together and submitted. B-R was selected as a recipient, and Wednesday, March 28^th representing Fontanelle seed company, Chris Hanson, and Allen Steinmeyer came to Bancroft-Rosalie High School and presented a check to the Power Drive team.

Luis Rascon

           Luis is a senior at Bancroft-Rosalie. This is his second year in Power Drive. After graduation, Luis plans on going to college at Northeast Community College. Luis enjoys working on cars outside of Power Drive. Luis works on the brakes of the car for the Power Drive team. His favorite part of Power Drive is working on the car. His favorite memory of Power Drive is when we lost at state because Smith was so mad.

Donald Labenz

            Donald is a senior at Bancroft-Rosalie. This is his first year in Power Drive.  After graduation,  Donald plans on getting his CDL. When not in school, he enjoys hanging out with friends. Donald is one of the fabricators. He likes Power Drive because of the great atmosphere.

Progress on the Car

     Slowly but surely, the team continues to work diligently on the chassis of the S21 car. In addition to the chassis of the S21 car the team has also worked on the S20 car. They continue to perfect the steering of the car and just start fitting the seat to the car.

Makala Muller

Makala Muller is a senior at Bancroft-Rosalie High School. She is 17 years old and this is her first year as part of the Power Drive team. She is one of the team’s documentation specialists. When asking Makala what she enjoys most about Power Drive she responded by saying, “ Being apart of the team and documentation group allows me to bring out my creativity.” After high school she plans on obtaining a degree in Business Management. Outside of Power Drive some of Makala’s hobbies are watching T.V. and hanging out with her friends.

Cuming County Open!!

The first upcoming event for the Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive team is the Cuming County open. Our team has been hosting this rally since 2004 with only 2 cancellations. The first race began at 10:00 a.m., and the 2nd race started at 11:30. There will be concessions on site. The team has been working rapidly on building their cars to race.

Paige Tietz

Paige is a senior at Bancroft-Rosalie. This is her second year in Power Drive. Paige works on documentation and is one of the drivers. Paige said, “the races are the best part of Power Drive.” Her favorite memory from Power Drive is when Luis test drove the car and went 5 mph.
After graduation, Paige plans on attending Wayne State College. She will be double majoring in special education and elementary education. Outside of school, Paige enjoys shopping and hunting.

Blair Nelson

Blair is a senior. This is her first year in Power Drive. She is always working on documentation. Her hobbies include listening to music and being outside. Blair’s future goals include attending Creighton University majoring in Pre-Medicine. Her favorite thing about Power Drive is the knowledge that a team can make a car out of raw materials.

Jessica Tietz

Jessica is a senior this year. This is her second year in Power Drive. Her specialties include video specialist and documentation. Her plans after high school include attending Morningside College majoring in Biology.

Carly Tietz

Carly is a senior at Bancroft-Rosalie. She plans on attending Southeast Community College after graduation. This season is her first in Power Drive. She works on documentation. Some of Carly’s hobbies include shopping and hanging out with friends. She has been too busy with documentation to make any memories in Power Drive. Carly looks forward to attending the races this year.

Miranda Zimmerman

Miranda is a junior at Bancroft-Rosalie. This is her first year in Power Drive. In the shop, she is working on last year’s car. She likes Power Drive because you gain experience by working on the car, and then you can go and race it.
When Miranda is not at school, she enjoys horseback riding and hanging out with friends. Even though she is a junior, she is looking into working for construction after graduation.

February Monthly Report

Little by little the Power Drive team has been chipping away at assembling and perfecting the new cars. This month they have been working diligently on the chassis of the S21 car; in addition, the role bar, rear wheel, and the nose crash protector. Plans for a seat in the new car are being drawn up, along with the new seat brackets for the seat belt.
The steering geometry, to the S20 car, is being reconstructed and made to drive better. Just last week we started welding the new axels onto the car.
Besides development on the car the documentation group has also been working diligently. Both books are in the process of being written and edited.
The Power Drive team hosted their last concession stands for the boys and girls conference basketball game. Fundraising was very successful and will aide greatly in building the new car. The Power Drive team was awarded $5000 from the Fontanelle Company FOCUS (Fontanelle Offering Communities Understanding Support) program. The money will be used to purchase an Edwards 40 Ton Jaws 4 Ironworker for metal fabrication. The primary use of the Ironworker is for learning metal working skills in welding and fabrication, which is incorporated in Power Drive.
John Ross contacted the school and provided information about the grant. Mr. Rob Smith (Industrial Technology Instructor) and Dr. Jon Cerny (Superintendent) put the grant together and submitted it to Fontanelle. Fontanelle is a seed company and Allen Steinmeyer is the local dealer supporting the grant.