Big Expectations

The 2010 Power Drive season is approaching swiftly.  Mr. Smith is getting the students to kick it in gear and and get the cars ready for the first race. D. Wortman and L. Rascon will be working on the axels of the E car.  Working on the S car is A. Steichen, D. Luedert and J. Redding.  They are straightening the rims of the car. A. Berg and E. Browning are also working on the S car.  They are fixing the gears and the chains on the car.  Mr. Smith has big expectations for this year's Power Drive Team.  The documentation team is also helping out the team by learning Google doc's, writing letters to parents and sponsors, along with thinking up ideas for the documentation books.  The the is gearing up for the big race in Kansas City on October 11th.  The race in Kansas City will be held at Kansas City Motor Speedway.

Seasons End

With the school year at its' end the Power Drive team has called it quits for a few months.  Overall the season was very successful as the team brought home 2 championship trophies.  The team would like to thank all of our sponsors and supporters for supporting us this season.  Here's to a good season.

State Champions Again

This past week the Power Drive team won their 3rd consecutive State Championship. We were able to win both classes that we competed in, the Advanced and the Standard. The A21 car placed 2nd in the Endurance race, 1st in design, 1st in Maneuverability, 2nd in Documentation, and 1st overall. The S20 car was not able to place in the Endurance race but still pulled away with placing 1st in Documentation, 2nd in Braking, 2nd in Design, and 1st overall. Along with winning documentation the team received a toolbox donated by Snap-on. Overall it was a very successful day. The team has now one 7 State Championships to go along with 6 State Runner-Ups since we started the program in 2000. The Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive team would also like to thank all of our sponsors, parents, and volunteers who helped us in our successful season.

State Championship

With the Power Drive season winding down there is only one more race left. The Power Drive State Championship is only one day away and we are ready. State Power Drive is held at Mid America Motorplex in Pacific Junction Iowa. The team is confident and ready to bring a third straight championship home. The State meet has three events instead of one. The first event is Maneuverability. This tests the cars movement and quickness. The next event is Braking. In Braking the car has to reach a minimum of 15 mph and then begin stopping on the line. The car that stops in the shortest distance wins the event. The last event is the actual race.

Bancroft-Rosalie April Monthly Report

The month of April was a very busy time for the Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive team. The month started out with the Big Red Invitational race held on April 11th. Bancroft-Rosalie’s E31 car placed second at this race. The next race was at Columbus. We placed 3rd in this race with both our A21 and E31 cars. Our next race was the Cuming County Open which was hosted by the Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive team. We needed to make sure that everything was set up for the race and also that the food was ready for the concessions. Unfortunately, we didn’t do as well as we had hoped. We wrecked both of our cars and were only able to get the A21 car back out on the track to finish the race.

After racing at the Big Red Invitational, we had a few minor things to fix on the A21 car. Due to the severity of the crash, we have regrettably decided that we will no longer be racing the E31 car. Instead, we have moved our focus to completing the S20 car that was started at the beginning of the year. We hope to have this car completed by Wayne State College Spring Rally; which is in two days on April 24th. We have been working into all hours of the night, trying to finish in time and are pretty close to being finished.

The Documentation Squad also had to finish the documentation books for the A21 and S20 cars. These books are a very crucial part of winning the State Championship and this year the winning book gets a brand new tool box for their school. This year, our themes for the books were “Go Green” and “Racing with the Stars”. We also tried a new way of presenting our books. Instead of printing out every page and putting it in a book, we have put them in a PDF layout. Not only is this more environmentally friendly, it is also a lot easier and less time consuming. We hope to do very well with our documentation this year.

We would like to give a special thanks to everyone that helped at the Cuming County Open. Without their help, the race would not have been possible. Our next Power Drive rally is this Saturday, April 24th at Wayne State College. We are hoping to race both our A21 and our S20 cars at this race. The team will be working hard to finish the S-20 car.