Working on the Cars

The B-R Power Drive team is hard at work. They are welding the A31 car. They are also tearing down the S20 car and fixing it. The A21 car is ready to go. We would like to Thank all the Sponsors and Fans that have supported us. We hope to see you all at our first spring race.

Bancroft-Rosalie races into 1st place again!

On October 2nd,2010, the Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive team headed their way over to Wayne to participate in the Wayne Fall Rally for the 7th time in Rob Smith's eight year career.  The format for this race was different from every other race that the kids have participated in.  This race was 90 minutes long; this gave drivers an opportunity to gain knowledge and practice driving skills. B-R's A-21 car finished 1st place with 134 laps and started from the 10th position, Alex Berg took the lead on the 17th lap and never looked back.  The S-20 driven by Eric Browning was in contention until mechanical failure when the chain came off the rear wheel because of a broken spacer.  First year pit-crew members Morgan Smith, Drake Luedert and Brady Petersen with the guidance of Dalton Wortman got the car back together so the car could continue to race after very extensive work. The S-20 still managed 7th place with 90 laps.
The kids were excited about the rave and they worked hard to get each car in top-notch condition.  Now that the Power Drive team doesn't have a race again until spring, they can get each car perfected.  The team would like to extend a big  "Thank You" to all the fans that had the chance to get to the race, to all the sponsors and Wayne, High School for letting the team race - also a special thanks to Renz Electric for all their support over the year, and also allowing the team to use their suburban to pull the trailer.

Upcoming Races

Then Power Drive is kicking it in gear and getting ready for the upcoming race in Kansas City held October 11th at the Kansas City Motor Speedway. This will be the team's first time ever at this Electrical Challenge. Mr. Smith hopes to do very well in the team's first appearance. The team is also competing October 2nd in The Wayne Fall Rally at Wayne State College, which the team has won the race three out of six appearances.  The Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive team has a big following including Jon Cerney, Ronda Ras, and Clark Petersen but many people have never attended a race. The race is sixty minutes long and the cars go around the track as many times as possible.  You also switch drivers in the middle of the race in between the 20-40 minute mark. Please come support the Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive team October 2nd at Wayne State College for the team's first race of the season.

Rebuilding

The power drive team is back at it they are rebuilding the previously retired A31 car that was wreck in last years Cuming County Open. They have taken the entire shell off and are rebuilding the axles. This should be finished in two to three weeks.

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.