Sunday, October 14, 2007

Cubmobile Races

We had Cubmobile races Saturday at Bowen Park. Cubmobiles are go-carts with brakes that you steer with your feet. Below you can see one of my Tiger Scouts (orange cubmobile) racing an older boy. The course is on a step drive lined with hay bales. The winner gets a blue ribbon and the other boy gets a second place red ribbon. Getting to the bottom without multiple crashes was actually the biggest challenge.

Jay was a bit large for the Tiger Scout Cubmobile. You can see the look of intense concentration. His run consisted of crashing into the other guy, driving into the hay, crashing and locking with the other guy, running into the hay, crashing again and then finally crossing the finish.

Below Jay savors his improbable victory with 5/8's of his den. From left to right Juergen, Jay, Laziah, Manny and Alex.


They had a great time. Afterwards we went to sell Christmas wreaths and garland for the scouts. Sadly, today Jay and I join Rob and Joe in the miserably sick club. Jay has a sore throat and we both have fevers.

4 comments:

Peggy said...

Oh, poor you! I hope that; 1. you get better soon and 2. nobody else gets it.

I loved the photos you took during the big race. Do you think that Jay has NASCAR potential?

retta said...

So far everyone else seems okay and Jay is on the mend.

I don't think NASCAR is in Jay's future. I think they frown upon multiple crashes per race.

Joe said...

Not you, too!!! Yuk!!!

Great pix. Just think, he'll have his permit in less than 10 years!

retta said...

Joe, we are all feeling better, so it was a quick bug.

I am scared of the kids driving... Can't he just take his razod scooter instead?