2023 Grand Prix

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WEDNESDAY MAY 17, 2023
6:00 - 7:30

Everyone is invited to cheer the cars across the finish line and celebrate the end of the regular Awana year!

Schedule:
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Grand Prix Registration & Car Check - come anytime during this time to get registered and make sure your car meets all the requirements
6:15 pm Grand Prix Race starts

• Sparks (K-2) will race first
• 3rd-6th Grade will race second
• Youth Group will race last

GRAND PRIX INFORMATION TO BUILD YOUR CAR
Basics:

• Do most of the work yourself, but if you get some help from Mom or Dad, that's ok.
• You have to make your car so it fits the track, but you can design it to look however you want it to.

Measurement:
To fit on the track, your car has to match these specs.

• Length - not more than 7 inches
• Width - not more than 2.75 inches
• Height - not more than 3 inches
• Distance between the wheels - at least 1.75 inches
• Weight - not more than 5 ounces
• Clearance (how far the bottom of your car should be from the surface it's sitting on) - at least 3/8 of an inch.

Stuff:

• Use the wood, wheels and axels that came in your kit.
• You can't use wheel bearings, bushings, washers or springs.
• You can add decals, tiny little drivers, a steering wheel, trim, paint and other stuff like that.  (But your car still has to match the specs listed above.)
• You can't have parts on your car that hang out in front of the starting pin on the track.
• If you have any questions about whether your car is legal, ask your leader.

Building your car:

• Whittle, saw or carve the wood to create the shape you want. (Get help from an adult for the dangerous stuff.)
• It's a good idea to sand your car.  You might also want to seal it and paint it.
• You can lubricate the axels to reduce friction.
• You can sand the bumps and the little sticky-out-things from the wheels, but they have to stay the size and the shape they were when you got them.
• Put the wheels on the axels and then tap them into the slots on the wood block.  you can use glue to keep the axels in place.
• Your car will look a lot nicer if you paint it.  It usually takes two coats.  And then wax it to make it shine.
• Use decals to put your number on your car.
• Have fun!