Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Meeting Notes February 3rd


Topics

1. Pitstop Night
2. A-Pack Race Night
3. B.P. Night
4. Rideau Area Race

1. Pit Stop Night

Date: Wednesday, Feb 3rd
Location: Gym at Bernard Grandmaitre
Start: 18:30
End: 20:00
Cubs should bring:

  • Uniform & necker
  • $1 dues
  • paper and pencil, cub book
  • indoor shoes

This is the week before the A-Pack race.

Cubs can bring their cars in to be weighed (or if they aren't ready to show progress and ask questions)

We'll have some extra weights, glue,  and tools on hand.


2. A-Pack Race Night

Date: Wednesday, Feb 10th
Location: Gym at Bernard Grandmaitre
Start: 18:30
End: 20:00

We will have our own race night for A-Pack.

We will weigh the cars and have a race tournament. Cubs can enter multiple cars in the race but can only claim one prize.

We will also judge the cars based on the categories the cubs pick (cubs can enter as many cars as they want in the contests).

There will be prizes.

We will serve refreshments.

Parents and siblings are welcome ... and we can use the help for judging and officiating.

Besides the race, the design categories are:


  • fastest looking car
  • most realistic car
  • coolest car
  • weirdest car



3. B.P. Night

Date: Tuesday Feb 16th (different day)
Location: Gym Saint Francis Xavier High School (different location)
Start: 18:30
End: 20:00

All the 1st Manotick Groups will meet on Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier for a cross-section gathering to celebrate Baden-Powell week.

There will be linking activities with the other groups.

There will be refreshments.

There will be NO REGULAR meeting on Wednesday the 17th.

Cubs should bring:

  • Uniform & necker
  • indoor shoes
  • outdoor clothes (depending on the weather and activities we could be spending time outdoors)

4. Rideau Area Race Day

Date: Saturday Feb 20th
Location: Jim Durrell Rec Centre
Start: 08:30
End: 13:30


08:30 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:30 Kub Kar Racing
10:30 – 11:30 Design judging by youth
11:30 - 12:30 Competitive Races
12:30 - 13:30 Trophy Awards

10 Race Format – Top 27 go to competitive Race

Leaders Race and Scout Trucks Race