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The Race

The car is loaded into Scott Thompson's pickup for a test run. Howard Shroeder waves to fans.
The whole Precision Cordless Drill Team with the car and driver. L-R: Brian, Craig, Joe, Helen, Scott T., Howard, Trisha, Bob, Kim, Scott M., Bert, John

	Tricia Lovgren did a terrific job of driving. With the counter-intuitive steering system, we were afraid she would choke and pull the brake, but she blasted straight through, and even remembered to use the front end "cheater."
	We were sure we would smoke them, but we didn't make it past the first heat! Still we won a trophy-appropriately a block of Velveeta with wheels-for the coolest looking entry. Here is the racing team, in good spirits despite the crushing defeat.

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Penland, North Carolina - July 4, 2002. Penland School of Crafts' annual Parade and Soapbox Derby.

This was the final week of a two week class on wood carving taught by Craig Nutt. Craig had just been to the Furniture Society Conference in Madison, Wisconsin - and had returned with a genuine Wisconsin "Cheesehead". This is the story of the wood studio's entry in the parade and soapbox derby .race.

The team included:

Joe McArdle, Scott McRae, Helen Purdum, Scott Thompson, Kim Nickles, Howard Shroeder, Bob Merriam, Trisha Lovgren, Bert Ellentuck, John Gernandt & Brian McGeerace