Scouts Race Saturday In Downtown WarsawRain didn't stop Cub Scouts from racing their Cub Mobiles down Indiana Street Saturday morning.
Approximately 100 Cub Scouts from 10 packs in Kosciusko and Whitley counties participated in the 10th annual cubmobile race.
The scouts built and painted the Cub Mobiles and the vehicles didn't have motors and operated by gravity. They steered the vehicles with a rope and the vehicles had a hand brake and seatbelt.There were seven weight classes and the top three scouts in each weight class received a trophy.
Scott Fox, event coordinator, said the race allowed the scouts to earn their bear elective.
The race track went down Indiana Street and ended at Fort Wayne Street.
There was a starting gate and bales of hay lined the street to separate the two lanes.
An electronic score board kept the Cub Scout's race times.
The scouts who participated in the race were boys ages 6-11 in grades first through fifth.
Trey Runyon, 10, Pack 3828, Syracuse, received second place in the Welter Weight Class.
He said it took him one day to make his Cub Mobile.
"It was fun going down the track and I hope to come out next year," Runyon said.
Seth Monesmith, 8, Pack 3082, Columbia City, received third place in the Feather Weight class.
He said his father Steve helped him build his Cub Mobile and it took two weeks to make the vehicle.
"It was a lot of fun racing down the street and I was glad to participate," Monesmith said.
Winners who received trophies were: Bantam Weight Class, first place: Derek Dunitham, second place: Jared Pritchard, third place, Austin Crill; Feather Weight Class, first place: Mikhail Baskakovas, second place, Cody Mast, third place, Seth Monesmith; Fly Weight Class, first place, Jacob Becker, and second place, Gage Buckley; Heavy Weight Class, first place, Alex Steele, second place, Conor Grumm, third place, Camden Tucker; Middle Weight Class, first place, EJ Kirkpatrick, second place, Robert McKinney, third place, Devon Davis; Unlimited Class, first place, Andy Dixon, second place, Carter Bowman, third place: Ian Gardner; Welter Weight Class, Joshua Shawver, first place, Trey Runyan, second place, third place, Jeff Ochenas.
