Go Cart Competition at Bedfordview Stake

The Bedfordview Youth Go Cart Competitions was a very fun activity.

Each Ward in the Stake made their own go cart. Each cart was entered into several races; doubles, group, Young Woman, Young Men, and mixed competition. The Carts were varied in size and strength according the the imagination of the participants. Budget most likely entered the consideration as well.

To the right you can see that not all carts finished without minor dents and crashes. In this case one the drivers lost control and the cart went for the curb. There were two groups that lost wheels. One of those casualties involved one of the stronger more refined looking carts. Just goes to show you one can't always tell the out come by appearance only. Everyone worked hard, ran hard and had a wonderful time. The weather was cold but sunny which made the warm food that was served after the races even more welcome. Below you can see some of the carts and their designer/creators. We had a great time visiting with the youth. We always try to encourage them to work hard in school so they can qualify for higher learning. The PEF program is for those who cannot afford to go to school. With PEF many of those who would not be able to go can now consider it and dream of leaving poverty behind.

This fellow is practicing for when he can participate. He was very cute and kept trying to push the cart up a slight hill. He finally made it.

This girls team was favored to win.

This picture shows part of the the course. The teams start on the tract come to this turn take it half way and then the driver is to jump off run to the obstacle (the slide which must be climbed first) make it over and down the slide then run back to the cart and off again with the team pushing.

Some of the drivers had a hard time getting up the side of the slide which had to be mastered before they could slide down. Time was lost here. Some of the drivers who had been ahead were behind after this part of the tack.

This is another picture of the course from a different perspective. It was very fun to watch but more fun for those who did the work and participated.

Maybe we should try this for a family

reunion. Each family could make their

own cart.

Those with the larger front wheels mastered the course with greater ease, although the cart below with the larger wheel actually lost one of their and had to be carried to the finish line.

All in all it was a lively event with good feelings felt by all in the crowd. We actually went to see the Alexandra team participate. It did not have an entry.

You can see by these pictures the diverse economical variance of the Wards in this Stake.

We loved being able to share this fun activity.