Writing a grant to buy a Stocker for our HS

[BlueOval Ralph]

Knowing how School Board Members and City Council Members think, be carefull on that one.

Originally Posted by Tar Heel

That's a good point and one I've considered and talked about with the principal, grant coordinator, etc. I don't have any intention of taking the car out without students. To be honest with you, after racing more than 20 years, the racing part doesn't interest me as much as teaching young people about a world of motorsports that they've never been exposed to or even know about.

Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph

Knowing how School Board Members and City Council Members think, be carefull on that one.

Good thought as well. My hope is to dispel some of the preconceived notions that drag racers and racing is bad but has become very high-tech and is family-oriented. I'm trying to makes feel part of a team that normally wouldn't be involved in anything extra-curricular and show them how important math, science, and computers are to the motorsports community.

[goinbroke2]

The only thing that caught my eye was " Setting up, dialing in, and adjusting suspensions, controlling engine and transmission functions, and competing in bracket-race style programs "
Setting up is too generic and I don't think most would know what a dial in is. Not only will people read and hear about what you are proposing (which is excellent I might add) with you there to answer questions, but people will be reading it without you around. I prefer to break things into simple bites for people not familiar with what I'm talking.
An example would be;
Computors-
1) blah blah blah
2) yada yada yada

Math-
1) yada yada yada
2) blah blah blah

That would give a direct answer to the direct question of WHAT are they going to learn.

Overall, excellent! Wish you good luck with it.

[THE LEGEND]

What school are you with?

There was a local racer that did this for several years with a bracket car. He would take the kids to the track too. He paid for everything. He would take them on field trips to the National events at Rockingham too. He ran a very Good program until some "Do-Gooder felt it was a liability to have the school name on the side of the car. End of Program. It was very sad too.
I wish you Luck.
Chip Johnson

[Ronnie Smith Jr]

You might look into the program that Clay Millican did a couple of years ago when he hosted Burnout. There may be something there that may benefit you. I thought he also did something with 2 high school vo-tech shops competing against each other too. Can't seem to locate that program.

FWIW

[THE LEGEND]

The high school show was good. I loved it. Problem was the 2nd season one of the teachers was'nt real smart and they never aired season 3. I was told season 3 was fimed and one scool was in NC but never aired.
Chip Johnson

[stocker4046]

In 2003, working with a local high school auto tech course and seeveral dealerships, we (racers, not educators) used a different approach and formed a 501(c)(3)organization "Baton Rouge SMART Program". Donation of equipment, parts and money were obtained as tax deductions. The H.S. students then starting building a race car from a recovery yard provided car. Racers/dealerships provided technical, as well as business, speakers/help. Race cars were used by other teachers in reading, science, math and physics classes, as well as serving as mentors in these subjects. The dealerships were able to hire graduates. After the first year the school board asked that the group work in two other schools. Only the original school construced a car and the teacher drove the car.

NHRA-U. S. Army youth services films/hand outs were used, coupled with trips to local and national races.

Fund were also made available for non automotive school activities/tips and scholarships.

If you are not aware, check with the library to see if they have purchased one of the web search program that not only identifies foundations but the names of board members. Federal key word search "cfda.gov".

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Ronnie Smith Jr

You might look into the program that Clay Millican did a couple of years ago when he hosted Burnout. There may be something there that may benefit you. I thought he also did something with 2 high school vo-tech shops competing against each other too. Can't seem to locate that program.

FWIW

Drag Race High

http://www.speedtv.com/gallery/view/939721/218431

http://www.speedtv.com/programs/drag-race-high/

[Ronnie Smith Jr]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

Drag Race High

http://www.speedtv.com/gallery/view/939721/218431

http://www.speedtv.com/programs/drag-race-high/

Thanks Charlie! Sometimers setting in I guess...

[mannymen]

Don't just think about Math and Science. Some may not like working on the car, getting dirty or thinking about how it works. Others may like to think about the Marketing and Finance side of things, which could pull in more students and more faculty members. You could cover all bases with this type of program to keep everyone involved. If you want the board members to sign off on this then show them how it can affect everyone

You could easily build many teams to do the following:
Logistics
Inventory
Shipping and Receiving
Accounting
Marketing
Engineering
Tuning & General Maintenance (brakes, suspension etc...)

You get the idea and this could give everyone some great experience.


How many times do you see these shows on TV and see many of the kids standing around.




Thanks
Manny