Students at JMSS apply decals to a race car they have been working on since Sept. on May 19 2015. (Photo by Simon Crouch) Students at JMSS apply decals to a race car they have been working on since Sept. on May 19 2015. (Photo by Simon Crouch)
Chatham

Race Car Teaches Plenty (Video)

A race car built by students is teaching them a number of new skills that will pay off when it hits the track at Delaware speedway today.

Transportation technology instructor James Stonehouse says it goes beyond simply working on cars.

"They had to go over all the rules and regulations with a fine-tooth comb so that we don't to anything that will get us disqualified, so they had to be able to research," he says. "They had to learn some geometry because the roll-bar system that is in there you have to figure out where the bars are going to possibly hit, get into physics, then you get into welding.

The car is a entry level class called a "Bone Stock Enduro" and will compete in a special school race Saturday afternoon.

Experienced volunteer drivers will actually race the vehicles not school staff or students.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Y5wpvL0Vc

Read More Local Stories

(left to right) SPS Deputy Chief Michael Van Sickle and Acting Chief Mike Federico. June 25, 2026. (Photo by Natalia Vega)

SPS turns off comments

SPS Board Chair Kelly Ash said the decision followed discussions with Acting Chief Mike Federico and aligns with practices at other police services.

(File photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks)

Scoreboard, June 26

The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.