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WANTED: Scout Engineers

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For Waiheke scouts youth (aged 11 – 15) – it’s time to stretch your brain and become “go cart” engineers!

We will be meeting Wednesdays from 6-8pm (starting term 3 2023).

For term 3, we will be building go carts to take part in the famous, local Gulf News ‘Trolley Derby’

WANTED: Scout engineers for the Gulf News Trolley Derby!!

Scouts is now meeting at the new time of Wednesday evenings 6-8.

  • For term 3 we are building go carts to take part in the Great Gulf News Trolley Derby.
  • If your youth (age 11+) are keen to come and try, we’ll be there at The Ship from this Wednesday (July 19th).
  • See below or get in touch if you need to know more!

Hi team scouts

Reminder of our 1st meeting of the term, tomorrow 6-8pm (Wed 18th) at The Ship.
We’ll be planning our go cart building, so bring your ideas and a snack to share.  We’ll figure out what we’re going to need and then make a plan.  We will also have a demonstration cart to look at.

Some inspiration below!

Videos 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozAi2mHfZe8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI-44xdOrT8

Various plans

https://www.homeschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wooden-go-kart-plan-002.pdf

http://www.kartbuilding.net/Wooden-Push-Cart/JPG_wooden_push_cart/Sheet-1_Overview-Push-Cart.jpg

https://www.vintageprojects.com/sites/default/files/articles/go-kart-plans.pdf

More information on the Gulf News Trolley Derby here:

https://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/the-great-gulf-news…/