White Squirrel Derby News

Okay... it's official. The first White Squirrel "Squirrel Box Derby" is going to be held on May 26th and May 27th in downtown Brevard, North Carolina. It's also called gravity racing and it's going to be a blast! There will be age categories from 8-11, 12-17, 18+ and then a business/corporate division.

There's NO entry fee for anyone 8 - 17 years old. For adults and businesses, there's a $100 sponsorship fee. Rules will be posted soon at the White Squirrel Festival web site.

John Taylor, from OP Taylor's Toy Store on the corner of Main Street and Broad, will be conducting a workshop on how to build a downhill gravity race car. It will be on Saturday, February 24th. John won 10 gravity race events using a bath tub when he used to race down Chimney Rock (they don't do it anymore, but John was the King for 10 years straight) So he knows a thing or two about building a good cart.

The prize categories will be for

• The Village People Award (People's Choice)
• The Nuttiest (Weird, wacky & nutty)
• The Squirrelest (in keeping with the White Squirrel theme)
• The Fastest Critter (for the speediest human rodent)
• The Road Kill Award (most deserving to be squashed)
• The GOLDEN NUT (the grandaddy of them all - most overall points)

Registration and vehicle inspection will begin at 9:00am on Saturday, May 26th by the Courthouse downtown. There will also be a "Big Wheel" race for kids ages 5 to 8.

So start building your Squirrely Racing Machines! And for all the building specifications check the White Squirrel Festival web site. I'll try to come back here and link to that page once it's added.

Go Nuts!