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| Here's one of them ! |
In 1972 , over 30 scout groups and 14 guides
& rangers companies participated in this successful event. There, they've
manage to present 11 scouts cars which were engineered with only scrap
materials and spare parts of a bicycle. In some of cars, there were even up to
9 gears and I’m still wondering how on earth could they do that because it was
an astonishing achievement . In 1974 , the forth scout car grand prix took
place in Gurney Drive which attracted numerous crowds and tourist which made
this event very well known. That venue was the perfect spot due to the long
straight road with minimal traffic till Gurney Plaza was built. From there,
everything has changed .
For a more detailed history , click here.
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| Most ingeniously built scout car |
However , after the year 2002 this prestigious
event was called to a halt . Why ? Dont bother asking me , Im still figuring
out what had happened. Some said , its all thanks to the the new Gurney Plaza .
Then recently , our new principal En Jalil Bin
Saad who's also an ex-free decided to revive the Soap Box Derby. He suggested
that this event will be held during Co-Curriculum day, if we don't have enough
participating schools. Few weeks back , Mr Lye Poh Chye from 1st Georgetown
South called all the representatives from each troop to the teacher's canteen
to discuss about this matter and have decided to have a workshop regarding how
to build this scout car . He even suggested that we should track back to the
ex-scouts who might still be having one of the cars to ease our burden. Not
forgetting , everyone here is welcomed to help us out as we dont have a blue
print or any idea how construct an awesome car .
Excited for this event? May this be the most anticipated activity for us scouts, sea scouts and also to the sister guides who MIGHT be reading this !
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| For more pictures , click here |
