Hoover City Schools last week hosted an inaugural Greenpower USA Goblin car race with fourth graders across eight of the elementary schools in the district, and this week, the students are headed to the Talladega Superspeedway.
Each school’s team constructed their own electric car, worked with the teacher sponsor on the mechanics and battery sources for the cars, and utilized foundations in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
The students will compete against other elementary schools in the state on Friday, May 3, at Talladega Superspeedway. The races consist of a drag race to test speed, a slalom race to test steering capabilities and a circuit race to showcase all of the skills at once.
