Hot Rodders of Tomorrow- Half Way through the year!

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Joliet, IL. -With the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge’s 7th event at the Chattanooga Cruise-in in Tennessee on April 14, they have reached the halfway point of the HROT season. At the Cruise-in a total of seven schools from Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee participated, fielding 15 teams. Of the 15, Five new teams qualified.

To qualify for the Dual National Championship, a team must finish disassembling and reassembling a small-block Chevrolet engine in less than 33 minutes, including penalties.

Chattanooga Cruise-in Qualifiers:
Team Hurst – Sequoyah high school #1 from Soddy Daisy, TN. Time – 23:54
Team Performance Quotient – Gordon Central high school #1 from Calhoun, GA. – Time – 26:14
Team Taylor Cable – Sequoyah high school #1 from Canton GA. – Time – 27:34
Forsyth Central high school from Cumming, GA had 6 teams competing with five having qualified at previous HROT events. Team Energy Suspension, their 6th team qualified with a 29:48 time.
Team Parts Pro – Effingham College & Career Academy from Rincon, GA. – Time – 30:26

Now at the halfway point, Hot Rodders has twenty-six teams that have qualified for the Dual National Championship!

HROT Junior Engine Challenge a big hit at Cruise-in!

Image may contain: 3 people, people sittingThis was the first year for the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Junior Engine Challenge to be featured as part of the exciting Coker Tire Chattanooga Cruise-In! They were welcomed over and abundantly as an addition to the show with kids waiting patiently to be trained using tools and working on the engine. Several kids spent over 4 hours at the display building the engine multiple times throughout the day. The challenge is very simple a team comprised of 2 individuals; one team member must be 5-18 years of age must completely disassemble/reassemble a complete single cylinder OHV engine, utilizing only basic hand tools. Some of the goals of the premise behind this contest are to help individuals develop great communication skills and self-esteem. The contest also has a goal of helping youngsters develop great problem-solving skills and an understanding of an internal combustion engine.

One 5th grade student named Jacob, came from Jasper TN and spent the majority of the day with his family learning about the Briggs and Stratton Engine. He built the engine on his own 3 times throughout the day and even persuaded his 2 older sisters to get in on the experience, with him giving guidance as a young mentor. Jacob loves to work with his hands and is hoping to soon participate in Jr Dragster Racing! Jacob stated that with this experience he would be able to understand how to build and fix his own car! Jacob’s family had a lot of questions and is looking forward to the next event that they could attend for them all to participate in the Jr. Engine Challenge, as well as experience and hopefully participate in a Midwest Junior Race!