TOP PHOTO: The crowd watches the cars race down the track of 36-feet.

Eleven of the 12 racers are pictured here. Front Row L- R Avery Burgan, Titus Lloyd, Saylor Buchanan, Rhett Herrin, Allie Herrin, Emily Longmire. Back Row L-R Maggie Herrin, Lily Lloyd, Tayden Bell, Max Boshears, Owen Boshears. Not pictured is Bronson Buchanan.

By Charlie Hutson

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Sunday evening at East Lafollette Baptist Church, 12 young race car builders tried out their designs at the first-ever ELBC Slot Car Grand Prix.

The race cars and trucks that entered to run the race.

The cars were designed, built and painted by the owner. No car could weigh more than five ounces. The cars raced down a 36 foot track at remarkable speed toward the finish line at the Sunday evening event.

ELBC Pastor/Race Official Zach Lloyd weighed in the cars.
It was all down hill from here.
Avery Burgan claimed first place.
Owen Boshears came in second.
Max Boshears claimed third place.

Avery Burgan claimed first place with Owen Boshears coming in second as Max Boshears claimed third place. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 06/13/2022-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF WLAF’S CHARLIE HUTSON)

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