Thursday, March 8, 2012

Sunday, March 4, 2012

SCOUT STORIES: My Race to the Daytona 500

by KC Santiago, WEBELOS 1

Hi, my name is KC Santiago, a proud cubscout of Pack 43. I would like to share my experience when me and my family went to Daytona Beach to watch the 2012 Daytona 500 Nascar race on February 25th and 26th.

Friday after school, I helped my mom pack all our camping stuff and load our van. We left Saturday morning and got there around noon. We set up our tent and the air mattresses for us to sleep at night. We watched the first race and it was awesome! Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race.

That night, we set up the camp fire and sat with my family and friends. I met a friend, his name was Kai and we played together. We made S'mores and it was delicious.

On Sunday, they cancelled the race because it was raining. We got soaking wet but we still had a great time. Me and my friend played video games on my iPad. I really had a great time. We packed our stuff and left that afternoon.

Monday after school we went back to see the final race. Me and my mom stood on the roof of our car to see the perfect view of the race. And then there's a big fire on the track. One of the race cars collided with one of the trucks that dries the track during break time. It was 48 laps to go when the accident happened. They did a huge clean up on the track and it took about 3o to 45 minutes to clear the track. While we waited I played video games with my iPad then my uncle set my air mattress up at the back of our van for me to take a rest and sleep.

It was an excellent experience. I hope that my fellow cubscouts will get a chance to experience the fun I experienced at the Daytona 500.