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( E S T ) Make an appointment today by visiting gshvin.org/wellnessfair or calling 812-885-3336. Appointments will be accepted until May 24. PC GREEN Continued from page 1 tion," said Mark Scott, Preci- sion Machine instructor and co-sponsor of the team. So they rewired the car and removed some of the teleme- try because they feared it was contributing to the problems. So their first 90 -minute heat was their first practice. They made some quick ad- justments. They had too much battery power left at the end. So they adjusted their gear- ing to make the car go faster. It cut their lap times by about 20 seconds. They also found some drag in their disc brakes and cleaned that up. They also had some assis- tance from one of Mr. Lamey's friends, with another pro- gram, who had a set of scales to put under each of the four wheels to check the car's bal- ance. They found the front left had about 60 lbs on it, while the front right only had about 10 pounds. So they adjusted their suspension and got it balanced. Their drivers also had ad- justments to make. "It was nerve-racking," said Emily Herrera about the start of the race. She said they had driven with other cars on the track, but at the start it was really tight. Once they got running, the cars spread out and made it easier. She said she also learned not to take the corners too wide. The road course is set for fairly high speed racing; the electric kit cars typically race at speeds of 20 -25 mph, so the turns are more than wide enough. Scott and Lamey said in the first race, some of the oth- er teams were running much faster, and when Pike Central finished they had quite a bit of battery left. They explained they had been using old batteries in their tests, because due to sup- ply chain problems they hadn't been able to get new batteries until just days before the com- petition, they were guessing on their strength. They increased the gearing, and cut their lap times by 20 seconds. Still, they were running slower laps than some of the other teams when the second heat started. "We were confident the oth- er teams couldn't make it to the end of the race on their batteries," said Lamey. They were right. As the race contnued, the other teams started to slow and Pike Central started gain- ing. Herrera said most of the time she was on the track, she was driving flat out with- out slowing or braking for the curves. Clay Galloway said during his driving stint, he had to deal with several yellow flags from other cars having prob- lems, so he had to slow down on numerous occasions. "I passed a lot of people, and it gave me confidence and I started getting cocky," said Herrera. It is the first year of compe- tition for all of Pike Central's drivers. Lamey said none of them are seniors, so they hope the young drivers will contin- ue to get better as they gain experience. The on-track competi- tion is only 50 percent of the Green Energy Race. The oth- er 50 percent is graded on the team's video presentation. Lamey said they haven't heard how it fared, but they spent a lot of time on the video. Lamey, who just joined the team this year, after years working with Evansville North's team, praised how good Pike Central's car is. "I have to give a lot of ku- dos to Mr. Scott and his stu- dents machining skills. Our car was by far the most pro- fessional looking car there," said Lamey. The car was built in 2017 by the team that year. The nose cone was fabricated by Pike Collision. Scott machined the car's hubs, and REM Bicy- cle built the 20 -inch spoked wheels. Some of the innovations that went into their car includes Crew Chief Josh Amacher's CAD design of an air scoop he 3D-printed. It pulled air in and across the electric motor. An- other is a precision machined heat sink, built to help that air cool the motor. Saturday's win has just fu- eled the team to come up with more refinements and plans for next year. One of those is to improve the telemetry, so they can learn more see what methods are more efficient. Scott and Lamey said they hope to be able to participate in more competitions next year, but it will depend on sponsorships and support. Herrera and Galloway said the community support this year has been great. "We got lots of encouragement from people," said Herrera. Scott and Lamey said they had numerous businesses and individuals help and couldn't have done it with out that sup- port. Evansville woman caught on I-69 with marijuana in car By Sherri Sebella A fter passing an Indiana State Police officer going 87 miles per hour, Hailey Gar- rett, 18, of Evansville was pulled over by State Trooper James Manning. When talking to Garrett, Manning noticed the strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Garrett said she had smoked marijuana two weeks ago and that she did smoke in her vehicle. She admitted to having marijuana in the vehicle and then reached into an eyeglass- es compartment and removed four burnt hand rolled ciga- rettes containing plant ma- terial. During a vehicle search po- lice found in the search was a clear plastic bag contain- ing plant material and a burnt hand rolled cigarette contain- ing plant material. Located in a bag that was located in the backseat was a clear plastic bag containing plant mate- rial. Located in a bag in the trunk was a glass jar with met- al lid containing plant material and a burnt hand rolled ciga- rette containing plant materi- al. Through training and ex- perience Manning believed all of the plant material to be marijuana. Jones had Garrett do a Stan- dardized Field Sobriety Test and told Manning that he did not believe Garrett was im- paired after completing the tests. Garrett was cited and re- leased for Possession of Mar- ijuana. Traffic stop leads to illegal handgun, marijuana possession charges By Sherri Sebella A traffic stop on a speeding vehicle led to the arrest of an Evansville man for possession of marijuana and carrying a handgun without a license. On Tuesday, May 17, Pike County Sheriff's Deputy Briar Meadors stopped a white 2012 Kia Soul without plate lights il- luminated. When he spoke with the driver, he noticed the strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The driver said there was no marijuana in the vehicle, but there had been before she left Evansville. The driver al- so said marijuana was smoked in her vehicle before they left Evansville. Meadors told the driver there would be a search of the vehicle according to a proba- ble cause affidavit filed. He re- quested assistance. A fter asking for identifica- tion for all the people in the car, the front seat passen- ger said he did not have any identification and claimed his name was Jeremiah Watson but when the name was run, it returned not on file through Indiana. The passenger of the ve- hicle voluntarily reached in- to his pocket and produced a small baggy containing a green leafy substance, which police recognized to be raw marijuana. During a vehicle search, po- lice found a loaded 9mm hand- gun in the passenger glove compartment. The driver of the car said the gun belonged to the pas- senger who later admitted giv- ing a false name due to having a warrant of out Vanderburgh County. He said his actual name was Jamaarion Buck- ner, 20, of Evansville. Dispatch informed po- lice that Buckner had an ac- tive warrant through Vander- burgh County and they would extradite. The driver and another pas- senger was released from the scene and Buckner was trans- ported to Pike County Jail where he was booked for Car- rying a Handgun Without a Li- cense, Possession of Marijua- na - Prior, False Informing and an active Vanderburgh Coun- ty warrant. after Memorial Day and save them for future use. SCHEDULE FOR VFW 3587 • 7:25 a.m. Old Town Cemetery • 7:45 a.m. Twin Oaks Cemetery • 8:05 a.m. Anderson Chapel • 8:20 a.m. Pleasant Ridge • 8:45 a.m. Vincent Church Cemetery • 9:10 a.m. Otwell Cemetery • 9:30 a.m. Public Cemetery (Ivy) • 9:50 a.m. McClure Cemetery • 10 :10 a.m. Court House Memorial • 10 :45 a.m. Walnut Hills • 11:35 a.m. White River Chapel Cemetery • 11:50 a.m. Odd Fellows Cemetery • 12:15 p.m. Mt. 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When taken to the Pike County jail for a chemical test, Cox refused and was then charged with OV WI refusal. Simmons ran Cox's histo- ry and it was reported that he had a prior OV WI conviction in Martin County in 2019. See the Business Box for special services on page C-5 • 10 :43 a.m. Spraggins • 11 a.m. New Liberty • 11:13 a.m Beadles • 11:40 a.m. Sunset • 11:50 a.m. Oak Hill "These times are estimated so please arrive early and stay late," said Joda Staats of the Winslow American Legion. Pike Central student Clay Galloway drives the Green Energy car in the F24 National Championships at Talla- dega Speedway near Birmingham, Alabama. The Green Energy team took first place on the road course at the Superspeedway, famous for their NASCAR races.