The Blue Boxcar


Builder and driver : Jeff Olsen
With moral support from the Pit Crew, Derek and Benjamin

Total mice actually carried : Only 5

Price List: Screen door rollers - $1.45
Screws/nuts - $0.45
MouseTraps - $0.98
Total - $2.88 Wheels and other structural components were made from home grown cedar trees cut at my home in the woods.

Vehicle improvements:
Mount mousetraps so that they spring independently of each other instead of being connected rigidly. Keep looking for ways to reduce the weight, and friction. Every little bit counts.

Sugestions for next years contest:
I think the contest was pretty well put together. Don't change a thing. That way I'll have a head start on next years contest, as long as Kittle doesn't show up!