At times, students can say the darndest things and for Charles Womack,
Automotive Instructor at Union County Career & Technology Center
[Union, SC] one suggestion made all the sense in the world.
Womack, an instructor for the last six years with the vocational
school, was bringing a group of students back from the NHRA Southern
Nationals in Commerce, Ga., when one posed a question; could the class
build a car of their own?
“We’ve had the idea for a while and after a couple of years of rolling
around with administration, the idea is a reality,” Womack said. “We
finally got the blessing.”
The blessing for Womack and his students is nothing more than a beat
up, rusted 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass they plan to drag race in foot brake
competition against other school programs. The car will be powered by a
big block Chevrolet also built by the students.