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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Student electric car racers take over Choccolocco Park Friday

Plus, Oxford flag football gets Albertville in round two.

The 5AM Oxford team1 story8 sources3 min read

OxfordTop story

Student racers bring their homemade electric cars to Choccolocco Park on Friday

Green Prix racing runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday

Choccolocco Park, 954 Leon Smith Parkway, Oxford

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.9 a.m.to 5 p.m.
  • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Racing heats, then the awards ceremony
Date
Fri., Nov. 6
Parking
$5

Source: Calhoun Journal

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WhenWhat
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Racing heats, then the awards ceremony
DateFri., Nov. 6
Parking$5

If you know a kid who loves anything with wheels, Friday is for them. will host the Green Prix, where students from throughout Alabama race electric cars they designed and built.

The races are in the F24 category, for students in grades 6 through 12. Can't make it out? The OHS Jacket Media YouTube channel will livestream the competition.

  • Team safety meeting: 8:30 a.m.
  • Heats: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
  • Awards ceremony: 5 p.m.
  • Admission: free

Friday's Green Prix by the numbers

4
racing heats through the day
53
teams at the spring race on Jan. 26
$5
parking fee

Source: Calhoun Journal

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News Notes

Flag football

Oxford beat Decatur 26-0 Tuesday in the Class 5A first round, and Albertville topped Ramsay 40-0 on Monday. The two meet in the second round on Tue., Nov. 10, at Oxford. E.A. Sports TodayThe Sand Mountain Reporter

Oxford, Albertville and Anniston all won flag football openers by shutout

  • Decatur0
    Oxford26
    FinalClass 5A first round, Tuesday
  • Ramsay0
    Albertville40
    FinalClass 5A first round, Monday
  • Fairfield0
    Anniston39
    FinalClass 1A-4A first round, Tuesday

Sources: The Sand Mountain Reporter, E.A. Sports Today

Aggies' first

Albertville hosted a playoff game for the first time in school history Monday at Vernon Wells Stadium. Coach Quintin Williams called it "a very big night." The Sand Mountain Reporter

Anniston

Anniston handled Fairfield 39-0 Tuesday in the Class 1A-4A first round. Scottsboro visits Anniston on Nov. 10. E.A. Sports Today

Football

Muscle Shoals plays at Oxford on Fri., Nov. 6, in the Class 5A football playoffs. The listing has a 7 p.m. start at Oxford High School. Calhoun JournalMaxPreps

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Thursday, Nov. 5, the Cheaha Wilderness hosts the Pin Chin Sky Loop, an 18-mile endurance hike that sets off at 7 a.m. near Lineville. Jonathan Kelly leads the trail, and the event is free. The listing calls finishing the loop in a single day an "ambitious goal", and the forecast has partly cloudy skies and a high of 76. Pack snacks.

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Student electric car racers take over Choccolocco Park Friday

Plus, Oxford flag football gets Albertville in round two.

The TLDR

  1. Student racers bring electric cars to Choccolocco Park Friday
  2. Oxford flag football beats Decatur 26-0, hosts Albertville Nov. 10
  3. Muscle Shoals visits Oxford for Class 5A football Friday
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