Volume 3 | Issue 7 | November 2015
Chasing the checkered flag
School spirit
Little Rebels cheerleaders showed off their talents at one Friday night football game.
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Picture perfect
Andrew Pinkerton and Evan Maynard work on the race car in a local garage. Photo by Frank Couch.
By EMILY FEATHERSTON
Meet the winners of the ‘A Life Above’ photo contest.
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or Vestavia Hills resident Andrew Pinkerton, life moves really fast. Pinkerton, a sophomore communications and broadcasting student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, competed in September at the Chumpcar World Series “Slightly More Than 12 Hours of Sebring” race at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida.
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The 14-hour endurance road race was the debut event for Pinkerton’s three-driver Slysdexic Racing team, who drove a Volkswagen Golf No. 247 that they rebuilt themselves through sponsorships from Waffle House, Parts 4 VWs and Advanced Clutch. The full-time team consists of Pinkerton and Evan Maynard, a sophomore mechanical engineering student at Auburn University. The two met when they were both freshmen at Auburn
who shared an interest in motorsports. Maynard had already rebuilt the engine of the VW 247, and after spending time driving on racing simulators, decided to compete. The two formed Slysdexic, and Pinkerton and Maynard now do the work of an entire race team. Maynard, who is the team owner, handles
See PINKERTON | page A30
Recreating Sicard Hollow By SYDNEY CROMWELL
Road Improvement study
Potential new public works facility
Potential new road connection
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Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex Future pedestrian tunnel
Future community park
Several projects are planned for the Sicard Hollow Road area, including a park, pedestrian tunnel and road paving.
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n four wheels or two feet, Sicard Hollow Road is not an easy road to travel. School traffic and the lack of sidewalks make it a challenge for the city. “You have existing traffic and transportation issues in a recreation center of Vestavia Hills. That’s on our minds as we look at the future,” City Manager Jeff Downes said. The groundwork is being laid for improvements at Sicard Hollow Road, with old projects taking the next step and new projects about to begin.
Planning a new park The proposed community park next to Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex has been planned for a long time. At one point, the Parks and Recreation Foundation had hoped to finish development on the 40 acres of former mining land by the end of 2015. So far, clearing and prepping the land has been the only progress. Foundation Executive Director Leigh Belcher said the design and fundraising process is ongoing, and details about what will be included at the park will be finalized by the beginning of 2016.
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