Photos: Silver Hills students learn race-car safety

Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune
Youngsters peek inside a dragster on display at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. Race cars and drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines.The event was sponsored by the school's PTA.
Monday, September 10, 2012

Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune
Isaiah Heng, a first grader at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns, sits behind the wheel of The pair joined students and families at for a PTA event where race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines.
Monday, September 10, 2012

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Anthony Thompson, age 12 sits inside the cock pit of a junior dragster.
His sister Meghann, age 10, sits in the racer to his right. The pair joined students and families at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns for a PTA event where race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines.
Monday, September 10, 2012

Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune
Isaiah Heng, age6, and Isaiah Quintana, age 6, have an imaginary race against one another as they sit in quarter racers on display at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune
Brayden Mason, age 4 peeks over the steering wheel of a sprint car on display at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. Brayden joined others at a PTA event where race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines.
Monday, September 10, 2012

Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune
Youngsters and their families look over junior race cars on display at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. The event , sponsored by the school's PTA, featured race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway of all ages who brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines.
Monday, September 10, 2012

Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune
Eian Tippetts, age 6 sits behind the wheel of a dragster at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. Eian joined others at a PTA event where race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines.
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Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Youngsters peek inside a dragster on display at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. Race cars and drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines.The event was sponsored by the school's PTA. Monday, September 10, 2012 Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Isaiah Heng, a first grader at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns, sits behind the wheel of The pair joined students and families at for a PTA event where race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines. Monday, September 10, 2012 Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Anthony Thompson, age 12 sits inside the cock pit of a junior dragster. His sister Meghann, age 10, sits in the racer to his right. The pair joined students and families at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns for a PTA event where race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines. Monday, September 10, 2012 Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Isaiah Heng, age6, and Isaiah Quintana, age 6, have an imaginary race against one another as they sit in quarter racers on display at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. Monday, September 10, 2012 Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Brayden Mason, age 4 peeks over the steering wheel of a sprint car on display at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. Brayden joined others at a PTA event where race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines. Monday, September 10, 2012 Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Youngsters and their families look over junior race cars on display at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. The event , sponsored by the school's PTA, featured race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway of all ages who brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines. Monday, September 10, 2012 Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Eian Tippetts, age 6 sits behind the wheel of a dragster at Silver Hills Elementary School in Kearns. Eian joined others at a PTA event where race drivers from Rocky Mountain Raceway brought their race cars to the school so kids could get an up close experience with the unique machines. Monday, September 10, 2012

By Paul Fraughton The Salt Lake Tribune

· September 10, 2012 10:06 pm

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Drivers from the Rocky Mountain Raceways brought their race cars to Silver Hills Elementary in Kearns on Monday. Students got a close look at the unique machines during the event sponsored by the school's Parent Teacher Association.