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Greg Luetje gives his children Ade, left, and Charlie a push Friday night during a cardboard bobsled race on the hill behind Telstar High School. They built the sled last week with their father and grandfather during school vacation. The school district PTA sponsored the event where the only materials that could be used were cardboard, glue, and duct tape. Prizes were awarded based on the fastest, farthest, most spirited, and epic fail. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Wyatt Nickerson left and his father Victor carry the bobsled they made to the top of the hill behind Telstar High School Friday night for the big race. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Victor Nickerson hops on the back of the bobsled with his son Wyatt. They made it using some clothes boxes, 7 rolls of duct tape for the sides, and top with another 40 yards of HVAC duct tape on the bottom before painting it. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Jack Colby covers Ella Carter’s face as they fly down the course. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
John Eliot and his daughter Mackenzie got a whitewash about halfway down the course. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
John Eliot and his daughter Mackenzie got a whitewash about halfway down the course. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Eli Garant heads down the hill with a little help. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Wyatt Nickerson comes to a stop on his first run. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Frankie Deluca, a former member of the US bobsled team posed for photos with all the competitors. Ben Corriveau, right and Clark Colby, middle hold up their bobsled. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Non-racers were allowed on the course prior to the start. Ella Carter and her mother Lucy get a shove from Jack Colby. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Eli Garant’s flip made him a hands-down winner of the epic fail category. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Some intrepid students decided to make a wooden bobsled to take it to the next level and raced on a different course with their unfair advantage.. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...