Team Tracker Week 4

After another week of tough competition, the standings remain the same as in week three with The Cobra Kai continuing to hold onto first place for the second straight week.  

The Insain Bolts remain in 3rd but are closing in fast on The Easy Striders with a new single week record of 344 miles! 

The Cobra Kai also had a great week and came in with 324.2 miles, good for a 3rd place single week, all time record.

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is Closing in one We've Got Sole in an attempt to move up the ladder while the Roadrunners remain in a solid 4th place.

Great job to all, the bar has been raised each week.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

State bird: Ruffed Grouse State flower: Mountain Laurel Population: 12,281,054 people
Nickname: Keystone State Economy: Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay, food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism. Fun facts: Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the US. The first automobile service station opened in Pittsburg in 1913. In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer. Philadelphia is the site of the first presidential mansion. Philadelphia is home to the cheesesteak sandwich, water ice, soft pretzels and TastyKakes. Betsy Ross made the first American flag in Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776. Benjamin Franklin founded the Philadelphia Zoo, the first public zoo in the US. Actor Jimmy Stewart was born and raised in the town of Indiana. Every Christmas the downtown area is decorated to the theme of the film "It’s a Wonderful Life". Nazareth is the home of Martin guitars. Finger pickin’ good since 1833. The first coal festival was held 201 years after the
establishment of "Peter’s Camp" on Memorial weekend 1993 in Blossburg.

Trenton, N.J.

State bird: Eastern Goldfinch State flower: Violet Population: 8,414,350 people Nickname: Garden State Economy: Horses, nursery stock, fruits and nuts, seafood, dairy products, chemical products, food processing, printing and publishing, tourism Fun facts: New Jersey has the highest population density in the US – an average of 1,030 people per square mile which is 13 times the national average. North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world, with more
cars stolen in Newark than any other city. New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is
sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world. New Jersey is a leading industrial state and is the largest chemical producing state in the nation. NJ natives: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander, Queen Latifa, Shaq, Judy Blume, Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, Frank Sinatra, Grover Cleveland. Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world. New Jersey is home to the Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City. New Jersey has a spoon museum featuring over 5,400 spoons from every state and almost every country.
The state bug is the honeybee. The first baseball game was played in Hoboken. Software and software related companies account for nearly 2,700 companies in New Jersey.

Hartford, Connecticut

State bird: Robin State flower: Mountain Laurel Population: 3,405,565 people Nickname: Constitution State Economy: Dairy products, nursery stock, eggs, cattle, transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, electric equipment, chemical products, scientific instruments Fun facts: In Hartford, you may not, under any circumstances, cross
the street walking on your hands. The USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear powered
submarine, was built in Groton in 1954. America’s first trade association was founded in
Naugatuck Valley. Connecticut is home to the oldest US newspaper still being published: The Hartford Courant, established in 1764. Connecticut is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934) helicopter (1939) and color television (1948). The first automobile law was passed by CT in 1901. The speed limit was set at 12 miles per hour. The first lollipop-making machine opened for business in New Haven in 1908. George Smith named the treat after a popular racehorse. The World Wrestling Federal or the WWF is headquartered
in Stamford. In 1728, the first steel mill operating in American was located in Simsbury.

Providence, Rhode Island

State bird: Rhode Island Red State flower: Violet Population: 1,048,319 people Nickname: The Ocean State Economy: Dairy products, nursery stock, eggs, vegetables, fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, machinery, electric equipment, tourism Fun facts: Rhode Island is the smallest state in the US. It covers an area of 1,214 square miles (48 miles N to S, 37 miles E to W). The first circus in the US was in Newport in 1774.
Rhode Island is home to the Tennis Hall of Fame. Rhode Island was home to the first National Lawn Tennis Championship in 1899. George M. Cohan was born in Providence in 1878. He
wrote "I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy," "You’re a Grand Old Flag" and a wide variety of other musical entertainment. The first torpedo boat "Stiletto" was built in Bristol in 1887. The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest operating tavern in the US. Pelham Street in Newport was the first street in the country to use gas-illuminated streetlights. Cumberlandite is the official state rock. It is dark brown or black with white markings and found on both sides of
Narragansett Bay but not north of Cumberland. Portsmouth is home to the oldest schoolhouse in the US. Itwas built in 1716.

Wow! We Are Moving Along!

The Cobra Kai Team is leading the pack and they have already passed, not only Boston, MA, but Providence, RI, Harthford, CN, and Trenton, NJ!

I will post information on these three states in the morning! Go Cobra Kai!

Team Tracker Week 3

After 3 weeks, the Easy Striders have been overtaken by the Cobra Kai to fall from first to second place. The Cobra Kai were propelled to first place by shattering the single week record, with a new single week record of 330.754 miles. Great job Cobra Kai.

The Road Runners are also closing in quickly on the Insain Bolts in a close battle for 3rd.

Four teams beat the previouse Cobra Kai record of 256.3 from Week 2 and every team improved over the pror week. I will now keep the top three, all time, single week records posted on the right.