I don't know how you could ever police that. What's an acceptable activity that would allow a proxy? So far illness and a death in the family are acceptable. Family reunion? Dentist appointment? What do you tell a Scout whose family is a hardship case, has one car, lives 50 miles from the event and the Dad has to work that day?Cory wrote:Scouts who choose another activity over the Derby are the ones who are not allowed proxies.
How about this: A scout's parent calls him in sick. His den buddy runs his car for him. The car wins the Tiger group and then goes on to win the District race. Woohoo! You award the trophy and his name is printed in the newspaper. And as you're reading the Derby results in the newspaper, you see the "sick" Scout's picture on the opposite page. You read that he drove in the winning run at the same time he won the District race. Are you going to strip him of the trophy?
As I told my crew, our goal is inclusion. If the car is there, it runs.