I was given a special opportunity to attend the Barrett-Jackson and SciTech Event in Scottsdale at Westworld. When we went to the event, the first thing I noticed was the huge banner that said, Barrett-Jackson, the World’s Greatest Car Auction. 

Once I stepped in the doors, cars were divided in sections. First I saw the Ford cars, then getting closer, there was a section where I got to go inside a car. Then I went to other car sections in other buildings and saw more. I took a picture by a 2022 Corvette Stingray. I also got to take a picture next to a 2023 Corvette Stingray that has not been on the market yet. I also saw a 1967 Shelby Cobra. The most interesting thing I saw was a 1961 Divco custom milk truck. 

Because my uncle had a friend, Mike Dustman, who was with Barrett-Jackson, we were given a special guided tour. He explained the cars and engines. He told us what car he would be driving and we got to see that, too. Dustman has been a driver with Barrett-Jackson for 18 years. “Before I was a driver, I was security on the block (stage),” he says. 

After the ceremony-ribbon cutting, I met Jake Lounsbury, Director of SciTech Institute of Global Partnership. He used to be a reporter when he was younger. He was a seventh grade science teacher. Now he is with SciTech. The building next to the stage of Barrett-Jackson was where the SciTech Festival was located. 

When I walked in to the festival a lady at the front desk gave me a paper to get stamped at each exhibit booth. When my paper was stamped and I had visited each booth,  I received a prize. My favorite booth was the Paradise Valley Community College exhibit that showed different ways electronics work. There were robots that worked by phone. There was also a 3-D printer where you could make things. I got to see how it worked. There was a screen where you could watch the printer at work. Other exhibits included a station where we could do coding.