Local teams headed to National Engine Building Competition

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Two teams from Champaign are heading to Las Vegas for the National Engine Building Competition.

Teams E3Spark Plugs and Thermo Tec placed first and second respectively at the national qualifying competition for the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Championships.

The teams of five high school students are timed to dissemble and reassemble a small block Chevy 350 engine.