Indianapolis 500

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The team that pushes their driver around the track nine times is the winner

In the middle of a gym, set up your track by placing pylons 4 to 6 yards (meters) from the center of the gym, forming a square.
Inside the square is the pit area.
Outside the square is the track.
Pick a line, perhaps a centerline in the gym to be the start and finish line.
Have one of the players from each team sit on two scooters (their butt on one and their feet on the other) at the start line; this is the car.
One player (the engine) stands behind them.
The rest of the team is assigned a location in the pit area.

Begin with a car and engine from each team at the starting line.
The starter signals the start of the race.
The first engine must push their car once around the track and then past their pit area where a new engine takes over.
The new engine pushes the car around the track once and by their pit area the next engine takes over.
This activity is repeated until everyone has had a turn at being the engine.
The last player pushes the car once around the track and then past the finish line, everyone else needs to be seated in their pit area--repeat this three times.
The team that accomplishes the above the quickest is the winner

Safety Considerations
- Participants should wear helmets; this adds safety and realism to the event. Make sure the corners are far enough away from the walls to prevent crashes into the walls.
Teaching Tips
- If 1 lap is not strenuous enough, have each engine take their car around the track 2 times.
- Another option is to have a set length (20 or 30 laps), require every engine of the team to be used at least for 1 lap, but give each team the choice of who does more laps.
- If you are doing a lengthy race, assign 1 player per team to be the lap-counter.