Pinewood Derby

The pinewood derby was last Thursday and we realized that this was a special pinewood derby - the only one when we would have 2 boys racing. This is Big J's last year and and the other boys don't fall together because of where their birthday's land so this was a big deal. Plus, the boys did great! It was a double elimination race with a total of 16 cars. Towards the end both boys were still in the running so they ended up racing each other. They tied (since they race twice to make sure there is no lane advantage) and raced another time. Because of that race Little J. got 4th and Big J. got 3rd. They had a good night and we all had fun. They even got to race Dad's car that he built a few weeks ago. Can't remember who won -- I'll find out and let you know; I think it was the kids.

Results of the EQ Pinewood Derby

Well, Tim did not have the fastest car but he did win a prize. His car looked very fast but since the wheels got put on 5 minutes before weigh-in time there were some balance issues. It finished every race but was just a little too wobbly to beat the real fast cars. The prize that he won was the "Chic Magnet Car". Sounds about right.

Pinewood Derby Prep

We are up late tonight working on a Pinewood Derby car. Is it for one of my sons? Well, no. The Elders Quorum is having a Derby race so that all the Dad's can have a chance to make their own cars and race them. It's been fun. I'm not sure if the kids are more excited than the Dad or the other way around. This will give us practice for the kids Cub Scout Pinewood Derby which is in 3 weeks. We now have two boys racing this year. Hopefully everyone will have a fun time. We'll let everyone know how Tim does tomorrow . . . unless he does awful; then maybe we just won't post anything :)