Wed, 01 Oct 2008

Pinewood Derby

T-y participated in his third and final pinewood debry as a cub scout today. He took 1st place his 1st year, 4th place his 2nd year, and was looking to take 1st place this year. He and I created the following car:

We were both hoping that this design would bring home the 1st place trophy. We choose this design hoping that having more lead weight then wood weight would burn up the track. The race track never caught fire, and T-y's placed fifth. He should have taken fourth cause the boy that took third used his brothers car from last year. If I had know that I could have used an older car, then I would have used the one that I made last year. It set the track on fire and beat last years winner by at least a car lengh. Oh well. T-y had a great time. His best friend Reese.

The best part about building a car this year was painting it. For the past 7 years or so the Webelos den have gotten to paint their cars using automotive paint. A gentlemen in the ward graciously donates the paint and his time to help the Webelos paint their cars. I think he just uses it as an excuse to make his own car. Since T-y is a Webelo scout, he was able to do this. I was lucky enough to also be able to paint my car this way as well. It wasn't very fast, but it sure looks good.

I was the cubmaster in 2005 and was in charge of the pinewood derby. During that derby I had to put together the race heats. I found the following website that describes how to setup the heats based on the number of racers and number of track lanes. It was a lifesaver. I also created drivers licenses for the kids. I have been asked back each year to continue this wonderful tradition. Here is what T-y license looked like this year:

:: Posted by brb on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:16 pm


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Re: Pinewood Derby

Go Tyler! I love the license picture.

:: Comment posted by Carrie Garner on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:40

Re: Pinewood Derby

Sweet! So, you used to be cubmaster. That's my current calling. I would love to have licenses for my cubs. Do you take bribes?

:: Comment posted by Annette on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:45

Re: Pinewood Derby

Sure. Just let me know when you want them. Do you want the same layout and graphics?

:: Comment posted by Brent on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:51

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