Pinewood Derby time! Last month, our new scout troop got to participate in their first Pinewood Derby! Years ago, there was a pack here, and we were able to obtain their racetrack for the boys to use. We set it up in one of the bee workshops of our friends from church, and we were all set!
The boys had less than two weeks to make their cars, from the time the derby was announced. This was so we could be done in time to register the winners for the regional competition in Rapid the next month. Joseph and Joshua both had fun making cars. They got a book all with templates and tips, as well as design ideas. Josh's is the green one with a skull, and Joseph's is the racer with the red. They both have cool batman decals.
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| Joseph was pretty proud of his sleek design |
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| Josh's car turned out great! He did it mostly himself, too. |
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| All the cars for our local competition, including two adult cars to the left. |
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| Good job boys! |
Josh didn't end up winning, but he still had a lot of fun. Our two winners, one for the Bears and one for the Wolves, went to Rapid two weeks later, and we went too to support them! The story was featured in the local paper, and Josh even got in a few pictures. Our local boys both won fourth place in their respective categories, pretty good when they were each racing 15-17 boys. While we were there, we saw that for their "Outlaw Division" even girls could make a car and enter. You can bet Elora is excited about next year!
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| can you see me? I'm in the back with an orange shirt. |
2 comments:
I see you! I see you! James missed our derby as they have it in January every year, so I guess we get to do that next year.
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I'm so glad Joseph got a scout troop going for the boys in Faith. Great times.
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