Probably one of the most exciting times as a cub scout is the Pinewood Derby. I know that Zach looks forward to it every year. As much of a pain as it is for us, it sure is a fun night to watch all of the races. Things sure have gotten high-tech from when I remember my brothers doing the Pinewood Derby. Used to be they ran on a simple track and had someone at the end to declare winners. Now it's all set up on a track where the cars are released with a button simultaneously and there are sensors at the end to determine each place of the race. Everything is hooked up to a computer and it does all of the calculating and everything. With 36 cars entered for our ward, they ran 36 races so that everyone had a chance to run 6 different times. It was a LONG NIGHT, but we had a blast watching.
They had chairs set up around the outside of the track to keep the kids back a little bit, but with every race, they were pushed closer and closer to the track. Zach was so excited the first time his car was in the race. He did really great and placed in the first 3 every time.
Here he is with his car - named "The Heater."
We got started on it a little late this year, so it was a fairly simple design. And of course we had to add some weight to it so that it would "fly" down the track during the races.
As usual, everyone gets an award, Zach got the "Best Monster Truck" award. Jeremiah and I got a kick out of this because his "car" wasn't supposed to be a monster truck, but I guess it looked like one anyway.
Tate absolutely loves Pinewood Derby Pack Meeting. He loved watching all of the races!
Hailey spent an awful lot of time talking with Chase Christensen. They are close to the same age and I couldn't help but wonder if this was just the first of many scenes like this.
Yep, we had a great time. Zach ended up placing 11th overall, but in a group of 36 cars, that's pretty darn good! Way to go Zach, we sure are proud of you!
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