Pinewood Derby Time Again!...

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Time for the yearly Pinewood Derby Update!

A couple of weeks ago my son's Cub Scout pack held it's annual Pinewood Derby races. We were lucky this year and seemed to find the right combination of good looks and speed. After getting a good up close look at a General Lee clone last fall at the Branson Sheppard of the Hills show, my son has reciently become a "Duke's of Hazzard" freak. Needless to say it was the first thing that came to his mind when it was time to pick out his pinewood project for 2007.

For the "Family" Outlaw race I decided not to build the wheel stander or the Glass slipper that was mentioned on CHR last year. Instead, (with a nod to Big John in mind) I went with one of my all time favorites a 41 Willys. Originally I was planning to do a replica of Big John's racer, but decided to do my own paint scheme at the last minute.

At the pack event we did pretty well. My son won each of the eight heat races he ran and ended up being the derby's "Grand Champion". The "General Lee" was also awarded second place "Judge's Choice" in the car show competition. The Willy's was also a winner taking first place in the family race.

By winning the pack events both cars were allowed to advance to the District Pinewood Championships which were held earlier today. My son and I represented our local pack which is one of 48 seperate packs in our district. Overall we ended up finishing fairly well. The General placed 4th in the race and took 2nd place in the car show while the Willys ended up placing 2nd in the "Outlaw" event.

Overall it was a pretty good year. Below are a few photos of the cars and one of my boy and the awards he took home this season.

Fun Stuff!!!

Dave Brisco