Monday, April 13, 2009

Pinewood Derby 2009

This year's Pinewood Derby was one to remember. Both Spencer and Andrew participated. Hours were spent designing, cutting, machining, lubricating and polishing every part possible to maximize the speed of the car. This was Spencer's final race and he was hungry for VICTORY!
Spencer decided on a sleek design for minimal wind resistance.
Andrew opted for a car with a little more character.
On the 2nd race of the night and the first race for each of the boys, the luck of the draw paired Spencer and Andrew head to head (someone should have known better than to do that to poor old Dad).

The cars had a photo finish.

Andrew's car is on the outside lane, and Spencer's was in the middle lane. I figured Spencer's car would be somewhat speedy; however, I was pleasantly surprised that Andrew's showed some heart.
In the end, out of a field of 36 race cars, Spencer's finished runner-up to Zack Farnsworth (Spencer's cousin). Zack's dad, Dan Farnsworth, was a new comer to the race track and since I felt sorry for him, I took him under my wing and taught him several of the speed tricks. A classic case of the apprentice outdoing the master.
Andrew's car finished a respectable 6th place.

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