Our ward held its annual Pinewood Derby for the cub scouts on Wednesday night. Besides the cub scouts racing their cars, everyone else also had the opportunity to participate in some races as well.
Besides age categories for racing, there was also an "anything goes" category-- with the original intent of having cars over the weight limit of 5 oz being in that category (Bishop wanted to make a metal car to race...and he did with the Young Men's help).
However, some of the cars entered into the race weren't necessarily over the weight limit...they just weren't regular pinewood derby cars.
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| Lena's car on the left and the teenage boys' car on the right. |
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| Eric's banana car |
Eric's banana car self-destructed on the track (and his wasn't the only one. Several cars had their wheels beat them to the finish line). Eric originally tried to attach the wheels just to the banana, but there wasn't any clearance underneath for it to actually race on the track, so he added it to his car.
With his banana car out of the running, Eric quickly whipped up another entry:
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| Eric's second entry |
And here is Alex's entry. Besides cutting out the cavity where he put the batteries, he made it all by himself. (the pennies are for a little extra weight)
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| Alex's car |
And what did the lucky winners receive? A certificate and another car:
Things were a little chaotic (I was in charge, so I can say that), but I hope everyone had a good time. And if we do it again next year, I've learned a few things from this year's activity that will help it to go more smoothly next time.
A big thanks to all who helped set up, take down, and MC and who brought treats! (Glen, Dad P, Aaron, Jason, Michael, Kelly, the young women, and everyone else)
