The pinewood derby has been taking up some of our time recently. All three of the older boys participated, Marcus and Cale with their Cub Scout dens, and Ewan (who of course wanted to make a car like his big brothers) got to race in the "big kid" race. Since so many of the grown-ups like to get very involved in helping the kids make the cars, the pack added the "big kid" race to let the "big kids" make their own cars.
Off to the races!
Thanks to the computer software, it seemed like there were a hundred heats for each den. Not really. The top 2 finishers from each den moved on to compete in the fastest car race. Both Cale and Marcus came in 2nd in their dens! (this picture shows Cale's car in the yellow lane)
an avid fan
the gold car is Ewan's. it is lined up with some of the other grown-up cars
a close-up of Cale's car
The end result: Marcus got 3rd place overall for the pack! He was very excited and got a little trophy, too. It was a little harder for Cale: even though he made it to the fastest car race, his car came in last in almost every heat :-( Poor kid. It's hard to be a competitive person and not get to win. But, it's a good lesson for Cale to learn and he did get 2nd place in his den.
What about Ewan? Oh, his car was super fast, too! In fact, he tied for 2nd place in the "big kid" division. Ewan was so excited to race and had to be super-patient, since his race was not until the very end of the derby. He had a big grin on his face when it was time to start and he liked seeing his car cross the finish line first in most of his races.
We love car racing! At least the pinewood derby kind!
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