Cub Scout Pinewood Derby

We had 2 firsts tonight.

The first first was Brendan's first time in a Cub Scout pinewood derby. He has spent several hours working on his car to make sure it is exactly how he wanted it. Dad helped cut the wood, but Brendan did all of the sanding and designing of the car. He didn't win 1st or 2nd, or even 3rd overall, but he did have fun and we are proud of him. He actually won 1 race, and took 2nd in 2 others. He wasn't that far behind either.

The second first was Eric finally won a pinewood derby. They had an outlaw's division for the Dad's/parents who have boys in the derby. The idea is to allow the boys to build and do their own cars and leave the dads out of the picture...so they created an outlaw's division to allow the dad's to make their own cars. The rules are...BE CREATIVE. So...without weight restrictions and other rules, Eric proceeded to make a TRAIN...yes a train. The block of wood was cut about half way down. The gold part is a lead pipe. The back of the train is a transformer, with some steel rods as the rails of the train on the sides. A few bolts were added for the smoke stacks.
The rules for the boys are that they have to be under 5oz. and the size cannot be altered very much. Eric's car weighed 41oz. It was the talk of the derby. Eric brought a train whistle to blow when his car was on the track. Everyone loved it. The best part...Eric took 1st place in the Outlaw's Division.

When they raced the 2 cars together...you guessed it...DAD WON!

THAT'S MY BOYS!