Pack 542 Pinewood Derby

This past Saturday was James' pack Pinewood Derby. Brian and the boys worked very hard on their cars this year and the day had finally arrived for them to actually race. Brian, James, and John got up early that morning and headed to the church to help set up and check all the cars in. The babies and I arrived right on time and were able to get seats before the races actually began. First up were the Tiger Cub races. Both Brian and I were amazed at just how fast James car was. He won all three of his races and was the fastest car in his whole den. After the Tigers, all the other dens had their races. Once all the dens finished their races, it was time for the first place winners from all the dens to race against each other in the Pack race. Again, James' car did very well and he ended up winning second place in the Pack. Next up were the sibling races. John's car did fairly well but there was a lot of competition. I think he ended up in 5th or 6th out of 15ish cars. Finally they raced the parent cars. I was shocked at how slow their cars actually were considering they had far fewer rules to follow. Well, there was one parent car that had a remote controlled fan attached to it and therefore it was a whole second faster than any of the kids cars. The event ended with cupcakes and awards. Each kid that entered won a certificate and the top three winners in each den and the pack won trophies.

Below are videos I took of the cars racing. I'll be sure to post a slide show of the pictures I took soon.