Pinewood Derby 2009

The pinewood derby snuck up on us this year. Right after finishing all the science fair projects Zeke and the boys got busy planning for their final pinewood derby as cub scouts. The boys always want to have a theme for their cars. We laughed this year when Landon wanted a doughnut truck. (his dream is to one day be a doughnut maker). After some discussion we decided that a doughnut truck would probably not go very fast and instead he could just decorate his car with his favorite doughnut logo "Krispy Kreme". Mason on the other hand wanted a college team so he picked a Utah State car titled "Big Blue".

Making two pinewood derby cars at once for a dad can be crazy, but Zeke handles it so well and always has a good time doing it with the boys. This year Zeke and the boys decided that a wedge cut car would be the easiest to make and from years past had proved to be pretty fast. The night of the race we showed up a little early to find out that both cars weighed 1oz over the allowed limit. Here Zeke is drilling holes in the bottom to loosen up some of the weight that the boys had put in.

Some of the Webelos before the races. After drilling holes in the bottom of their cars the boys were a little nervous about how they would perform.

Then the races began.

It's always fun when Landon and Mason's cars get to race one another. Here you can see Mason's car on far right and Landon's on the far left. "Big Blue" won the race and "Krispy Kreme" came in 3rd.

"Big Blue" ended up winning all the races it competed in. Mason was ecstatic!

Landon's "Krispy Kreme" did alright. He won two races and came in 2nd or 3rd on the others.

In the end Mason placed 1st overall and his good buddy Caleb placed 2nd. Landon (pictured on the bottom) is such a great sport and was happy for both of them.

Jacob enjoyed a movie in the nursery during the races. It's hard to believe that the next pinewood derby we will participate in will be 6 years from now when Jacob's a cub scout.