Our 2021 Pinewood Derby is in the books!

Due to Covid, we were only allowed to use the church gym, on Saturday, so set-up started at 9:00 am. We were done, by about noon, so we thought. Our timer (new bold) was on the blitz, and after an hour of jacking with it, at race time, we decided to run the races using the software (grand prix) generated schedules, with a visual finish, and points entered into a spreadsheet.

It wasn't as dynamic as seeing the software results, but the boys still had a blast. There are several things that we'll do different next year, race wise, but I think we've got a sizeable edge over the competition, with what we've learned and applied, on this site.

Konnor took 1st in his den (wolf), without any serious threats. He went on to take first in the pack, as well.
The only car that was even close is in the bear den, so he'll be back next year.

I built a car, for myself, to race in the geezer division, and won 1st place there. The cubmaster, that I replaced, came in 2nd. My car was named Molasses. There were a lot of confused faces until I gave my short victory speech ... "This race just proves that all you old geezers are slower than Molasses!"

Good times!

 

Congratulations!

That was an awesome victory speech!!!

 

It got mixed emotions, from the crowd. Mostly laughs, and a few ohhhhhhhhhs!
One mom said, "it makes sense, now!"

 

Congratulation! Awesome pictures!

 

Congrats on the win. The boys smile says it all.
Those trophies will look mighty nice on the shelf!
Nothin runs like a deere!!

 

Runs like a Deere & Grandma molasses. Nice.
Solid looking cars.
Make some space on the shelf.