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RD400 · 01-20-2006, 08:49 PM

So my son had his first pine wood derby tonight, and did pretty good. He came in 2nd in his den and got "Most Creative" award. Here are some pics

His first race. His is the blue car.

A better shot of the starting gate.

Greyson and I watching his car get first.

Greyson coming in 2nd in his den and getting his trophy.

Ya, he was a little stoked.

Greyson and I holding up our awards, I took 1st place in the "Geritol" class

Greyson getting his "Most Creative" award.

The cars and the awards.

Greysons final record for the night was :

1st. 5 times

2nd. 4 times

3rd. 3 times

4th. 0

5th. 0

6th. 0

Each car ran in each lane 2 times. Over all he placed about 5th.

We really had a blast. He is already talking about next year and I am thinking about building a track in the basement of our new house

mike · 01-20-2006, 08:57 PM

Looks like it was fun.

eric113 · 01-20-2006, 09:01 PM

man those things were fun back in the day.......

Cole82 · 01-20-2006, 09:02 PM

Good for him!
Is that a shark car? that is creative

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 01-20-2006, 09:08 PM

HAHA make one that resembles a crawler. With moabs

RD400 · 01-20-2006, 09:09 PM

Cole, yes it is. He drew out what he wanted on the block of wood and I cut it out for him. He did all the sanding himself.

syco133 · 01-20-2006, 09:12 PM

There was a dentist and his kid busted at a comp here not all that long ago He gutted the car inside and then glued it back togather and made a small hole to open space inside and filled it with mercury or something like that so when it was set down from the back bumper to the track it just took off.He had it all smoothed out and everything.The only way he was busted was his son never lost so they finaly x rayed it and saw what they were doing.

Got Rocks? · 01-20-2006, 09:38 PM

lol i have my pinewood racer it is a landrover high cog truck and it did very well but my stake was cheap and only gave certificates

xtman · 01-20-2006, 10:36 PM

Dude pine wood derby was the sh!t!. I remember doing that when i was a boy scout. Somethng i learned was to narrow the tires down thin and im pretty sure it will go faster.

slugzracing · 01-20-2006, 10:46 PM

Dang, memories....
My Dad used to be the cub master and we actually built and stored the track at our house, needless to say I got a lot of 'practice' runs (never helped) but one of the Dads in our group taught at the Air Force Academy and he had his class design and build an electronic finish line using light sensors and such; dang cool.

Mudinyeri · 01-21-2006, 06:55 AM

Congratulations! You look pretty stoked too.

RD400 · 01-21-2006, 08:43 AM

Ya, my wife said I was a little to "into" pine wood derby

SlammedMini469 · 01-21-2006, 12:33 PM

i took first in my pack one year and second the next...was fun!

Cubman · 01-21-2006, 01:30 PM

Here is one of mine... Ignore the dust.

RD400 · 01-21-2006, 05:29 PM

How much does that thing weight

. His could only be 5 ounces.

EeePee · 01-21-2006, 07:22 PM

Good job dude!

Cubman · 01-22-2006, 07:23 PM

It weighs 5 oz. also. I also have a truck, but I'm not sure where it is at the moment...

Nina: Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment.

Gotta love Office Space.

Mad Scientist · 01-22-2006, 07:34 PM

I wonder if I still have my pinewood derby cars around somewhere...

We drilled out a hole in the back of mine, and filled it with lead. It was still under the legal weight requirement, but it was a sleeper since you couldn't see any weights on the outside

01-20-2006, 08:49 PM	#1
RD400 Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha Posts: 858	Pine Wood Derby for Pack 407 So my son had his first pine wood derby tonight, and did pretty good. He came in 2nd in his den and got "Most Creative" award. Here are some pics His first race. His is the blue car. A better shot of the starting gate. Greyson and I watching his car get first. Greyson coming in 2nd in his den and getting his trophy. Ya, he was a little stoked. Greyson and I holding up our awards, I took 1st place in the "Geritol" class Greyson getting his "Most Creative" award. The cars and the awards. Greysons final record for the night was : 1st. 5 times 2nd. 4 times 3rd. 3 times 4th. 0 5th. 0 6th. 0 Each car ran in each lane 2 times. Over all he placed about 5th. We really had a blast. He is already talking about next year and I am thinking about building a track in the basement of our new house

01-21-2006, 01:30 PM	#14
Cubman Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oak Ridge Posts: 590	Here is one of mine... Ignore the dust. Attached Images

01-21-2006, 05:29 PM	#15
RD400 Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha Posts: 858	How much does that thing weight. His could only be 5 ounces.

01-22-2006, 07:23 PM	#17
Cubman Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oak Ridge Posts: 590	It weighs 5 oz. also. I also have a truck, but I'm not sure where it is at the moment... Nina: Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment. Gotta love Office Space. Last edited by Cubman; 01-22-2006 at 07:28 PM.

01-22-2006, 07:34 PM	#18
Mad Scientist RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw Posts: 1,721	I wonder if I still have my pinewood derby cars around somewhere... We drilled out a hole in the back of mine, and filled it with lead. It was still under the legal weight requirement, but it was a sleeper since you couldn't see any weights on the outside Last edited by Mad Scientist; 01-22-2006 at 07:36 PM.

01-20-2006, 08:57 PM	#2
mike RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 1,288	Looks like it was fun.

01-20-2006, 09:01 PM	#3
eric113 Moderator Rule Breaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 5,970	man those things were fun back in the day.......

01-20-2006, 09:02 PM	#4
Cole82 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids Posts: 2,028	Good for him! Is that a shark car? that is creative

01-20-2006, 09:08 PM	#5
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	HAHA make one that resembles a crawler. With moabs

01-20-2006, 09:09 PM	#6
RD400 Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha Posts: 858	Cole, yes it is. He drew out what he wanted on the block of wood and I cut it out for him. He did all the sanding himself.

01-20-2006, 09:12 PM	#7
syco133 RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Green River Kentucky Posts: 1,067	There was a dentist and his kid busted at a comp here not all that long ago He gutted the car inside and then glued it back togather and made a small hole to open space inside and filled it with mercury or something like that so when it was set down from the back bumper to the track it just took off.He had it all smoothed out and everything.The only way he was busted was his son never lost so they finaly x rayed it and saw what they were doing.

01-20-2006, 09:38 PM	#8
Got Rocks? RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Provo Posts: 1,868	lol i have my pinewood racer it is a landrover high cog truck and it did very well but my stake was cheap and only gave certificates

01-20-2006, 10:36 PM	#9
xtman Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: huntington beach cali. Posts: 80	Dude pine wood derby was the sh!t!. I remember doing that when i was a boy scout. Somethng i learned was to narrow the tires down thin and im pretty sure it will go faster.

01-20-2006, 10:46 PM	#10
slugzracing I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding from Goodall Posts: 2,518	Dang, memories.... My Dad used to be the cub master and we actually built and stored the track at our house, needless to say I got a lot of 'practice' runs (never helped) but one of the Dads in our group taught at the Air Force Academy and he had his class design and build an electronic finish line using light sensors and such; dang cool.

01-21-2006, 06:55 AM	#11
Mudinyeri Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Omaha Posts: 202	Congratulations! You look pretty stoked too.

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01-21-2006, 08:43 AM	#12
RD400 Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha Posts: 858	Ya, my wife said I was a little to "into" pine wood derby

01-21-2006, 12:33 PM	#13
SlammedMini469 Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hardin, KY Posts: 976	i took first in my pack one year and second the next...was fun!

01-21-2006, 07:22 PM	#16
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Good job dude!

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