All four boys were so excited about the Pinewood Derby cars they designed and painted. Matt helped make them with the finishing touches like the weight and wheels. Daxton and Dakota were most excited to have flames on their cars.
Our ward had a Pinewood Derby race at our Fall Festival last night. After the Chili cook-off and some games for the kids, the ward gathered to watch the races begin. Everyone was invited to participate. (Last Wednesday Matt even helped the Young Women put the weights in their cars and drilled a couple of holes through his fingers. Don't worry, he is healing just fine!)
There were two tracks to race on. The first was for cars that fell within BSA regulation, and the second was for modified cars (anything goes: motors, lots of weight, etc.) It was so fun to see all the creativity. There were many ward members who participated.
Our boys cars were within BSA regulation. Each of our cars won most of the rounds and were very fast. It was so fun to see them gleam with excitement as their cars raced down the track.
Daxton and Bradin raced for the championship. Bradin's car won as the fastest car out of all the entries! He was pretty excited when everyone started to cheer for him and he was awarded a large bowling trophy and a giant candy bar.
Dakota couldn't understand why he couldn't have a trophy as well; he even asked the event director if he could have one and complained all night that he needed one. We had to explain over and over the way competitions work. All of the boys had a great time and couldn't wait to go home and play with their fast cars!
