Hunter participated in his first Pinewood Derby last night. He and Mike were so excited to work on his car. Hunter came up with the design and Mike helped him with the power tools. They spent many nights out in the garage working away. Personally I think Mike was a little more into it than Hunter. The end result was this.
I must admit it was one of the coolest looking cars there. The Clone Trooper, not Storm Tropper for all you 80s children like me, was the final touch.
The Pinewood Derby night was crazy! There were 46 scouts there with parents, siblings and even some grandparents. I have to give it up to the Pinewood Derby DJ guy. He brought an awesome track that was all hooked up to the computer and a sound system to keep the party going. It was hilarious watching all the kids crowded around the track. It was amazing that no one got hurt by a car speeding down the track. There were a couple of close calls when some little kids decided to climb onto the track. The funniest thing though, was watching all the dads. Some of those dads were so obsessed. One dad kept lifting up the cars on the table and re-weighing them to make sure they weren't heavier than they should be.
Hunter's car won quite a few of his races but he didn't end up being the fastest of the night. That honor went to some other boys in our ward. It's kind of funny that the 2nd and 3rd spots went to our neighbors who Mike had helped out with their cars. I told Mike to not give away all our secrets! :)
The kids all had a fun night and we made it through all 46 races. Hunter was a little bummed to not be in the top three but if there had been a prize for the car with the most style, he would have definitely won!
4 comments:
Wow! That is an awesome car! Russ is drooling over my shoulder looking at the cars. :) He can not wait to do this with Logan! Way to go Hunter...and Mike!
Hunter's car was DEFINITELY the toughest and coolest looking on the track. Ethan and Adam wouldn't have placed if it weren't for Mike's amazing skills at Pinewood Derby secrets :) We felt guilty, honestly...but the boys were very grateful to Mike. Count it as Mike's victories for sure! Love you guys :)
Oh, the memories of the pinewood derby Mauri. Trevor won every race with one car and then it was on to the finals at the fairgrounds here in California. Eric told one dad a secret and that kid brought his car and beat Trevor at the fair. Trevor will never forget what his dad did and was so made at him, I think he actually shed a tear. Mike is just a nice guy like Eric and that can be a problem at times. Tell Hunter we thought his car was very cool and he has a cousin that understands his pain.
That is a super awesome car!!! Way to go Hunter and Dad!
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