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This week we tackled our first cub scout pine wood derby.  Having never experienced a Cub Scout Derby before, I wasn’t sure what to expect or where to start.  So of course, I googled it!  This led me to some very detailed information on how the cars go faster and the complexities of Derby car design!!  Thanks to Grandpa, he helped carve it for my son, we had a start on what I thought was going to be an impossible project!  After googling it, I discovered roughly how and where to weight the car (apparently you need to weight it to make it faster!).  My son and I painted it and it awaited race day!  My only hope was that it would be in the heat and not last continuously so that he didn’t feel badly.

Well, I needn’t have worried, it not only didn’t come in last but, it won!!  My son was so proud of his trophy and we are on to the derby regionals!!  So this has been a successful tackle and a learning experience!