The pinewood derby season starts off with my smart husband telling the car building boy that they are going to make a cool car and not a fast car. Under these circumstances anything goes design wise since speed is the last concern. So we let our imaginations go wild when brainstorming possibilities. This year Chandler decided to make a football field (and anyone who knows him, knows that no other design could have fit more perfectly). It turned out awesome. Don't you think? 
I think we have way more fun building these kinds of cars than one designed to be the fastest. Of course at the weigh-ins, we got a range of reactions:
Boy 1: "That car is so not going to win."
Us: "We know, we didn't design it to. We just wanted it to look cool."
Another boy: "Does that car even go?"
Us: "Yes, we tried it out and it goes just fine."
Boy 1 again: "This part (referring to one of the bleachers) is going to slow it down."
Us: "We don't care. We just wanted a cool car."
Leader: "Wow, this is cool, can I put it on Facebook?"
When it only weighed 4.8oz (the maximum weight is 5 oz) we had offers to help get more weight on it. We declined because we *really* didn't make a car to win a race, we made it so Chandler has some fun memories of building a car how he really wanted and has a fun keepsake.
Wanna know Chandler's only issue with it? "The Titans don't really have a blue endzone." LOL
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Pinewood Derby Car
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5 comments:
Awesome car! I can't say that I miss the pinewood derby. It looks and sounds like you are handling #5 wonderfully. I am not surprised! She is adorable!
Have you seen the movie "Down and Derby"? Good ol' pinewood derby's! They are the best!!! I really like your car.
Cool car Chandler!
Way cool-looking car!
I saw that car live and in person. It was even better in real life! As I was the one doing the final weigh in that night, I saw every car and heard many comments made by parents and boys alike. Trust me, it was envied by many! Well done!
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