Saturday, February 17, 2007

Pinewood Derby

Friday night was Nicholas' first Pinewood Derby. He had worked hard on his car and was really excited to see it race. Carter acted as Nicholas' crew chief and offered support and assistance at each stage of the car's preparation (sawing, sanding, painting, hammering). Here are the boys "pre-race".

Here is Nicholas loading his car for one of his six races. Note the look of concentration. What a professional.
The hard work paid off. Nicholas' car (The STP) came in first place in this race (Lane 1 / Far Left).
Here is Nicholas enjoying the action. The STP is in Lane 2 (center lane) running neck and neck with the car in Lane 1.
Here is our special driver with his STP racer. He had an enjoyable time and was a champion sportsman.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nick, I remember when your dad was your age and enjoyed the Pine Wood Derby. He always had a lot of fun making and racing his cars. Aaron, remember Lloyd Cowles car? His dad had a lot of fun making it, I'm sure. Poor Lloyd. It's not about winning, it's about having a good time. Wish we could have been there.

Kelly said...

GO NICK!!! That looks like it was a bunch of fun! I'm so proud of you for doing Scouts. It's really a great thing and you're going to have soooo much fun!

the MILKY way (Chrissy) said...

Way to go, Nick!!! Woohooo! Awesome!

Anonymous said...

HAZA! Nick takes the finsih yet again! Awesome car! Do you still have it? If you do can ya bring it to gandmas some time? My brothers and I would love to see it! Especialy Thomas, knowing him.