The Pinewood Derby
Today was my nephew's pinewood derby. There was some fierce competition out there. He lost one race that I know of, but he didn't even place. Perhaps he lost a second when I wasn't paying attention, or perhaps I just wasn't paying attention. Either way, it was great fun.
The car to watch was the blue hammerhead shark car. My newphew, LT, drew his design on paper, and I hacked it out with a Dremel. He then finished the car with my brother-in-law with a two-tone coat of paint, a lot of extra weight for speed, and nicely sanded down axles. It wasn't fast enough, however, for the silver Mustang Fastback that his friend brought to the competition. That car won every race and it was seldom close.
It's just a lot of fun to watch the kids jump around and carry on as they race their creations. I took the liberty to shoot a lot of photos, and to shoot a few movies with the digital camera while we were there. I just have to share one of the movies because it's hilarious. It's just a regular race, but the effect of little hands that fly up into frame as the kids cheer and rave at the end of is adorable. It's 2MB for a few seconds of footage, but I'm not a video guy so I'm not going to stress over shrinking it down.
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- 2005-03-20
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