Saturday was the Pinewood derby round these parts and Owen cleaned up! He won every race he was in except one which at least according to his father was due to a slightly bent wheel. A minor fix-up and the winning streak continued. Owen was a little embarrassed at first about his car and even asked Chad to hold it so that he wouldn't be seen with it. Safe to say the paint job left a little to be desired. BUT, the engineering of that bad boy was awesome! Weighing in at exactly 5 ounces the Mead wedge dominated.
Owen was shy about his car until he had his first win then he was proud to hold the Destroyer (his name). He took first place all around and won best block of wood. He and Chad worked on it, I contributed the imperative idea to use super glue instead of hot glue that way we could add more weight.
I wasn't able to go (we're not taking Mr. Jack out so that he can be as healthy and strong for his surgery as possible) but Chad kept me updated via email as the winning streak.
Bam.
i can't remember - how long did you say it took you to come up with the design, cut it out, and sand it down? hours. i am sure.
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