Pine Wood Derby

Today was the day that Les has been waiting only semi-patiently for for 8 years. Today was

PINE WOOD DERBY DAY!!!

As long as he has known what the pine wood derby was about, he has counted down the years until he got to participate. And because this is only his 2nd pack meeting since he turned 8, he made it just in time.

Tonight he also earned his Bobcat award!

Now on to the important stuff....
The car....The racing....The graphite.....

Here is the car!

Here is the racing!

And at the finish line....

He won EVERY race!!!!

He was so proud. He even got the coveted certificate for the fastest car!
Les designed, painted, and got the car ready mostly by himself. Of course Gramps and Dad had to help some, but Les did everything that he could including polishing the axles.

GREAT JOB LES!!

After the race we got to talking to the man who owned the track, and he was telling us how this particular track became his. It turns out that he got it from a man in east Layton that is kind of a pinewood derby enthusiast.....It just so happens that that pinewood derby enthusiast was the man that Brian learned all of his tricks from when he was in cub scouts.

Brian called that friend after we got home, and we found out that the track that Les raced on (and won on) tonight was one of the ones that Brian raced on when he was a boy all the way down in Tucson!!

What a way to end the night with the legacy of Brian, Blair, Grandpa, Roger, Blair M, and all the gang. Thanks for the memories Roger!