....And The Pinewood Derby Race Results Are In.....

Ok - It was a fun-filled Saturday at the Pinewood Derby races and the results are in....

My 7 year old had some tough competition against 13 other kids but in the end took home 1st place by only a slim margin of .02 seconds - check out my Race Photo Album to see the cars in action!

My 9 year old raced against 11 Veteran racers and I was so proud when his car took 3rd at the races and he also won 5th place in design - check it out -

Now - I would welcome feedback from other parents who have been involved with building cars for the Pinewood Derby and here is my question - do you mess with a winning car?

Some men were saying oh you should do this or that to try to improve the car this week before the next race, but I am thinking they performed well why mess with a winning car - let's just put them on the shelf and try not to drop them and add a little graphite the morning of the race and we are good to go? All input is welcome!! 

I am so proud of both of them and they are both elgible to compete again this weekend at the Sectional Races...good luck boys and keep up the great work!

Julie
aka: Proud Derby Mom

Comments

[Hans Brough]

I tend to agree with you about just leaving it alone. As long as the wheels are true, you add some more graphite and the car is as close as possible to the max allowable weight you should be in good shape. (this coming from a father whose son's car placed 9th out of 10 racers...)