Pinewood Derby Races

This past week our married ward hosted the annual derby car race, however they did it a little differently. The women were welcome to participate as well. They had a "legal" category where those participants did normal regulation rules and weight, etc. They also had an "illegal" category where participants could basically do whatever the heck they wanted to their car. Some people even threatened to make theirs with rockets and motors. Well, that didn't happen. There were a lot of great ideas but not very many of them panned out as planned. So, Derek and I both made our derby cars. I was going more for looks with my car and made it black and pink with a cute little license plate on the back. I actually did really well in the race and beat almost everyone. Derek's car however dominated all. Wait...did I say Derek's car? I meant Derek's train. It weighed in at 8 pounds and is made out of pure led bricks. He had a lot of fun making it and was obviously racing in the illegal category. It took it a while to warm up, but by the end it was dominating all the other cars. He named his train Big Johnson...and the name fit appropriately. Here are the pictures of our winning cars. We had a lot of fun participating, a lot of laughs, and fun making our cars. There are some more ideas that we would like to experiment with derby races, can't wait til next years races.