Pinewood Derby!

Griff had his first Pinewood Derby. He was super excited and he built a super cool car.

He learned how to sand (though we didn't do enough, it was still fun and he learned about grit):


How to Spray Paint:

And how to pose with the finished product, I guess?

He Picked the Gold color and the racing stripes. Not sure if you can tell but there are flames over the wheels too.

The line-up (the green and blue wavy one behind Griff's car was the overall winner):

If you blow up this pic, you can see a Storm Trooper Driving the light-blue car - awesome!

Pretty crazy designs!

Griff had a great time watching the races despite the results for his car (the video will explain it):



And here's the video:





One more - the mechanical failure was catastrophic and I take full responsibility as the pit crew Chief.




I'm super proud of Griffin and his desire to win, have fun, and work on his own car, yet his grace in disappointment at losing every race...badly. He showed some good sportsmanship and didn't freak out too badly. We'll get em next year Griff!!! (now that we know what to expect, we'll get Uncle Sean and Uncle Paul to help. hahahaha)