SCR Scout Pinewood Derby

The Scout Pinewood Derby was held in the SCR gym on the morning of Saturday, January 25. Both boys went for looks last year, but this time they were all about speed. They wanted to win!

Kenny started working with them on their cars right after Christmas. They did a LOT of research on car shape and finally settled on two designs: a thin, rounded-edge block for Riley and an arrow for Rory. They also focused a ton on polishing their wheels and axles, an important step for maximum speed. Rory chose to paint his arrow a rusty orange, while Riley went with silver for his car, matching his special dome weight they installed towards the back. Kenny even set up an alignment test the night before the race, to make sure they had done all they could!

Race day finally arrived, and we headed to school early to check in. Riley and some of his friends were chosen to lead the Scout Motto and Pledge of Allegiance to kick things off, and then races were underway.

Like last year, each car raced 8 times, twice in each of the different lanes. Riley was fairly consistent in all of his heats: he won almost all of them, including the one against his brother. Rory won the majority of his, too. They were both so excited their cars performed so well!

Riley finished in first place in his den (Webelos) and third place overall. Rory finished in second place in his den (Tigers) and in the top ten overall. Both earned a really cool medal they can pin onto their Scout uniforms, and Riley also received the third place trophy. I was so proud of all of the hard work they (and Kenny) put into their cars this year!

Because both of them finished in a top spot in their dens, they earned a place at the Pinewood Derby District Championships. It was supposed to be held in Kenner on April 25. However, all activities related to the Scouts have been cancelled because of the coronavirus. Doesn't make me any less proud of them though.

Happy Good Friday, y'all. Stay safe!