Monday, March 31, 2008

Pinewood Derby

Jimmy's 1st Pinewood Derby was last Friday.

Here we are doing the final assembly


And the winner is . . . Jimmy!
Not only did Jimmy waste this kid, he actually won all his races. That's right, he was the undefeated champion. Pretty good for a first timer who designed and painted his own camouflaged Army truck!

Here he is with his winning truck and first place medal. Isn't he supposed to get a trophy?

3 comments:

Kevin said...

Good job Jimmy!!!
Next year they're all gonna be looking out for you!

Julie said...

Awesome Dude! They say that winning isn't everything and I guess it isn't but it sure is fun and way better than loosing! Way to sweep the entire event! You look nice in your uniform too.

Oh, and FYI...when Chase did the rain gutter regatta they said it is actually better to not carve your boat at all, just paint it in its original form and they usually do better. I'd try it out first though. Chase put a ton of work into his and carved it so nicely, it looked like it would really cut through the water but it turned out to nose dive every time it set sail. He did win in the art department though, he made it into a pirate ship and even painted the planks on the deck and cannon holes on the side... it looked awesome but I think he would have rather had a boat that could compete in the race.

Kevin said...

Nice job Jimmy! Tyler is working on his car now, but maybe he should switch to a truck. It seems to be the year for that. Everyone that's won around here has made a truck too.