Scott's First Pinewood Derby

Since Scott turned 8 on Sunday and this week he is in Scouts for the first time, he was able to participate in the Pinewood Derby tonight. This was our 13th Pinewood derby. That's a lot of cars. Poor Jason. So, the other day Jason asked Scott what he wanted his Pinewood Derby car to look like and to draw it on the block of wood.

So Scott drew a Truck. When you asked him why he wanted a Truck he said, "Because when Jared had a truck he won first place."

So a truck it was, below is what that truck looked like. Scott painted it black and yellow. Hawkeye colors.

Here is what some of the competition cars looked like

Scott watching his truck race down the track.

And wouldn't you know it, Scott won First Place.

So the moral of the story is this: If you want to win the Pinewood Derby, make your car into a Truck!