The "Thrifty Nickel"!
I made a car yesterday before the race, sad to say I did not spend quite as much time as the boys, but for the product it did pretty well. Kaleb raced it against some of the old retired cars, or the adults that brought a car. He one once and second another time.
Pre-race treats, for the non-scouters.
Pre-race. We are ready to go. At the last pack meeting we got a little box with a little piece of wood in it, and for the past month we have been watching "down and derby" looking at car models, drawing pictures, and doing our research. The car has been done for almost 5 days, and the last dose of graphite was applied earlier this afternoon, only to then rest the car in the box, and no one was even allowed to spin the wheels.
The first race payed off. We are on the far right.
We then proceeded and won the next three races, to our amazment. It was a blast to watch.
After each age group raced they raced the first place from each den. The Thrifty Nickel was the youngest. This was our first race!
The first race of the final heat. The Thrifty Nickel took first.
Second race, we tied for first place. The third race we came in second.
We had a tie breaker for the overall first placement. They raced down, and the Thrifty Nickel won by just a hair. But after they hit the bottom, the guy in charge goes, "Oh, it wasn't on." So we raced again.
The Thrifty Nickel took the prize. Way to go!
We are still excited this morning.
The "Thrifty Nickel"!
I made a car yesterday before the race, sad to say I did not spend quite as much time as the boys, but for the product it did pretty well. Kaleb raced it against some of the old retired cars, or the adults that brought a car. He one once and second another time. 
Pre-race treats, for the non-scouters.
Pre-race. We are ready to go. At the last pack meeting we got a little box with a little piece of wood in it, and for the past month we have been watching "down and derby" looking at car models, drawing pictures, and doing our research. The car has been done for almost 5 days, and the last dose of graphite was applied earlier this afternoon, only to then rest the car in the box, and no one was even allowed to spin the wheels. 
The first race payed off. We are on the far right.
We then proceeded and won the next three races, to our amazment. It was a blast to watch. 
After each age group raced they raced the first place from each den. The Thrifty Nickel was the youngest. This was our first race!
The first race of the final heat. The Thrifty Nickel took first.
Second race, we tied for first place. The third race we came in second. 
We had a tie breaker for the overall first placement. They raced down, and the Thrifty Nickel won by just a hair. But after they hit the bottom, the guy in charge goes, "Oh, it wasn't on." So we raced again.
The Thrifty Nickel took the prize. Way to go!
We are still excited this morning.
1 comment:
Way to go Spencer!! You'll have to give Jake a few pointers when he's in cubs.
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