Building Drew's Pinewood Derby Car

Drew took part in his first Cub Scout pinewood derby last Saturday. We didn't exactly set any land-speed records with our performance (to say the least), but we had a good time working together on building the car and getting it ready to race.


Tracing the car design


Tracing the car design


I tried to keep my assistance to a minimum (unlike most of the other dads, who appear to have side jobs as NASCAR engineers, but I did help by cutting the block into the desired shape.


Drew sanding it down.


Still sanding


The paint schematic.


Drew working on making the car look good. He really succeeded on this score as our car looked a lot better than it performed.


The track.


Drew and a few of his Cub Scout buddies.


The proud car owner/designer/manufacturer.