Down and Derby

Tonight was Nathan's last cub scout Pinewood Derby, and Benjamin's first! The boys and Ryan worked hard on the cars . . . the boys on the shape and paint, and Ryan on the little details that might help them go faster. The last two derbys, Nathan has not done too well, and Ryan really wanted to help him have a car fast enough to get in the top 3!

Benjamin's car is the green/yellow #77, Nathan's is the solid red one

Nathan's red car is in the lead, and you can see him standing there watching

 Benjamin's car is on the right, in 4th place

Elizabeth insisted on wearing her cheerleader dress-ups! "Go brothers!"

Benjamin came in last place overall, and Nathan came in 4th -- he missed 3rd place by about 3 thousandths of a second. (The track is all automated and times the cars and averages out all of the races.) Ironically, it was Benjamin smiling at the end, and Nathan was in tears for a few minutes when he learned he was not in the top 3. I found it funny that Ryan helped both boys with their cars using the tips he had learned, and they worked for one car and not the other! The good news is that Nathan ended on a high note, and Benjamin still has two years . . . and he can only improve!