This year, the Pinewood Derby snuck up on the boys--Ben just had a lot of stuff on his plate.
He gave himself about 2 days to quickly get something thrown together.
Oddly enough, this was the year he made his fastest car.
Luke went with the car he made last year with Ben. One of the weights was set a little low, so it dragged a bit. They fixed that issue and it was good to go.
Henry and Josh Oliver went with identical cars. They each painted them up different, but otherwise they were the same.
During weigh-in the night before, they were a bit to heavy. When Ben was drilling out some of the weight, he drilled clean through Josh's car.
He. Was. Mad.
Guess who's car totally killed the competition? Ungrateful Ollie's.
He got 1st in his Den and 4th in the Pack!
Luke's ended up 2nd in his Den, 6th overall!
Henry, with the twin to Josh's car, ended up 2nd from last in the Pack.
He was really disappointed, but he was a good sport about it. It's funny how a minor difference or two can make such a difference.
Maybe next year will be his year!
