We had our Pinewood Derby last Saturday.
We appreciate the speed tips you offered and although we had
decided on the designs weeks earlier I was able to incorporate
some of your tips.
This
year I had 3 sons participating in the pinewood derby. This
was the first year for my youngest son Joshua (6.5 Years)
in the derby. He won 1st place in the Tigers. He
was so excited.
My middle
son Johnny (a bear) won 1st place in his for
the bears and Second place in the pack. He will compete
in the county wide derby next month.
My oldest
son Jimmy a Weblos 2 was racing his last derby this year. He came in second in the Weblos 2 and 4th
in the pack. His is the tank design was surprisingly
fast.
Additionally,
I was asked the night before the race to help a
friend of Jimmy build his car because his dad has been away
for some time. We were able to start and create a design
that incorporated more of your tips and his car ended up taking 1st
in the Weblos 2 and 1st in the pack. He was so happy, he has
had a few rough months and I think this will be a positive
memory for him to look back on.
I attribute their successes to the tips I was able use from your
book.
Thank you.
Do you have any tune-up tips before to prepare the 2 cars for
the next race?
Thanks again
Jim Teeter
