And you thought pellets were just good for squirrels...

[ztirffritz]

"plinker"Pinewood cars were a lot of fun for my son and me. We competed in the design division of Royal Ambassadors back in the day. The car had to be from one solid piece of wood with nothing added but paint or lead. We won state for Georgia several years. Great memories. Check out this album of our cars. The Hershey bar was a racer, hence the lead beneath.
http://imgur.com/a/IKR4O

Those are cool! This year I helped the boy quite a bit to show him how to do it. I take a coaching approach. 1st, Show how to do it. 2nd, Help them do it. 3rd Let them do it.

 

[plinker]

And THAT, is why you're an awesome Dad! Keep up the good work.

 

[ztirffritz]

Who came in 1st in the Pack 268 Tiger Den? My boy, that's who. But it was really close.





First race resulted in a photo finish that was too close to call:
http://vid12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ztirffritz/75DD2374-6A89-4789-B915-D1909C699B8D_zpspauzm9uj.mp4

This is the grudge match that decided who won the Tiger Den.
http://vid12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ztirffritz/0AD7EBDC-E072-45AB-B53B-8607C629657E_zpsszkhpxo1.mp4

 

[Mrshosted]

Congrats, what a finish!!!! 

 

[Gunnertrones]

Oh yes. From right to left. Very close!

 

[NMshooter]

Woo that was a close one!!!!!!!! Congratulations! Great post.
Next year he will have fire the JSB's into place! LOL
Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us,

Doc

 

[ztirffritz]

I'm trying to figure out how to work CO2 powerlets into the design for next year...

The District Championships were tough and we didn't even place. The cars that won were the best work the scout's father's could muster. ;-)
We had fun, and the boy learned about lubrication, rolling resistance, a little bit of physics with potential and kinetic energy...Next year should be interesting.