Just kidding, it's still me.
The time of the year is upon us for the annual Boy Scouts of American Pine Wood Derby - wooohoooo! This year we will offer 3 cars, two now officially racing under proper BSA guidelines (Riley and Reid). And one that Rowan is entering in the "open" category. Reid and Riley's cars are both under construction still, so I'll share those photos later. Suffice to say they both went with Reid's "snakebite" design from a few years ago. I'll refresh everyone's memory on my conversation with the 7 year old Reid on design selection back then because I think it sums up the type of parent I am:
Me: Reid, do you like this design?
Reid: It's OK, but can we look at cooler ones?
Me: Sure, but first answer this: would you rather the car look good or win?
Reid: Can't we do both?
Me: That's not how life works.
Reid: I'd rather win.
Me (Declaring loudly): That's my boy!
Preferring to live in the present, I won't digress more than that. Just know that he chose the same car design this year, as did Riley. What I really love about BSA is how much time we spend together on these projects. So far we've put about 5 hours into the cars this year and still have another 1/2 day!
Rowan and I are already done with his car though, see below. It features a ducted fan and a battery pack and is not street legal at all. The car has a switch on the front and when the pin drops to start the heat, the fan comes on!!! Hopefully we can enter it without any issues, or at least see it do a few runs. Maybe we should make a 4th car just in case this one is too "hot"...
Note the helmet, which we typically use for the scooter. He thought it would be wise to put it on...
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