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Second-grader Michael McLeary casts his votes for
"Best in Show" at the Cub Scout Pack 39 Pinewood Derby at Mintz Elementary School on Jan. 24, 2009. Winners in the speed competition advance to tthe district finals Feb. 28 at Riverview High School.
The pinewood derby calls for boys, with the help of their parents, to build their wooden cars from kits containing a block of pine, plastic wheels and metal axles.
The derby tradition started on May 15, 1953, when Don Murphy, a cubmaster in Manhattan Beach, Calif., sought a replacement for his son who was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races. Much smaller and easier to build, the miniature wooden cars tested, though, tested the same theory of speed powered by gravity.
McLeary said his entry in the Bear division had a couple chips in front, where "two things broke off" that his grandpa glued back on. Also, there's "a circle thingy on the butt that doesn't only keep the axles on, it's a weight, too." Also, he said, "my car's thing is speed itself. And don't forget that it's also the colors gold, black, white and red."
"Best in Show" at the Cub Scout Pack 39 Pinewood Derby at Mintz Elementary School on Jan. 24, 2009. Winners in the speed competition advance to tthe district finals Feb. 28 at Riverview High School.
The pinewood derby calls for boys, with the help of their parents, to build their wooden cars from kits containing a block of pine, plastic wheels and metal axles.
The derby tradition started on May 15, 1953, when Don Murphy, a cubmaster in Manhattan Beach, Calif., sought a replacement for his son who was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races. Much smaller and easier to build, the miniature wooden cars tested, though, tested the same theory of speed powered by gravity.
McLeary said his entry in the Bear division had a couple chips in front, where "two things broke off" that his grandpa glued back on. Also, there's "a circle thingy on the butt that doesn't only keep the axles on, it's a weight, too." Also, he said, "my car's thing is speed itself. And don't forget that it's also the colors gold, black, white and red."
pinewood derby calls for boys, with the help of their parents, to build their wooden cars from kits containing a block of pine, plastic wheels and metal axles.
The derby tradition started on May 15, 1953, when Don Murphy, a cubmaster in Manhattan Beach, Calif., sought a replacement for his son who was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races. Much smaller and easier to build, the miniature wooden cars tested, though, tested the same theory of speed powered by gravity.
McLeary said his entry in the Bear division had a couple chips in front, where "two things broke off" that his grandpa glued back on. Also, there's "a circle thingy on the butt that doesn't only keep the axles on, it's a weight, too." Also, he said, "my car's thing is speed itself. And don't forget that it's also the colors gold, black, white and red."" href="javascript:openLB(460892380,'',XLarge,'',979,768);">
Second-grader Michael McLeary casts his votes for
"Best in Show" at the Cub Scout Pack 39 Pinewood Derby at Mintz Elementary School on Jan. 24, 2009. Winners in the speed competition advance to tthe district finals Feb. 28 at Riverview High School.
The pinewood derby calls for boys, with the help of their parents, to build their wooden cars from kits containing a block of pine, plastic wheels and metal axles.
The derby tradition started on May 15, 1953, when Don Murphy, a cubmaster in Manhattan Beach, Calif., sought a replacement for his son who was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races. Much smaller and easier to build, the miniature wooden cars tested, though, tested the same theory of speed powered by gravity.
McLeary said his entry in the Bear division had a couple chips in front, where "two things broke off" that his grandpa glued back on. Also, there's "a circle thingy on the butt that doesn't only keep the axles on, it's a weight, too." Also, he said, "my car's thing is speed itself. And don't forget that it's also the colors gold, black, white and red."
"Best in Show" at the Cub Scout Pack 39 Pinewood Derby at Mintz Elementary School on Jan. 24, 2009. Winners in the speed competition advance to tthe district finals Feb. 28 at Riverview High School.
The pinewood derby calls for boys, with the help of their parents, to build their wooden cars from kits containing a block of pine, plastic wheels and metal axles.
The derby tradition started on May 15, 1953, when Don Murphy, a cubmaster in Manhattan Beach, Calif., sought a replacement for his son who was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races. Much smaller and easier to build, the miniature wooden cars tested, though, tested the same theory of speed powered by gravity.
McLeary said his entry in the Bear division had a couple chips in front, where "two things broke off" that his grandpa glued back on. Also, there's "a circle thingy on the butt that doesn't only keep the axles on, it's a weight, too." Also, he said, "my car's thing is speed itself. And don't forget that it's also the colors gold, black, white and red."
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