Payton was able to participate in his first pine wood derby this year. We got the car kit at his first Pack Meeting last month where he was branded as a cub. It sat in the box for a few weeks before Todd decided it was time to start looking at it. Todd watched lots of You Tube videos to see how to make a winning car. The weekend before the race Todd took the boys to his friends house to cut out the shape. They came home with more than just a cut out car. He had gone to other stores for supplies to make this awesome car.
Payton painted the car, helped Todd polish the axles and decided where to put the stickers. Todd pretty much did the rest. It was a good project (for Todd) and kept him busy in the evenings. The results? FIRST PLACE! I hope he doesn't expect to do this well all the time! I don't want to set a standard for something we have only done once. Payton was pretty excited! I think we'll use his car in the family race next year to see if Todd, and Payton, can do it again!
I'll upload the video of his last race between the top three cars later. The server won't allow it??
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