A Day at the Races

We are back, and I have had a long nap. Spending half of one's Saturday at a Pinewood Derby is exhausting! Since I am accustomed to going to bed late in order to study, I didn't go to bed early like I should have. Therefore, I got less sleep than I should have.

Anyway, the Transformer had a lot of fun. The kitty cat (formerly known as the princess) was patient and glad to have a friend to play with there. My children are happily cavorting about in the backyard right now with a neighbor friend. My son has a very definite idea of how he is going to design his car for next year's derby.

Each car (including scouts and siblings) ran 8 heats. 4 heats in each round. Then followed the play-offs. The Transformer came in 3rd on the video that is posted here (very first heat of the races), but after that he consistently came in 2nd. Not bad for a first-year racer! (Because he never came in first, he didn't qualify for play-offs.)