Soap Box Derby... - Beyond Tiki

K Kono Member Orlando Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 1266	K Kono Posted posted on Sat, Nov 8, 2003 9:17 PM On 2003-11-08 17:04, Traderpup wrote: PINEWOOD DERBY!!!! Man, I remember doing the Pinewood Derby as a kid. You had to get this kit which had all the basic components and then you could modify the parts as you wished as long as the little vehicle fell into the size dimensions and weight rules. Me and my Dad used every tool in his workshop to make my racer. We made that square hunk of wood into a front engined dragster (engine came from a model kit) with a little guy sitting in the cockpit. We painted it like an American flag with the stars and stripes scheme. The back half of the body was blue with white stars and the front half of the body was red and white stripes. We carved out cavities on the underside and filled them with melted lead to get up to specs and to shift the weight forward for maximum rocknroll performance. That little pinewood car kicked ass. My friend Terry took that damn basic pinewood derby wood kit and just glued it together. Nothing more than that. A squared off hunk o' wood with two axles and wheels. That's it. Didn't paint it or nothing. Just the raw wood kit all glued together. Guess who won? Yup! That was a heartbreaker for me and my hi-tech racing team. There's a lesson in there somewhere, but to this day I have no idea what it is.

On 2003-11-08 17:04, Traderpup wrote:
PINEWOOD DERBY!!!!

Man, I remember doing the Pinewood Derby as a kid. You had to get this kit which had all the basic components and then you could modify the parts as you wished as long as the little vehicle fell into the size dimensions and weight rules.

Me and my Dad used every tool in his workshop to make my racer. We made that square hunk of wood into a front engined dragster (engine came from a model kit) with a little guy sitting in the cockpit. We painted it like an American flag with the stars and stripes scheme. The back half of the body was blue with white stars and the front half of the body was red and white stripes. We carved out cavities on the underside and filled them with melted lead to get up to specs and to shift the weight forward for maximum rocknroll performance. That little pinewood car kicked ass.

My friend Terry took that damn basic pinewood derby wood kit and just glued it together. Nothing more than that. A squared off hunk o' wood with two axles and wheels. That's it. Didn't paint it or nothing. Just the raw wood kit all glued together. Guess who won? Yup!

That was a heartbreaker for me and my hi-tech racing team. There's a lesson in there somewhere, but to this day I have no idea what it is.

Post #59116 by Kono on Sat, Nov 8, 2003 9:17 PM