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Marshall Family Blog
Jan. 12, 2009
Pinewood Derby - Jamey won 2 Trophies!
We all still can't believe it but our Tiger Scout, Jamey, won 2 trophies on Sunday at the Pinewood Derby. Jamey is a Tiger this year and as our youngest son he has watched many cars get built over his short life. His siblings (even his sisters and older brothers) like to make 'outlaw' cars even after they have moved on from Cubscouts. Jamey struggled with his 'theme' this year... really wanting Walle but Dad just couldn't see how to 'make' his ideas into a car (and follow the rules!) He then switched to Star Wars as he just watched episode 4 (his first Star Wars full length movie) and loved it. The light saber car they made was just perfect for him. Dad says he was the most patient of all his sons in his jobs. He painted it all by himself, did the nail sanding, etc He really got caught up in the 'making of the car'. He had definate ideas on how he wanted the shaft to look (stripes, button and switch). Having the car 'light up' was so important although he understood he couldn't race it with the light on incase it caused a malfunction of the race timer. Happily, the other scouts thought it was as cool as Jamey did and voted it BEST OF SHOW for the Pack! Our big surprise is that the aerodynamics didn't hurt his speed and he came in SECOND PLACE in the Pack races. Actually, 3 cars tied for first repeatedly and eventually the timer showed a hair of a difference and winners were determined! Jamey was so thrilled! Here are the pictures of our family at the Pinewood Derby.
Here is a close up picture for all you scouts... Jamey's Star Wars Lightsaber Pinewood Derby Car
Be sure to check out last year's: Johnny's Star Wars X-wing Pinewood Derby Car
Jeremy's Star Wars Landspeeder Pinewood Derby Car (Outlaw) 
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