Pinewood Derby Time!

January 30th was the Pinewood Derby Race Day at St. Andrew's The Apostle, Pack 717. Drew decided to model his car after a block of cheese; complete with holes and painted a bright yellow. The race began a few minutes late with the Tiger Cubs going first. Drew waited in anticipation for the Wolves and Bears to finish their races. Finally the Webelos were called to the track.

Drew, waiting patiently as many of the boys raced ahead of him.

The race is on and Drew is smiling....

The race is over. Drew is looking pretty happy.

Drew receiving his Webelos 3rd place ribbon and the "Most Humorous Design" award from the Pack Leader. Way to Go Drew!!!

It's Official!

About a week after the Pack 717 Derby Race Drew received an email stating that he had qualified to race in the District Pinewood Derby Race. The District Race was held this past weekend, February 20th, at St. Tim's in Chantilly.

Drew is holding his medal for participation in the District Race. Can you tell he isn't quite awake yet?

The competition looked fierce. Drew's car was racing with the other Webelos II's first thing in the morning. After a few adjustments with the weight of the CHEESE it was time to race.

Drew didn't come away with any additional ribbons or trophies at District but he had a great time and that's what it's all about!

Derby Time

The last weekend of January 2009 was the Andersen Pack 20 Pinewood Derby Race. Drew built a car to race, as did Nate. Nate, as a boy scout, was able to race his car after the cub scout race since he volunteered to help at the race. Below, you can see Drew's car on the left, Nate's on the right. Both are pretty cool cars, don't you think?

Below, you can see Drew's name: he raced in the fourth lane and his car came in 3rd place. Way to go Drew!!!

Here is the happy cub scout with his car and 3rd place trophy.

Drew's upcoming Scouting events include the Rain Gutter Regatta in March and the Space Derby in April.