Alaska on my mind…

Today was Thing 1’s pinewood derby “Grand Prix” race. She spent a lot of time sanding and painting her car. Applying her decals, picking her number…

She picked out the paint…hot pink body and blue swirly decals inspired by the auroras. “Dancing Souls” was the name she gave her ride. When we checked in we were way under weight. A quick trip to the garage and help from Dean to get her up closer to the weight max…

still more weight….

Then there were 34 racers registered!

The field: 34 very original cars.

There were 4 heats and Thing 1 placed 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 4th. Her top speed was 120 mph (they have a nifty computer that adjusts car speeds to what they would be for a full sized car!!). But sadly, that wasn’t enough to bring home a trophy, the fastest car belonged to another girl topping 204 mph! She’s my kinda girl!

Finish Line

Overall it was a fun learning experience. We learned a lot about competitive Pinewood Derby racing! Next time we’ll have a few tricks up our sleeves!

Oh, and GIRLS RULE!