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OK, a few Pinewood

OK, a few Pinewood Derby photos and then I hit the hay. We had a good time racing in the afternoon, and then again in the evening. In the afternoon, the kids race the others in their class. The evening races are school-wide. This year the Quist family was once again top dog. They've placed either first or first and second the past four years. Taylor's car ran well against the Quist cars, but was not quite fast enough. Here's a photo of Taylor's car racing Jonathan's 'Do the Dew' car. Dustin's car was a bit slower, but again ran very well for a big boxy car. His matchbox car was the most unique car this year. Each year the variety of cars is amazing, and not everyone builds sleek racing cars. Many of the cars have quite a lot of character. Here's a photo of Dustin's car racing Kyle's 'DP Special' car. Taylor finished fourth, and Dustin fifth, out of twenty-eight cars. I should mention that they raced on stock wheels and axles. The cars that took first through third had polished axles, and first and second place also had shaped wheels. Considering we didn't polish our axles, or shape our wheels, I was pleased with how well the boys' cars ran.