Cub Scout Pack 6069 has been holding a Pinewood Derby every year going back ... well, it started a long time ago. It's unclear how many years it's been held, but this year the derby went high tech.
Over the summer, the scouts held fundraisers and scraped together $2,000 to buy a new all-metal track and computer system for recording and tabulating results.
The event today was held over 10 rounds -- and was not finished by mid-afternoon, so we don't have winner information yet.
Scouts were given their pinewood kits as Christmas presents and given close to two months to build race cars, which had to follow specific guidelines for size, weight and ground clearance.
Cubmaster Bruce Bartz said he and his son put in more than 80 hours of work getting the new track constructed and ready for the race, which was held at St. James Episcopal Church in Batavia.
If you have trouble viewing the slide show, click here.
To purchase prints of these photos, click here.
UPDATE: Photo of winners with their cars and trophies submitted by Lori Smith.
Scouting - Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouting - Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts, Brownie Scouts, Girl Scouts - - whatever - - is the BEST THING these kids could get into. I don't know too many scouts that turned out bad as adults. It's kinda like the Marines - once a scout, always a scout. Good for these kids and their parents !!!!!!
Thank you Howard, those
Thank you Howard, those pictures bring back good memories.
Congratulations to all the racers.
Brings back great memories
Brings back great memories for me too! My son was in pack 6069 5 yrs ago. The Pinewood Derby is the Superbowl of
cubscouts! :) Great job scouts!