The boys picked out the designs they liked and we got started. I think we did pretty good. In the past years, Val our friend has helped us out ( A LOT ) but it didn't feel right to call him two weeks before the race and start prying for help. He was already making three for his kids. We decided to go it alone. I think we learned a lot this year, like 1. start early 2. paint actually weighs a lot 3. drilling multiple holes in your car does not mean it will weigh less 4. do not use super glue to attach weigh to your car, you may regret it 5. prayer always helps 6. the older man at the post office was an angel in disguise when I was about to fling the boys cars into the desert and he came to my rescue and finally after weighing in THREE times overweight, we might invest in a scale ourselves. The boys suggested we have Sam come in on the action for next year by making their cars during off season (in the fall when we have nothing but birthdays, holidays and chaos) at least he would be around to ENJOY the pressure....ha!
Anyway, in the end we were all pleased with the outcome. Because I'm the Cub Master, we had a little pre-race party at our house the night before the big race and watched DOWN N DERBY, a hilarious movie about a derby race were the Dads turn completely psycho to win their sons race but in the end they realize its all about the boys and them having a good time. We had popcorn and candy and the boys were wild!
