Monday, February 22, 2010

The results are in 2010

Here's the Captain working his magic in the pit crew on race day.


Here's a shot of the race track.


The Little Apple team continued their domination. The Test pilot won 1st in the speed division for his age group.

Crash won 1st in speed for his age division and won 3rd for design in his group.


Wingman won 1st in the open division against a bunch of old guys. He scorched them. I didn't get pictures but he was so cute. He would toddle up to the track and turn over his car. Then he would run and sit at the bottom and begin chanting, "Ready, set, go!"


They then had a race amongst all the Apple team and Wingman won that one by .2 of a second. Crash still holds the track record from last year. That car was fast. No one came close to beating his time.

Things I learned:

1. When your dad is an engineer and has built models for years you have a huge advantage.

2. Apparently, the secret to a fast car is liquid graphite and polishing your wheels and axles. At least that's what my pit crew says.

3. The test pilot really needs to work on his humility. I mean big time!

4. Crash and Wingman didn't care much about the trophies. They just wanted to race. Crash through a fit when his group was over. He didn't care that he had won. He just wanted to keep racing.


3 comments:

Proud Parents said...

I'm laughing hard at #3! Love the tradition!

Grateful for Grace said...

Yes, you guys are the Michael Jordan family of KBC pine derby. No one has a chance until you retire and that's gonna be awhile. ;-) Glad it's not a big deal to me. I think your cars are awesome!

Anonymous said...

Are you sure that they are not planning to have their own NASCAR team in the near future?? Ready set GO!