cars, tracks, and lots of graphite

Tonight was our first attempt at the Pinewood Derby. Tim and Carter literally spent hours sanding, painting, blah..blah..blah... to get his car just right. Our cubmaster layed out some very specific rules this year to make sure the racing was fair. The track was set with electronic timers, and each car had four runs (one on each lane). The times were then averaged to find a winner. Carter couldn't have been happier than watching his car win all four heats....at least that's what you would think....

Lane 1: 3.817 seconds

Lane 2: 3.839 seconds

Lane 3: 3.808 seconds

Lane 4: 3.818 seconds

Carter's overall average time was 3.8205 seconds...which meant....he took first place! And yes, looked even happier than before! Serious grinning coming from that boy...and the smile from his dad was just as big. Carter insists on taking his trophy to school tomorrow to show his class "how totally awesome I was!" Tim has set the bar pretty high now...how are we going to top that?