A group I'm in, the Columbus Society of Communication Professionals (CSCArts.org), just held a grown-up Pinewood Derby fundraiser for the American Red Cross. It's like the thing the Cub Scouts do every year, 'cept these cars are built by professional print, web, and environmental designers. And they're *really* cool. ChiaCar, Typemobile, SushiCruiser -- even an iPhone car. Thought your readers might enjoy seeing them.
Posted by: Baden-Powell on July 24, 2008 at 6:56 AM
I've been a Cub Scout den leader and Cubmaster, and I thought those were some great cars. Right up until I saw the quote identifying the cars as having been made by adults. Not quite sure why, but as adult-designed cars they don't do anything for me.
Posted by: Collin Cunningham on July 25, 2008 at 12:44 AM
help from papas
@Baden - Not sure how it goes nowadays but when I was a wee cub, I remember a lot of the winning designs seemed to rely heavily on "parental assistance". So maybe it's good to let the dad's have a derby of their own ;)
A friend and his son built and raced theirs. His son came in 2nd with his and he came in 1st because he happened to have a large chunk of tungsten to put in the back of the car. :)
His son had a weight limit but adults in that class did not.
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I've been a Cub Scout den leader and Cubmaster, and I thought those were some great cars. Right up until I saw the quote identifying the cars as having been made by adults. Not quite sure why, but as adult-designed cars they don't do anything for me.
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@Baden - Not sure how it goes nowadays but when I was a wee cub, I remember a lot of the winning designs seemed to rely heavily on "parental assistance". So maybe it's good to let the dad's have a derby of their own ;)
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A friend and his son built and raced theirs. His son came in 2nd with his and he came in 1st because he happened to have a large chunk of tungsten to put in the back of the car. :)
His son had a weight limit but adults in that class did not.
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