Ryan and Reggie started with a block of wood and some wheels and had to turn it into something fast. The boy scouts have clinics with tools to help make these beauties perfect, so Ryan took Reggie, but the line was so long, they left. So, they came home and got to work. Looked at some pictures on-line and then Ryan used his small collection of tools and viola!
The competition:Each scout event we go to is new for us and always a surprise. It is amazing how much time and energy the leaders put into making things work and how many kids participate. There must have been 40 cars there. The track is metal and the cars line up at the top and race down to the bottom. It is all electronic and the times are posted on a computer screen. They raced several times to make sure the cars raced in each lane and then did some crazy calculation to come up with the 6 finalists. Reggie ended up being one! The six finalist raced 6 times (they had to race in each lane) and Reggie got 2nd 4 times and 4th 2 times, so we were pretty sure he was going to get a trophy. We thought he would get 3rd, but they didn't call his name, so we were worried he wasn't going to get one. We didn't realize there were 3 kids from each group that were racing in the finals and he was the top in his age. Then they called his name for 1st place!!!
The trophy:Let's just say, Reggie was a little excited and has slept with it at the head of the bed every night!
2 comments:
Reggie, that is one FANTASTIC car! Great job building, decorating and racing it. Research worked,too, Ryan.
How much fun was that!!!
Love, Grandma Irene
Nice Job Reggie! Way to go! Great to read about everything going on. Sounds like the kids are healthier! I hope you have a wonderful trip with Ryan. Wow! Can't imagine! Enjoy! We head to Maui in 1 week (with the kids) for two weeks!
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