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Local Scouts Compete in Pinewood Derby |
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| Wakefield - March 28, 2009 The Cub
Scouts from Cub Packs 300 and 337, their
friends and families gathered today to
compete in the annual Pinewood Derby. This
year's event took place in the Wakefield-Marenisco
School gymnasium. A large number of
racers and race fans showed up for what has
become Cub Scouting's most popular event. |
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| Pinewood derby cars pictured above, are
small wooden models that the scouts make
with help from their families and then race
in competition. |
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The cars are powered by gravity
and run down a regulation track as shown
above. The pinewood derby is an annual event
and it can be run indoors or outdoors. Every
boy can design and build his own "grand
prix" car to enter in the race.
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| The purpose of the Pinewood Derby is to
help the Cub Scout build a team relationship
with their parent or helper, experience the
sense of accomplishment and the excitement
of competition, learn Win/Lose good
sportsmanship, and to have fun. The model
cars are made of wood to specified
dimensions, created, carved, assembled, and
decorated by Cub Scouts under the guidance
of the parents or helpers. The cars are
gravity powered and run down a special
track. |
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| Like all successful events, it requires
some planning and preparation, but the
payoff in fun and strengthening family
relationships has been proven over the
years. By following a plan and distributing
responsibility among several Cub Scout
parents and leaders, ya successful Pinewood
Derby can be achieved. |
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| The Boy Scouts of America is the
nation's foremost youth-serving
organization. More than 4.7 million
young people participated in Scouting
programs last year 1.9 million of those
are Cub Scouts. |
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For more
information see
www.scouting.org. |
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