Pinewood Derby contestants are Fast and Serious
Press photo by John Burbridge "Now don't get too excited, Garrett," Scout Master Josh Dean says while awarding Garrett Shannon his trophy for placing first in the championship round during the Cub Scout Pack 4166 Pinewood Derby.
Press photo by John Burbridge Aside from the pretty paint jobs, plenty of science and engineering went into many of these miniature cars.
Press photo by John Burbridge Based on actual car size-scale calculations, several of the pinewood derby entries reached and exceeded 200 miles per hour.
Scout pinewood derby contestants show off their cars and trophies after winning their divisions and placing in the championship round where Garrett Shannon placed first, Jonah DeVore placed second, Jackson Kowalski placed third, Donovan Sande placed fourth and Jordan Winters placed fifth.
By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com
CHARLES CITY — Cars tend to come in three classes.
Those that look good. Those that go fast. Those that look good while going fast.
Contestants at the Cub Scout Pack 4166 Pinewood Derby held Sunday at St. John Evangelical Church for the most part strove for the third category.
Like qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, your entry often to needed to exceed 200 miles per hour based on scale for division honors.
“Look at this,” someone said after removing a winning entry from the track. “The wheels are still turning.”
Miniature motors were not allowed. But a lot of advanced aerodynamic design and weight-based gravity calculations went into these projects, especially in the open division where fathers of the scouts — several of whom were Boy Scout derby “engineers” themselves — were allowed to compete in the open division then show some of the innovations they’ve come up with through years of trial and error.
The Charles City pack has been holding these derbies for more than 30 years.
Cub Scout Pack 4166
Pinewood Derby
Jan. 28
AT ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL CHURCH
OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Car name in parentheses): 1. Garrett Shannon (Black Mamba), 2. Jonah DeVore (Watch Dog), 3. Jackson Kowalski (Patriotic Power), 4. Donovan Sande (Turbo Speed). 5. Jordan Winters (Red Hawk).
BEARS DIVISION: 1. Jonah DeVore (Watch Dog), 2. Jaxon McDonald (Black Ice), 3. Malik Frescht (Frosty).
WOLVES DIVISION: 1. Jordan Winters (Red Hawk), 2. Cullen Heeren (Spider), 3. Elliot Voss (Frog Jump).
WEBELOS DIVISION: 1. Garrett Shannon (Black Mamba), 2. Jackson Kowalski (Patriotic Power), 3. Donovan Sande (Turbo Speed).
TIGERS DIVISION: 1. Eli Engelhardt (Batman), 2. Owen Prichard (Flatjack).
OPEN DIVISION: 1. Jacob Winters (Fast), 2. Jeremy Heyer (Black Strike), 2. Jonah DeVore (JD2), 4. Josh Dean (Chip), 5. Aidan Shannon (Second Chance).
SPECIAL AWARDS
SCOUTS’ CHOICE: Ryder Biwer
LIGHTEST IN DESIGN: Owen Pritchard
MOST CREATIVE: Andrew White
MOST PATRIOTIC: Zach Jensen
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