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Several years back I\u00a0heard some of my colleagues talk about Derby cars. Coming from India\u00a0where I did not know anything about these Derby cars; it was all new to me. I was busy and did not know\u00a0dig into this either.<\/p>\n

Wind forward twenty years … and now I have a 1st grader who is in the Cub Scouts. In the first cubs scouts meeting, I heard the pack leader talk about the pinewood derby cars. Of course that attracted my son to the cub scouts; he likes building things and playing with the cars. And my curiosity came back. We have been investigating and learning more.<\/p>\n

\"Pinewood<\/a>
Fun with Pinewood Derby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of my friends – Mr. N. – is a pack leader in California. His two sons have gone through the scouts program. He just sent me the pretty picture of this derby car that his second son T built. My understanding is that his derby car is evaluated for construction quality,\u00a0art work, speed, and stability. This car is beautiful and performed well. No wonder, T won the second place in his regional derby car tournament. Congrats to T.<\/p>\n

Manu will enjoy the efforts to build derby cars. He is already talking to me about the base board, axles, and wheels. I eagerly look to see him learn and grow from his hands-on experience. Great job by the scouts program!<\/p>\n

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