Sunday, January 28, 2024

Pinewood Derby 2024 - Awards


Hey there race fans! First, a big thanks to our adult volunteers and Scouts from both Troop 1920 and Ship 1910 who came together to execute the race in what can only be described as synchronized chaos. Another big thanks to the Scouts and their parents who were able to submit an entry!

For those who missed the fun, Cubmaster Ford has placed the recording in Google Drive HERE. Unfortunately, the emcee and background audio were lost in the recording, but the "driver interviews" luckily made it for your enjoyment!

Quick note, data analysis shows that the average time between first and second place across the dens was only 0.0005 seconds. 🤯 For context, that is 5 milliseconds. Here are a few things slower than 5 milliseconds:

  • Eye blinking
  • The flap of a mosquito wing
  • Flipping a light switch and the light turning on
  • Camera shutter speed
Which means this may have been the CLOSEST race in recent memory! Great job to all the Scouts!!!

Here are the results for the race:


Overall Pack Awards
🥇 Mason Griebler    3.1717s
🥈 Jonathan Ford    3.1723s
🥉 Joseph Guerrero    3.1800s


Lion Den Awards
Only 2 Scouts entered in this Den
🥇 Andrew Hayden    3.2358s
🥈 Callan Johnson    3.7327s
🥉 < no entry >    ---


Tiger Den Awards
🥇 Patrick Freis    3.1964s
🥈 Theo Guerrero    3.2363s
🥉 Slade Kadesch    3.2503s


Wolf Den Awards
🥇 Leigh Karch    3.2554s
🥈 Hiro Johnson    3.2614s
🥉 Wyatt Vasquez    3.2656s


Bear Den Awards
🥇 Nathan Winger    3.1877s
🥈 Zachary Halsor    3.2249s
🥉 Sebastian Jorgensen    3.2348s


Webelos Den Awards
🥇 Henrik Novak    3.1932s
🥈 Christian McLaughlin    3.2091s
🥉 Thomas Hayden    3.2171s


AOL Den Awards
🥇 Samuel Hayes    3.2044s
🥈 Harrison Farris    3.2667s
🥉 William Freis    3.2740s


Outlaw Awards
Including our new Turtle Award for the most relaxed racer in the Outlaw class!
🥇 Megan Schweitzer    3.0851s
🥈 Michael Ford    3.0938s
🥉 Cherise Mutchler    3.1103s
🐢 Kailey Harvey    8.4868s


Best in Show Award

The Scouts in the Pack took a long, hard look at all of the amazing designs this year and voted car #20, from Aarvav Kodimala as the year's 'Best in Show' design.




In the Outlaw category, purely for bragging rights, the honor goes to car #86, from Mr. David Winger!



Thanks again everyone! We'll see you on the track next year! 🏎️