scout truck rally

So, the boy's Scout Truck Rally was today. The youth get a kit they have to assemble. They can configure it like a regular truck, make it an outrageous fantasy truck, or anything in between.

all the trucks lined up

The boy?  He picked a pyramid shape for the trailer and sharp angles everywhere. Let me tell you, the pyramid is probably the most awkward shape possible. We had to build wedges to hold the panels in place. The idea was that it was going to be a missile truck. Unfortunately, the work took longer than expected and the Scouts did not set enough time aside to put the detailed work necessary. 

various scout trucks, the boy's is #17

One truck was still being assembled while the racing began. In the end he only entered in the design portion and not the racing. Good thing. He had a small bottle of Coke mounted on the trailer bed. He gave it a test run after the racing was done. When it hit the stop, the bottle flew off. Pretty sure it would have exploded in one of its initial ten heats if he raced it.

the boy's truck waiting for competitors, that is scouter rob in the tan

Anyway, back to the boy. We got his truck finished, painted, wheels mounted, all the that good stuff. I want to put a tip of the hat to Scouter Shane and Scouter Nic for all the work they did with the Scouts to get everything done on time. Also, Scouter Rob from the Cub Scout Pack. He trucked our race tracks to three different races over two weekends. Thanks guys!!

Back to the boy again. He raced his ten heats. He had an Even-Steven Truck. The first heat he finished third, the next three second, then first and the rest second. So, by virtue of the scoring he could not qualify in the top eighteen trucks, unless of course a truck dropped out. None did, but he did not mind. He did not win the design portion, but he did not mind. There were some pretty wild designs.

Everyone had fun, it was a good day.

coming down the track, #17 in the middle