This is THE reason Noah decided to come to Africa! Back in August, he understandably started feeling depressed about leaving his friends and home to move to Africa… that is until Grammy told him about the annual Pinewood Derby Race held at RVA each November.
Each participant starts with 3 blocks of wood.
Michael and Noah glued and carved out this beauty at the woodshop.
Next came the painting.
These are the surf boards which are carried by the Hotwheels “Diora II”
The evening before race day, all the cars are displayed for a special preview.
Trophies are awarded for design as well as speed.
As you can see, some people take this very seriously!
We obviously have many gifted artists/craftsmen at RVA!
But one stood out above the rest! ;)
On race day each year, the Seniors put on “Senior Store” to earn money for their Senior trip to Mombasa (on the east coast of Africa). They sell American donuts, cheeseburgers, pizza, ice cream, soda… it’s like being back in the States! And we pigged out… because we wanted to support the Seniors of course!
The finished masterpiece… about to make its debut on the race track.
There were 5 heats, so each car had a a chance to race in each lane to rule out any unfair advantages.
Uncle Mark, Aunt Carolyn, Maddie, and Ty cheer from the stands.
I think this is the longest or second longest track in the country? The results of each heat are posted on the screen for all to see. Noah was happy to come in 4th place in each heat :)
His cousin, Katie, raced her car, too :)
The kids continued the fun up in the stands after their races were done.
It was a long but fun day at the tracks! :)
ps- This post is dedicated to Grammy, who has been asking for pictures of Pinewood Derby for the last 4 weeks! :)
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