It was a stinky night

The only thing really stinky about the night was Tyson's armpits. He used deordorant for the first time after the evening. The Pinewood Derby is a high pressure event for these boys and dads. Last year Tyson's car did not do well at all. This year much research and time went in to developing G-Mudd (as he called it). We were just hoping for a decent car and knew it would atleast look good. Grandpa Hoyle helped cut it out with his tools (Thanks!). Then Tyson and I painted and tattooed it. Rick did the weights, wheels and axel preparations.

Everyone watched in anticipation. Tyson got third in his first heat. His friends Max Haddock, Christian Gealta, and Zac Hillyard were all in the top 5.
The little boys were so excited, they went to the back of the room and made posters with all of their favorites. Bradley came home with a hoarse voice.

Undefeated Max beat Tyson in the last heat; so Tyson raced Zac twice to see who would make it to the Championship round. Tyson beat Zac twice and got the #4 spot. Then he ended up winning 2 out of 4 of the Championship heats, losing once to his friend Christian. Christian ended up with 2nd place and

TYSON WON THE PINEWOOD DERBY!

I must say, we were shocked. It was very exciting.

As a celebration, Rick let Tyson (and Bradley) steer his car (our Honda Accord) around the neighborhood. And at the end of the night we had a family cheer. It was definately teamwork.

Congratulations Tyson! And now for next year, when Bradley joins the race......