You must have stolen that idea from the Australians.
We are far more high tech call 'em "billy carts"
Maybe should be international series :-))
We also have "cockroach races" but nobody has copied that for some reason so
I guess we are the world champions :-))
Keith
55 Californian
----- Original Message -----
From: <SunbeamAlpine64@aol.com>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:20 AM
Subject: Pinewood Derby - British style
> We don't quite get into the spirit of things to quite the same extent over
> here.
>
> We did, I remember, have `bogey races` - which generally consisted of a
plank
> of wood, four old pram wheels and very high tech rope assisted `steer by
> foot` system.
>
> The object - to get to the bottom of the hill first
>
> I also remember the cuts and bruises
>
> Happy days
>
> Mark
> S4 GT
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