I hate to bring this up, but there are actual RULES for the Pinewood
Derby, including that the car is supposed to be mostly built and raced
by a kid (a real kid, not like the rest of us who just refuse to grow
up). If VIR is treating it as a serious Boy Scout event they might have
a problem with our entries, or they might want to set us up for a
separate "anything goes" race after the cocktail party.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of BillDentin@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:23 AM
To: grandwazoo@earthlink.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Pinewood Derby at the Gold Cup
In a message dated 05/02/2004 6:24:06 PM Central Daylight Time,
grandwazoo@earthlink.net writes:
> Battle of Britain will have an entry or two and looks forward
> interesting competion from other TRiumph folks in attendance.
>
Mike:
The Beady Eye VINTAGE TRIUMPH Racing Team (in all its glory) has picked
up
the gauntlet and will attempt to field an entry in the GOLD CUP PINEWOOD
DERBY
at VIR. Early on, we had dragged our feet concerning fielding an entry
because
we misunderstood the event title, thinking it was called the PINEBOX
DERBY
(ala SOAPBOX DERBY). Obviously, at our ages we would want to avoid any
event
involving PINEBOXES. We have taken up a collection to fund our effort,
and we
have seven dollars and twenty-one cents (most of it in cash) so far, so
please
expect us to field an entry as well. Our Group Leader will be Don
Brick, so
expect performance above the Beady Eye Team average. At this writing,
we
envision the GOLD CUP EVENT at VIR in June and then, of course, the
OLYMPICS in
Greece later this summer.
Bill Dentinger
BEVTRT
|