Pinewood Derby Day, and other life or death competitions

[michigancat]

With most people I'd think K-S-U's post was an attempt at humor but with him I'm really not sure

[star seed 7]

With most people I'd think K-S-U's post was an attempt at humor but with him I'm really not sure

No mention of money, probably a hacked post

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

gross dumpy engineer-types ruining this country

[SleepFighter]

 

[Mrs. Gooch]

When it comes to pinewood derby, there's three kinds of dads: (1) Dads who don't give a crap and either don't help or do a shitty job; (2) dads who secretly want to win and do most of the work but they know that's not something to be proud of so they keep it low key, and (3) dads who do all the work and don't even bother to hide that they did all the work.

i'm solidly Dad 2. As a Dad 2, I rough ridin' loathe Dad 3s. There's nothing more annoying than those assholes who show up on race day with their little tackle boxes full of gear, custom carrying cases, etc. They don't even let their kids hold the cars. Last year at district, one car had working headlight. I'm not even shitting you. And they're always the same basic profile, aren't they? Some dumpy engineer-type. Hey all you Dad 3s - get mumped. Seriously. Have the decency to at least let the car look like your kid had a modicum of involvement in crafting your pinewood dick substitute.

Aren't there any dads who build the thing with their kid, guiding the build but allowing the kid to do a lot of the work and learning skills in the process?

LPDCIQ here.

[slobber]

When it comes to pinewood derby, there's three kinds of dads: (1) Dads who don't give a crap and either don't help or do a shitty job; (2) dads who secretly want to win and do most of the work but they know that's not something to be proud of so they keep it low key, and (3) dads who do all the work and don't even bother to hide that they did all the work.

i'm solidly Dad 2. As a Dad 2, I rough ridin' loathe Dad 3s. There's nothing more annoying than those assholes who show up on race day with their little tackle boxes full of gear, custom carrying cases, etc. They don't even let their kids hold the cars. Last year at district, one car had working headlight. I'm not even shitting you. And they're always the same basic profile, aren't they? Some dumpy engineer-type. Hey all you Dad 3s - get mumped. Seriously. Have the decency to at least let the car look like your kid had a modicum of involvement in crafting your pinewood dick substitute.

Aren't there any dads who build the thing with their kid, guiding the build but allowing the kid to do a lot of the work and learning skills in the process?

LPDCIQ here.

Yes, and dobberjr came in the bottom half of the pack that year.


Gonna win 'em all! (using Tapatalk)

[Gooch]

When it comes to pinewood derby, there's three kinds of dads: (1) Dads who don't give a crap and either don't help or do a shitty job; (2) dads who secretly want to win and do most of the work but they know that's not something to be proud of so they keep it low key, and (3) dads who do all the work and don't even bother to hide that they did all the work.

i'm solidly Dad 2. As a Dad 2, I rough ridin' loathe Dad 3s. There's nothing more annoying than those assholes who show up on race day with their little tackle boxes full of gear, custom carrying cases, etc. They don't even let their kids hold the cars. Last year at district, one car had working headlight. I'm not even shitting you. And they're always the same basic profile, aren't they? Some dumpy engineer-type. Hey all you Dad 3s - get mumped. Seriously. Have the decency to at least let the car look like your kid had a modicum of involvement in crafting your pinewood dick substitute.

Aren't there any dads who build the thing with their kid, guiding the build but allowing the kid to do a lot of the work and learning skills in the process?

LPDCIQ here.

psst..... Unicorns don't exist.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

When it comes to pinewood derby, there's three kinds of dads: (1) Dads who don't give a crap and either don't help or do a shitty job; (2) dads who secretly want to win and do most of the work but they know that's not something to be proud of so they keep it low key, and (3) dads who do all the work and don't even bother to hide that they did all the work.

i'm solidly Dad 2. As a Dad 2, I rough ridin' loathe Dad 3s. There's nothing more annoying than those assholes who show up on race day with their little tackle boxes full of gear, custom carrying cases, etc. They don't even let their kids hold the cars. Last year at district, one car had working headlight. I'm not even shitting you. And they're always the same basic profile, aren't they? Some dumpy engineer-type. Hey all you Dad 3s - get mumped. Seriously. Have the decency to at least let the car look like your kid had a modicum of involvement in crafting your pinewood dick substitute.

Aren't there any dads who build the thing with their kid, guiding the build but allowing the kid to do a lot of the work and learning skills in the process?

LPDCIQ here.

You're right - there's probably some of those. Lets call them Dad 1-a's.

[Dugout DickStone]

Mine always won best looking.  always.  My dad built it while I was busy smashing girls and home runs

[420seriouscat69]

 

[yoga-like_abana]

Mine always won best looking.  always.  My dad built it while I was busy smashing girls and home runs

same bro 
He even had it painted in a shop paint booth and racing stripes put on it
The girls would come over and be like ohh the weight of that car feels just right and I'd be like honey your weight feels just right too

[wetwillie]

When it comes to pinewood derby, there's three kinds of dads: (1) Dads who don't give a crap and either don't help or do a shitty job; (2) dads who secretly want to win and do most of the work but they know that's not something to be proud of so they keep it low key, and (3) dads who do all the work and don't even bother to hide that they did all the work.

i'm solidly Dad 2. As a Dad 2, I rough ridin' loathe Dad 3s. There's nothing more annoying than those assholes who show up on race day with their little tackle boxes full of gear, custom carrying cases, etc. They don't even let their kids hold the cars. Last year at district, one car had working headlight. I'm not even shitting you. And they're always the same basic profile, aren't they? Some dumpy engineer-type. Hey all you Dad 3s - get mumped. Seriously. Have the decency to at least let the car look like your kid had a modicum of involvement in crafting your pinewood dick substitute.

Aren't there any dads who build the thing with their kid, guiding the build but allowing the kid to do a lot of the work and learning skills in the process?

LPDCIQ here.

You're right - there's probably some of those. Lets call them Dad 1-a's.

Also known as a unicorn

[_33]

Did you guys see my thing I said about my Herbie the Love Bug car?

[Bloodfart]

Did you guys see my thing I said about my Herbie the Love Bug car?

That's pretty badass _33.

[Cartierfor3]

I won 1st place as a Bear, and then thought I could back it up as a Weblo but didn't. I'll look for the trophy later tonight

[DQ12]

I was sick on pinewood derby day but my stud 1a dad went and raced it for me.

[kso_FAN]

I have never done pinewood derby as a son or as a dad.

[star seed 7]

I don't remember how my races turned out. I didn't really like boy scouts

[slobber]

I don't remember how my races turned out. I didn't really like boy scouts

dobberjr didn't care for it either.


Gonna win 'em all! (using Tapatalk)

[Asteriskhead]

my styrofoam propeller plane thing got ate by the spray paint i was using.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

I don't remember how my races turned out. I didn't really like boy scouts

The Derby is Cub Scouts. It's pretty much the only cool thing about Cub Scouts. They only camp once or twice a year.

[star seed 7]

I don't remember how my races turned out. I didn't really like boy scouts

The Derby is Cub Scouts. It's pretty much the only cool thing about Cub Scouts. They only camp once or twice a year.

Cub scouts are boy scouts

[mhkpasa]

  off to find the pedal pull tractor thread 

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Pulled out all the stops this year. Wedge, tungsten weights, sanded and polished the wheels, polished the axels, even polished the insides of the wheel hubs with a q-tip. Damned if it didn't work. First place in Pack, onward to District!

Today I am Super Dad 2. I also discovered my wife is a secret Mom 2. She was pacing the floor, monitoring race times from other heats. She leaned in and whispered at one point "I think we've got this." Awesome.

[SdK]

Congratulations KSU. Victory is sweet.