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To: altair19 who wrote (42927)	4/22/2005 6:14:43 PM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104191

I've been busy this week working on the Pinewood Derby cars for the annual cub scout race. This year they opened the event to the parents for a separate race. There is an entry fee of $15 to help raise funds for the pack. So this year it means that I had to work on a total of 4 cars. It was a team effort. The kids worked on the designs, sanding, and finishing. Wifie put a few coats of the finest paint job this side of the Earl Scheib Garage. I did the cutting, carving, axil polishing and wheel balancing and alignment. Tonight is the weigh in. Each car has to be under 5 oz. We do some fine tuning and weight addition/subtraction at the school. I ran each car up and down the hardwood floors here until they tracked somewhat straight. As the defending champs, we need to have a decent showing to prove it wasn't just luck. <g> The Clappy Racing Team is sporting some nice vehicles. Three are concept cars and mine is a high tech dragster with lead weight melted into the bored holes in the rear end of it. One car is shaped like a big pencil. The other is a F-14 Jet Plane. And the last car looks just like an ice cream popsicle with the chocolate thin shell and stick. Looks good enough to eat. This is the best event of the year. Tomorrow we race and have a big party. Should be a great time. -RichardPettysPontiac