2014 Derby Recap

We had 24 legal car entries this year!  Below are all of the entries.  For those of you who are hesitant to make cars, just remember that an elaborate car isn't necessarily a fast car.  A fast car can have a rather simple design, so don't let the fancier cars intimidate you.

Elizabeth vs. Bennett

Kelly vs. Maya

Suzanne vs. Rosaline

Jason vs. Davis

Paul vs. Michael

Pete vs. Lydia

Bruce vs. Dekota

Sheron vs. Blanche (who painted her car with nail polish!)

Boy Chris vs. Fran

DJ vs. Girl Chris

Kristin vs. Caitlyn

Jad vs. Thomas

 

The somewhat hard to read scoreboard

Dekota with his trophy

Slowest Cargoes to DJ

After the races for Fastest and Slowest it was time to race the Blast Cars.  For those of you unfamiliar with these, they are powered by a CO2 cartridge.

Dekota vs. Bruce

Rosaline vs. Girl Chris

Michael vs. Caitlyn

Jad vs. Pete

Boy Chris vs. Bennett

And the winner of the Fastest Blast Car goes to Bruce!

After the Blast Car race we awarded all of the trophies, including the awards for Best in Show.  In earlier years we had those who didn't make a car confer and award Best in Show.  We've since changed things to have everyone cast their vote before the races start.  As the kids have grown up and have had more involvement with making their own cars we've created two Best in Show awards, one for youth and another for adult.
 
Caitlin's awesome solar system car won the Best in Show by a Youth!

Best in Show by an Adult (complete with leather interior, suspension system, doors that open, and a middle seat the folds up) goes to Girl Chris!

And some other fun photos

Pre-race display

And now racing with the car inside the float

Love Derby Day!