Topic: Pinewood Derby car: Alan Shepard's Freedom 7
Rob Sumowski Member
Posts: 466 From: Macon, Georgia Registered: Feb 2000
posted 02-25-2013 07:09 AM
My son Finn's Pinewood Derby car won Best in Show this past weekend. We carved Freedom 7 from a block of wood. He's hopelessly hooked on space.
garymilgrom Member
Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
posted 02-25-2013 08:32 AM
That's a beautiful job by your son Rob. Congratulations.
Here's an orbiter derby car made by the people where I work. We just glued the NASA paper-airplane kit to the wooden block, no carving of the shape as you did so nicely.
And no thermal tiles necessary at the speeds we reached!
MarylandSpace Member
Posts: 1336 From: Registered: Aug 2002
posted 02-25-2013 09:59 AM
Awesome car! I can remember trying to carve the block of wood for Pinewood Derby with a pocket knife... was about 1959 or so when I was in the Cub Scouts.
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 02-25-2013 12:17 PM
Rob, that derby car is spectacular and deserves the trophy. By the way, it's nice to see you posting again.
apolloprojeckt Member
Posts: 1447 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
posted 02-25-2013 03:36 PM
Look's great!!!!
Joel Katzowitz Member
Posts: 808 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 02-26-2013 06:46 PM
I wonder where Finn gets his affinity for space??? Congratulations Rob for raising that kid right. Nice to see you re-surface.
Rob Sumowski Member
Posts: 466 From: Macon, Georgia Registered: Feb 2000
posted 02-27-2013 10:22 AM
Thanks guys. Good to reconnect here on cS. It's been a couple of years.