Pinewood Derby Results!!!

What a great Pinewood Derby this year! There was some concern voiced about getting away from the double-elimination, but with this new track and timer, things went so smoothly that I am glad we went with it for a couple reasons. I like that everyone was still around at the end, that everyone got to run their car four times, and that the winners were a surprise right up to the end. There seemed to be far fewer upset kids.
A HUGE thank you to Dawn Zimmerman for suggesting that each boy get a certificate and to Corinne Keller for making all of them. This is something we've talked about doing before but never implemented. It was great to see all the boys excited about what superlative they got!
I also want to thank everyone for all they do to help support the pack and events like this. We can not do what we do without everyone else who pitches in. It's great to have so many people involved.

Congratulations to the winners:
1st Place- Sean Wilson
2nd Place- Josh Timmons
3rd Place- Dane Zimmerman
4th Place- Bryan Rayne
5th Place- Luke Crowsan

Here are some cool facts about the race:
-There was only 0.0694 seconds seperating the first and fifth place cub scouts! I can't imagine trying to judge the last few rounds of a double-elimination race that close.
-No matter which way the winners were calculated, the results ended up the same (cumulative times, cumulative times with the lowest dropped, average times, average times with the lowest dropped).
-The point method would have changed things, but I think the time calculation is a more fair way to do it.
-There was no lane advantage according to the data:
Lane 1- 7 1sts, 12 2nds, 9 3rds, 7 4ths, 0DNFs
Lane 2- 9 1sts, 8 2nds, 9 3rds, 8 4ths, 1 DNF
Lane 3- 9 1sts, 9 2nds, 9 3rds, 7 4ths, 1 DNF
Lane 4- 10 1sts, 6 2nds, 8 3rds, 9 4ths, 2 DNFs

Pictures will be coming soon.