All was well and good until the night of the race in which he lost every single race. It wasn't that he didn't come in first... but he came in dead last every. single. time.
It is not in William's nature to be a graceful loser. We've been working on it for years. But that night it went all out the window. It was sad to see him so distraught.
We'll pause the story of William here and fill you in on a Crane Family Legend. Rich's brother, Bob, once had a Pinewood Derby experience very similar to this. He lost every single race. And he was mad. Rich says that no one spoke the entire drive home. And when they arrived home their dad walked to the garage, grabbed matches and lighter fluid, and then he helped Bob to burn that car in the street.
Back to William. When we got home Rich and William went to the backyard, put the car in our little grill, and burned it.
And that is the end of that.
That is awesome. I'm tucking this idea away for when it inevitably happens to us someday. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you burned it!!!!
ReplyDeleteHa ha- awesome tradition!! Josh loses a lot of his races too. This year he had hardly any interest in building his car, he did help paint it, but that was about it.
ReplyDeleteThat is so sad for William. You should ask dad for a few hints about Pinewood Derby cars. I think the key is getting the wheels on the right way and making sure the car was right up to the maximum weight. I have seen some cars that race faster going backward. I hope William has a better experience next year.
ReplyDeleteI.love.this.
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