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Local Scouts Race Cars in Pinewood Derby
The derby is a classic cub scout event featuring miniature cars of wood.
This article was submittted by Christian Lau.
The Pack 55 Cub Scouts of Swampscott recently held their annual Pinewood Derby at with checkered flag results.
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The Pinewood Derby is the classic cub scout event, going back to 1952, where scouts build and race miniature wooden model cars over a 40-foot track.
Of course, every Pack 55 scout and car was a winner with great designs and colors, along with plenty of competitive enthusiasm, but the overall rank champions were Max Gledhill for the Tigers, Connor O'Brien for the Wolves, Luke Pulaski for the Bears and Harris Havlicek for the Webelos.
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The four rank champions then competed in the Pack Championship where O'Brien's sleek gold car was the fastest and earned him the 2012 Pack Champion title.
Cub scouts are for boys 6-10 years old.
For more information on cub scouts and boy scouts in Swampscott, please visit www.swampscottscouting.org.
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