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Blue and Gold Friday Feb 6th/ Pinewood Derby Saturday Feb 7th
This Friday night is our annual Blue and Gold Dinner. The dinner is catered by Tony’s Pizza and we have the Reptile Guy for entertainment this year. To help with the cost of each, tickets are $5 each, with a maximum of $20 for a family. Pay at the door.
We will begin setup at GBE in the cafeteria at 5 p.m. The dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: Our Pinewood Derby was rescheduled for Saturday (Feb 7th). Our Registration will coincide with the Blue & Gold Dinner. We will be doing both registration and track setup Friday night. We need LOTS of help with all the work that goes into both events. If you are able to volunteer your time to help setup these events, you can arrive at 5 p.m. We would appreciate all the extra hands pitching in throughout the night Friday night. Doors open for the Pinewood Derby Saturday at 9 a.m. We need to get everything setup Friday night and cars registered to keep our 10 A.M. start time. We will begin Saturday at 9 A.M. with late registrations, but we aim to keep these to just a few cars.
Pinewood Derby has been rescheduled for February 6-7th.
We had a very tough call to make this time. Given the uncertainty of the weather, we have decided to cancel the Registration and Race scheduled for tonight and tomorrow morning. FCPS has not made a decision regarding the schools being closed this weekend. We talked with GBE staff several times today to get as much information as possible. The track setup is very intensive. Closing the schools would mean we would have to organize with GBE to come back in and break everything down over the weekend in time for school Monday. We also had to consider the large amount of perishable food that would be wasted due to a late cancellation.
Pinewood Derby Race Info
Registration will begin tonight at 6 p.m. We will have stations set up to adjust and test weight, lube wheels, and make minor repairs. When you get in line to register, your child should have their car ready to race. Once a car is registered, it is sent to the Pit. Once there, it cannot be touched again until the Race. Registration typically ends around 9 p.m., but volunteers will stay longer to complete the massive setup for this event.
Saturday and Sunday Car Cutting Clinics:
Pinewood Derby Car Cutting Clinics
The clinic can take as little as an hour, or you can stay the full session. It depends on how involved your kids want to get that day. Plan for about a 2 hour window. The kids will design, cut and begin sanding their cars and prepare/ polish the axles before they leave. Each child will leave with their car kit and sand paper to finish the job with you at home. You will also be given tips on priming and painting the car before race day on January 24th.
- Nov 1: 1:00pm-6:00p
- Nov 2: 1:00pm-6:00pm
- Nov 8: 1:00pm-6:00pm
- Nov 9: 1:00pm-6:00pm
