Thanks you guys, for bringing back some great memory stuff!
Pinewood derby - we held the car against a glass window pane to make sure all four wheels touched exactly, before we rolled across garage floor to test going straight. As technical as we got.
Others had the electronic scales and a small plastic tube inserted in the rear of the car. Instead of trying to shave off weight or add weights, they poured very fine metal grindings into the tube and capped it at EXACTLY the max limit. Gave it all the benefit of gravity and downhill weight they could.
Learned of potato gun by firing someone elses. Saved work
Oldest son didn't think the girlfirend would take off across the parking lot with him on the hood, as a dare. He also didn't think her girlfriend in the car would yank back the parking brake to stop her. His "hang time" was good, his "bounce" was not. Six inch screw through two breaks in ankle really makes the story.
Youngest son's stunt driving in parking lot ended at the large concrete base of a light pole. Now that story was priceless! "So after sliding to a stop against the pole and smashing the front quarter panel, you got confused and backed up at wrong angle, scraping the entire door panel?!$#&"
You gotta love 'em, cuz nobody else would at such a time. And let me tell you, they will ALWAYS remember who was there for them at the derby, the parking lot, and the ER. And if one day, they find themself in the midst of a life crisis, it may be that your love is the only thing stopping them from seriously hurting themself. Priceless.
I see FIB heading in some wonderful places full of amazing memories. I just hope they don't include concrete and fenders.
