Sadly, the Cheese did not stand alone.
On the other hand, the Pickle finished in the top of the whole group.

There is indeed a parents & "Outlaws" league. It was dominated by the pack leadership and folks who had kids in multiple tiers of scouting. I thought about entering a car of my own, but didn't have the time.


It is a lot different then in my day. I was 'older' when I joined Cub Scouts (10 or 11), and it was expected that the older boys do most of the construction. It was also a wooden track with a couple of flags at the end. This time out, it was a carefully crafted aluminum track with a computer controlled gate and timer accurate to 1/100th of a second. Some folks take this stuff very seriously.