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Norman Rockwell Would Be Proud

On Saturday, Cub Scout Packs 100 and 192 held their annual Pinewood Derby at Coleytown Middle School.

Westport CT Cub  Scouts

Sure, they used a laptop to tweak their homemade cars for peak performance. (Or maybe they were just playing Angry Birds.)

Westport CT Cub Scouts

But it’s great to know that — in an age filled with demands like youth sports, music lessons, tutoring and god knows what else — something as simple as watching a homemade race car tear down a track still brings such joy to some kids.

Westport CT Cub Scouts

I especially like the boy in orange, at the far right of the front row. That’s the spirit!

Westport Cub Scouts

(Click below for a short video shot with a camera attached to one of the cars. Click here if your browser does not connect directly to YouTube.)