The annual Pine wood Derby Race at the D.C. Fairgrounds

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By Dan Bain

Story Published: Apr 23, 2007 at 8:16 AM PST

The scouts started with a block of wood, and came up with some creative designs for their racing machines.

The cars had to meet strict standards and regulations for size and weight, but you could make any design you wanted, and there were plenty of them from snakes to lizards to race car designs and many others.

The KPIC car number 4, was entered in the media race which included members of the armed forces, and the best thing is it didn't finish last.

There were winners in each of the scout divisions, and there were some that a lot of

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