10th annual Pinewood Derby brings the speed in Flagler Beach

Contestants in both the youth and adult categories ran head-to-head in the races March 3.

By Colleen Michele Jones
| 10:12 a.m. March 4, 2017

Maddox Harshbarger, 6, holds up two of the derby cars he entered in the race. Photos by Colleen Michele Jones

Cars raced two-by-two on the 40-foot ramp.

Riley Weitzel, 8, with the shark-inspired car she created for the derby.

Cars faced a double elimination to earn the award for best speed, and a trophy, in both the kids and adult divisions.

The derby, held in Veterans Park as part of the city' s "First Friday" celebration, brought out crowds of onlookers.

Ruby Golomb, 6, on the right, waits to defend her first-place title at last year' s derby, with sister Ivy, 3, before the start of the races.

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The 10th annual Pinewood Derby races were held March 3, as part of Flagler Beach's "First Friday" celebration.

The event, run by City Hall, took place in Veterans Park. Derby cars raced two-by-two on a 40-foot ramp and faced a double elimination round.

Prizes were awarded in both the youth and adult divisions, for fastest car and most creative design. Winners for fastest car, kids' division, were: first place, "Undertail," by Stanley Gutzek; second place, "The Shark," by Riley Weitzel; and third place, "The Green Bandit," by Nathan Smith. Winners for fastest car, adult division, were: first place, "Surf Truck," by Dave Dalecki; second place, "Surf 97.3 FM Speed Wagon," by David Mikulka; and third place, "The Ox," by Rodney Harshbarger. Most creative design went to Marrina Piepenzung for "Galactic."