Down and Derby Page #6

What's the matter?

Nothing's the matter.

I thought you put Champ

in the garage.

I did.

Somebody's in the house!

Ace, Ace! No, no, no, no!

He might have a gun.

Call Big Jimmy.

Where is he?

He's in the backyard!

You stay right here.

Phil!

Phil, where are you?

Did you see him?

Hey!

I thought I told you

to stay inside.

Sorry.

What'd you find?

The tracks lead up to the fence,

and they... they disappear.

This guy was under my bed.

I pet his head,

he sniffed my hand.

How weird is that?

You pet his head?

I thought he was the dog.

" The way it moves"

" it's '40s style."

" Don't you know

that it's driving me wild."

" Whoa yeah."

" Won't settle for second place."

" I gotta win this race."

" All I see is the finish line."

" And nothin' can deter me."

" You best believe."

" Well, it's gonna get

down and derby!"

it's not like the truck

that you made.

It can't be, you know,

50 feet long.

If you read your Bible,

it only has to be straight As.

They gotta be a certain

distance apart.

You ever see

the Tour de France?

" Oh yeah."

" I'm finally gonna get a taste."

" Of first place."

" All I see is the finish line."

" And nothing can deter me."

" You best believe."

" Well, it's gonna get

down and derby."

" Down and derby... "

Right, but the thin wheels

are the racing wheels in a bike race.

The thin wheels are the racing

wheels in a bike...

What are you talking about?

Yeah, the thinner the wheel,

the faster the wheel.

He's got a point.

That's how Ricky Ricardo started.

Then you spray it, nice...

" All I see is the finish line."

" And nothing can deter me."

" You best believe."

All right.

" Well, it's gonna get

down and derby. "

Let's do it.

Okay.

Ready, set, go!

What, what, what did you get,

Big Jimmy?

3.10.

What'd you get?

3.10.

Blaine?

Oh.

Okay.

This is huge.

This is huge.

Congratulations, guys.

We just built the fastest car

in the history

of the Pinewood Derby.

Yeah!

All right!

We did it!

We did it!

Wait, wait, wait!

Hold it.

Maybe we should race it again,

just to be sure?

No, no, no!

Don't touch it, okay?

The less we handle it,

the better.

She's ready to roll.

He's right.

Don't breathe.

Graphite?

Check.

Lead tape?

Check.

Sand paper?

Check.

Screwdriver?

Check.

And finally...

The car.

Careful, careful.

Yes.

Easy, easy, easy, easy does it.

There you go.

All right.

Phil?

Yeah?

We've been talking...

Only one of us can race the car.

We want it to be you and Brady.

Wh-what about you guys?

If anybody is going to have

the pleasure of beating Ace,

it should be you.

Um...

I...

I love you guys.

This is nice.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Oh... um... go.

Seating is limited...

Thank you.

" It's getting down and derby."

" Well, it's getting on

down and derby."

" Sweet thing, thing, thing,

thing, thing, thing."

The rules state

that you cannot touch your car

once it has been registered.

You coming?

Yeah, I'll be there

in a minute.

Yeah.

Phil.

Hey.

Hey.

Thanks for coming.

I guess you...

you got my message?

Yeah.

Yeah.

What happened to your leg?

I'll tell you about

that later, but guess what?

We got the Yakimoto campaign.

Huh?

How did you do that?

You know one of those flashes

I told you about?

So, um...

where's... where's Brady?

There he is.

He has been working...

for two days on a car.

What car?

Dad's neighbor

gave him some pointers.

Oh, Kim, Kim...

He's really excited, Phil.

Okay, okay.

But Kim, just... just wait.

Just one second.

Take a look at this.

It's beautiful, right?

Yeah.

She does the track in 3.10.

She's gonna... she's gonna be

number one today.

Mm-hmm.

I'm hoping you're gonna be

number one today, Phil.

What's that supposed to mean?

Think about it.

Maybe you'll get

one of those flashes.

No, no, no...

Kim, Kim, Kim!

No, don't...

Kim, don't, don't, don't,

don't make me do this.

I, I put, like, 100 hours into this car.

How did it go?

I think it was

one of your best slogans.

It was from

the United Care campaign.

Let's see... oh!

"Sacrifice is when you give up

something good

for something better."

I love you, Phil.

And I am very excited

about the Derbymoto campaign.

Kim?

Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim,

Kim, Kim, Kim?

3.10.

3.10.

Kim?

I put 150 hours into this car!

Hey, just let me race it, huh?

Hey, please!

Ow... oh... ow...

Come on, let's go!

What are you waiting for?

Did, did, did you guys,

did you see that?

Yeah.

Disqualified.

He hired some kid to pose as his son

so he could get into the Derby.

Yeah, I guess

all he's got is girls.

Says his dad never let him

make his own car.

What some people won't do.

Hey guys!

How's it going?

Hey.

Hey, y'all seen A.J. and Teri?

Yeah, they're right over there.

Okay, thanks.

You take it easy

on us today, okay?

All right, you take it easy

on us too, huh?

Stacey, Stacey, Stacey.

This is the last call for race entry.

Guys?

Guys, I'm not gonna...

I'm not gonna race the car today.

Which one of you guys wants it?

What?

What are you talking about?

Brady made a car.

Come on.

Hold on.

Wait a second.

What about you?

Does he have any idea

how much time and effort

you put into this thing?

Where's Brady?

No, no, Big, Big Jimmy!

It's not about that.

This is what I gotta do.

This is what I want to do.

Over my dead body

is Ace gonna win this thing today.

Give me that car!

You have three minutes

to register your car.

This is the last call.

Yeah...

Excuse me.

Hey, buddy.

I've been looking

all over for you.

Me?

Yeah.

You know, you better

get down there

and get your car registered.

You're...

you're gonna be late.

Well... what about your car?

Oh, forget about...

my car.

Your car is what

the Pinewood Derby's all about.

Now, go on... get your car

and get down there.

Aw... thanks, Dad!

All right.

Okay, buddy.

We have to get started.

This is absolutely the last call.

3.10.

Mwah!

Ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to the annual

Pinewood Derby,

the greatest race in the world.

And for this greatest race in the world,

we have an extremely special guest.

Back in 1953, this man founded

and created the Pinewood Derby.

Please welcome...

Mr. Don Murphy!

Thank you.

Are we ready?

Then let the races begin.

We have a winner in lane 5.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

We have a winner in Lane 2.

Mom, Dad, my car's gonna race!

On the bus.

Dad, my car's racing!

Oh, which one is it?

Oh, it's the one

next to the yellow one.

Yeah.

It looks like it's gonna be

an early night.

So, what do you say we take

Brady to dinner and a movie?

Mm...

All right.

Hey, it looks good!

Yeah, what...

what do you call it?

Well, Grandpa's neighbor...

he said we should call it

"The Fluke."

"The Fluke?"

Wait, who's grandpa's neighbor?

We are set!

Oh... shh...

We're gonna race!

They're off!

It looks like we have a car

that's qualified

for "safest driver" award.

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, I am really proud of you!

You know, it looked to me like

it was, uh, gaining.

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