Stan Pope wrote:This has the additional benefit of increasing the excitement related to pack races ... part of doing well in the pack races is to earn the right to represent the pack in the district races. And, it avoids the tendency of some pack leaders to elect to not hold a pack derby with the "out" that "Those who want to race can just go to the district/council races and we won't have the bother of a pack race."
Can this be thought of in reverse, "If we make sure every pack runs a PWD, then do we need to do a district/council race?"
Stan Pope wrote:So, in effect, the district race indirectly serves all of the Cubs in the district by its encouragement of pack racing.
This is what I love about my current district, for better or worse, district as become a tradition that many boys look forward to. When pack leaders decide not to do a PWD race, many of the parents ask about district races and that they would like their boys to have to oppurtuninity to go to district. As a result, the packs have the PWD to make sure the boys and parents get what they want.
OneTimeRunner wrote:
It sounds to me like they've had too much "drama" in the past. If that's the case, then he's right. A poorly run PWD does NOT serve the purpose of BSA.
I would think that if they had to much "drama", that the DE would have stated that. It might be a possible reason, but at this point, there is no evidence to say that there is. I have seen the drama, more on the pack levels and less on the district level, at least in the races that i have been to, just in my next of the woods.
*5 J's* wrote:At the council level I could see the possibility of the derby getting too competitive for the Dads. Obviously, if you were to use the Council race as a recruiting tool - it would have just the opposite of the desired effect if the Dads were too competitive.
Although we only have district level PWD, no council level PWD, I have seen just the opposite, the competitivenish of the Dads has been very good, the Dads congratulate each others and there sons. It has been neat to see. Yes we are a small, tight-nit district so many of us interact with each other at church and the high school football games and in daily work. It is awesome to see.
The only drama that I know of in the district that I am currently living in is that the previous District PWD Chairman was allowing cars to race that clearly had violations, wheelbase, wheels, etc. Not only did they run, but won their den, and even won district champion. People complained, titles was stripped, then without anyone knowing reinstated. After that I was asked to take over. Its been good so far, for BSA in our area, district, packs, boys and their families. I just want to see that happen in the new council I am moving to.