Area Cub Scouts put their cars to the test as they competed against over 70 others Scouts in the annual Pinewood Derby event held at Austin Chrysler Jeep in Austin on April 21.

Each year the Austin Noon Kiwanis holds evening pack races over a two-week period for boys to test out their cars and compete against the other members in their pack and den, according to Jean McDermott, chairwoman of the Austin Noon Kiwanis Pinewood Derby.

The culminating event is the district race in which boys are able to race their cars with boys from other packs.

Each boy is presented a participation patch and trophies are awarded to first, second, third and fourth place for each level;  Lion (kindergarten), Tiger (grade 1), Wolf (grade 2), Bear (grade 3), Webelo (grades 4 and 5).