For more than 50 years, the Pinewood Derby has served as a rite of passage for young boys across the country. Each kid starts off with a kit containing a block of wood and four plastic wheels, then they get to go wild creating a car to race in the aforementioned race. For most kids, it’s just one of hundreds of after-school activities their parents throw them into so they can have a couple of fleeting hours of childless sanity. But for Bryce Wong, it was the first time he was dipping his toe into the pool of creativity and a peek at what was to come.
“When it comes down to applying some sort of creativity to something, projects have always been my favorite thing,” Wong says. “Pinewood Derby cars, school projects, painting skateboards, it’s always been a part of my life.
