Previously on Shop Class.
You are going to re-imagine your very own picnic table.
There you go.
- Bring on the boulder. - Bring on the boulder.
- Okay. - My God.
And the winning team is
- the Green Team. - Wow.
Chris, Sean, and Ruth rock and roll to the win,
securing a spot in the semi-finals.
Now, three new teams take the spotlight,
turning a pile of wood, bricks, and a bunch of tires
- into downhill derby racers. - Perfect.
- The beast. - The beast.
Then, we'll put their builds to the test in a time trial.
- Roll that racer. - Go, let's go, come on.
With one coveted semi-final spot up for grabs,
which of these teams will move on to the next round?
- Whoa! - Whoa!
I'm super psyched, the place is amazing, I cannot wait to start building.
- Nice to meet you. Hi. - Look at these.
I wanna show my competitors that Green Team is here to win
and that we're the ones to beat.
Hey, everybody.
Welcome to Shop Class. Thank you.
I can tell that you are all ready,
- eager. - Absolutely.
- Yup. - Yup.
Now, we have the Gold Team.
I'm Andrew, I'm 13, and I love building.
I'm Carrington, I'm 13, and I love wood-working.
I'm Bill, I teach wood shop in Santa Barbara.
And let's hear from the Blue Team.
My name's Ella Noel, I'm 12 years old.
I honestly love doing a little bit of everything and trying new things.
My name's Angelina and I'm 14 years old
and I love doing creative things with my hands.
I'm Eric and I'm wood shop teacher in Oakland, California.
And rounding things off is the Green Team.
My name's lanina, I'm 12 years old, and I'm obsessed with wood-working.
I'm Alex, I'm 13, and I love robotics.
My name is Omar and I teach a shop class in San Diego, California.
So, we have three teams ready to compete,
but only one team will conquer and move on.
The winning team will advance to the semi-final round
and be one step closer to earning the title "Shop Class Champs"
and taking home an epic grand prize.
Before we put your shop class talents to the test,
let's meet the skilled panel of judges who would decide
which build is top of the class.
First up is an award-winning maker and architect, Brooks Atwood.
Hi, guys, hi.
Our next judge is an interior designer and home decor expert, Ms. Lauren Makk.
Hi, everybody.
Finally, please welcome guest judge and senior facility designer
from Walt Disney Imagineering,
Justin Harris.
Hey guys.
My name is Justin Harris.
I'm a part of the architecture design studio
and I lead a group of architects on different types of attractions.
Okay. Are you ready to find out what you're building?
Yes.
Then teachers, grab a pushcart and bring it back to your station.
It's my favorite part of the show. Teachers, on the count of three,
I want you to pull those tarps.
Students, drum roll if you could.
Great. On any surface.
One, two, three, pull those tarps.
- My God. - You see in front of you,
what? A bunch of wood, some bricks, and some tires.
When we took the tarp off, and I saw the wheels and the bricks,
I figured that we we're making something that was meant to go fast.
Okay. You're building and racing
your very own...
Shop Class Derby Racer.
Your builds will be judged
on overall design creativity and build functionality.
Your racers must be six to seven feet long,
and weigh between seventy-five and a hundred and fifty pounds.
You'll have just three days to build a downhill racer
that can drive straight and can go fast.
Teams, are you ready to build your race car?
Yes.
Let's get building.
- All right, pencil. - Labeling.
The bricks.
With my work as an architect and product designer,
you're never just designing for one factor, like, speed.
You always have to take into account weight, aerodynamics,
friction, gravity, but also materials.
- Should I get on that side? - Yeah. Come on over here.
So, I'm coming in looking for how the teams are gonna really be innovative
with combining aesthetics and performance.
We need to come up with something that is gonna be easy to build
and at the same time is gonna be aerodynamic.
I feel like focusing on functionality is the main goal of this challenge
because if we're not gonna focus on it, then it just won't go.
We should add a triangle in the front and it will be easy to build.
And it will also make it to kind of speed and run through the air.
This shape actually takes in force the best
because it is actually curving around.
We can't really make it an oval
- because we're still using wood. - Oval.
How about if we actually create something that actually gives us both
the aerodynamics that we're looking for,
but also the front triangular shape.
I actually really like this shape.
It's pretty much a middle compromise.
So, my group has decided to build an aerodynamic race car.
We create a slope in the front that allows the air to hit it
and hit off the cart.
I think we can win with this kind of build.
So, it's gonna be our car.
- That's not bad. - Yup.
That's just the back of it and then, this line goes all the way through...
...and then the teeth.
I'm more of a drawer,
so, the part that I'm gonna take a lot of my ideas into is the artistry.
We should have water here because, like, you said...
- Yeah. - ...the flames will kind of be
under, like, just finishing.
So, it's, like, boiling the shark in the water.
Yeah.
This actually looks pretty good.
So, we've decided to build the land shark.
We're trying to split the difference,
50% design, 50% functionality.
I don't think it's gonna be very aerodynamic,
but we're hoping that it has some speed and we hope it looks pretty cool.
I'm excited, I think this is gonna be a very challenging but a cool plan.
- Do you guys have any ideas? - Yes.
Ella Noel and Angelina are awesome.
They're totally fun to work with and they've got some great ideas.
Right, do we wanna add any style
- to this thing? - Yes.
We kind of got scatter-brained.
Because it's made of wood, I was thinking a nature theme.
- Music. - Why not a candy-inspired cart?
- And then we thought makeup. - Anything beauty-oriented.
And then we went to women's rights.
Susan B. Anthony.
But then we got too metaphorical.
The voting for women's signs.
Remember when people used to stand to get votes from women in the rain,
by the presence? Okay.
And then we were thinking, "So why not animals?"
What about like pet style, like, cats and dogs?
So, finally we got into a pig and it looked great, so we kept it.
We're gonna be putting snout, the eyes,
and then the ears are gonna stick up like right behind it.
So, we've decided to build a Shop Class Derby Racer
and I think we're focusing a little more on design than functionality.
So, hopefully, it will blow people away with the cute little pig
because who doesn't like pigs? They're super cute and plus it's pink.
Okay. We have a good idea, though.
Carrington, what's up? You've got a...
- Yeah. Yes, yes. - I'm seeing a shark fin.
- Yeah? - We're trying to create
- a derby car shark. - Cool.
Bring me up to speed on how you're gonna make that up to speed?
It's not that aerodynamic, unfortunately.
I mean, it's kind of like a parachute going through.
- It'll be fun. - So, you're willing to sacrifice
maybe some of the speed for the cool...
- For the wow factor. - Yeah, for the wow factor. We hope.
So, we kind of made a compromise between this idea...
...and idea number three.
I don't know any... What any of this means,
but it looks impressive to an outsider.
Looks, like, a... I'm gonna say robot pig.
- Okay. Yeah. That's close enough. - Yeah. Okay.
So, this is the back, that's
the little curly tail.
- That's right. - I like that.
- To think that pigs... - I don't know.
...could fly would be great.
- We could put some wings on this thing. - My gosh, wait...
- Yes. - See...
My work here is done.
My favorite thing about Imagineering is teamwork.
And the ability to collaborate with designers and engineers
to deliver these crazy attractions.
My advice to the teams is to collaborate, work together,
and never take anything off the table.
Should I take the wheels off
- or not? - Just keep them
- on there for right now. - Yeah.
You wanna start cutting out the silhouette of the shark on the side?
- Yeah. - Okay.
Andrew is a skilled origami artist.
This is my origami board that I made for the Senior Citizen Center.
And has been involved with the YMC Adventure Guides
for eight years.
The first thing before we start doing any cutting,
we need to know the length
- of each element on the frame. - Yeah.
- Okay? - Yeah.
Alex is also an inventor and has been recognized
in science competitions for his robotic ocean-exploring device.
His name is ROED, it stands for Robotic Ocean Exploring Device.
It's a drone-like gadget that is environmentally friendly
and explores the ocean.
You wanna bring this back just a little farther?
- Yes. - Just a little, yeah.
Yeah. So, how far do you wanna bring it back?
I think we should end it at six foot, so back a half inch
- at least. - Okay.
That way, it's, like, even.
So, what we really needed was an eraser.
- Yeah. I'll go check if there is one. - We need...
Ella Noel loves expressing herself through creating.
It's a three in one, chair, stool, storage.
And her favorite build is her bright pink birdhouse.
In the original plan, we have four by fours right here. So,
we're gonna double these two by fours.
- Okay. - Okay.
All right. So, there is the front of our car.
We're gonna mount the wheels on some side-piece two by fours
and then we're gonna start making the body of the shark.
- Good. Okay. - My gosh.
We want a little bit of space between the car, and then the wheel.
The start of the build is going actually really good.
But we need to figure out the math
for how much is gonna overhang.
I was kind of nervous because I saw some other teams
moving a little more efficient than us.
Here, I'll teach you another lesson. If you wanna measure something
but you can't get your tape measure to that, right?
You got to measure out here,
you take a straight edge, put it on there.
But we are taking our time and we are getting what we need
to get done by the day, so
can't wait to see how it turns out.
So, what's that measurement?
- Seven. - Seven inches.
No, because we're measuring to the bottom,
- we're not measuring to the top... - Then six.
- ...right? - Six.
Okay. Hi, my name's Eric Runge.
If you're one of my students, you can call me Mr. Runge.
When Eric's not teaching shop class, he remodels homes
and has fixed up five.
- Nice. - Hey, guys.
- Hey. - With the assembly process
underway, Disney Imagineer, and wonderfully-named, Justin
- stops by to check in on the teams. - Basically, we have the frame of the...
the land shark built...
and we are now creating the assembly
so, we can mount the wheels on it.
Gold Team's shop class derby racer is a true predator on the track.
With a shark mouth full of teeth, they're betting on design
to take them to the semi-finals.
One thing you should wanna think about is making sure that it's functional.
You know, you wanna make sure that there's a balance with that.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Gold Team has a really fun design.
I think they've got a really, really big car.
One thing they wanna think about is stability
and making sure that it stays on a straight line
as it's going down the tracks to get that
to the finish line as fast as possible.
So, we're making something that is kind of triangular
so, the air molecules, when it hits it, it's kind of
- breaking through it. - Okay.
The Green Team is thinking function over form
with an aerodynamic triangular design.
They hope by minimizing wind resistance, they'll take first prize at the races.
It seems like you guys were focused more on function over design.
- Yeah. - So, in my job,
I'm always balancing the two because both are equally important
and a lot of times, one is inspiring the other.
So, we wanna make sure that it's aesthetically pleasing...
as well as functional.
The Green Team, one thing that they need to think about is, you know,
aesthetics, and making sure the car is as beautiful as it performs.
What types of things are you doing to make sure that
you guys are the ones that come out on top?
We made the wheels and we chose the ones with the least amount of friction.
So, that they would go faster.
- And try to be thinner. - That makes a lot of sense.
When you think about road bikes or speed bikes,
- they've got the really thin tires... - Yeah.
...and those are the ones that run faster.
Blue Team's motto is "Think pink."
They're designing a convertible pig car,
complete with pig face grille and a functioning trunk
to hold the bricks that they hope will increase speed.
I really like the idea of the pig.
One thing you do wanna think about, though,
is to make it as fast possible, you wanna make sure it's aerodynamic.
It may not have to be a literal pig,
you could do kind of an abstract pig where it still looks like a pig,
but it still gonna allow the function of your vehicle to move faster.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
We are screwing in the different bolts...
for the tires.
The start of the build is actually coming together
more quickly than I thought.
That's good.
- I'll do it. - Yeah. I have no arm strength, I'm sorry.
We have the base done and getting the wheels done.
We're trying to put the bolt
all the way up so that we can connect the tires.
Then we're gonna go ahead and drill holes in it
so that these can go up it and the wheels are attached.
I'm just kind of worried a bit on time, but I think we can pressure through it.
We're finally starting to pick up a little more.
We're actually, right now, running a little bit
just right on the edge.
Creating this project in three days is close to being impossible.
It's something that is very challenging.
The opposite way?
- Got it. - One, two, three.
Finishing the base is really important
for us to stay on time and finish this task.
We need to have two, two by fours right here on this side.
And then we have to have the braces.
Bill is a Teacher of the Year Award recipient...
Here is an example of a project the students have made
in the past as well. It's a simple bench made out of pine.
...and has been recognized with many other honors
for his dedication to shop class.
You know, when we came up with this design,
I was like, "No, it's violating the one thing I thought we wouldn't do,"
and that was do a lot of curves.
A little magic paint, the gills, and details,
I hope that it really does look like a shark.
What do we do? A lot of curves.
What do you guys think?
- That looks better. - That looks way better.
Good, good.
Paint it on the side... Wait the... Those are the flames. They're gonna go...
Solid day, but we still have a lot of challenges
- ahead of us and... - Yeah.
...we have a lot of work on our plate.
Especially to get that shark to look like a shark.
I did wish that we got some off the wheels on so we could test it.
But we'll definitely try and do that tomorrow.
At least we have the wheels on the...
- Yeah. - ...axle, right?
I think our... What we've accomplished so far is pretty good.
We just got to work harder tomorrow so we can get this thing done.
When I'm working on a project, I look for balance.
It's not about the individual element, it's about the totality of them all.
I'm looking for the creativity, I'm looking for the execution,
I'm looking for the holistic picture of how it all comes together.
Judge Lauren gets day two jump-started with a visit to the teams.
- So, tell me about your project. - So, it's an aerodynamic race car.
Okay. So, how are you gonna make this look amazing?
Well, first of all, we need to actually make sure that
the frame actually is in place.
- Okay. - And then we can actually start adding
- all the design concepts that we have. - Okay.
See, I really like the idea that you guys are basing this on science,
so really deck it out so that we can get all the story
of all of the work that you've put into the actual thought
- of how it works scientifically. - Yeah.
Green Team has a really unique idea of incorporating
science into their derby car.
I just hope that they can pull off the aesthetic appeal.
They may end up falling short if they spend all their time
on the science and not on the design.
We have, of course, the teeth and the details like the gills.
And then there's gonna be water to represent the shark
- as if it was actually swimming. - Nice.
And then, for a detail at the end,
we were gonna splatter red paint over it
to make it look like blood.
- Yes, a nice gory detail. - Yes.
- That was Carrington's idea. - Do not forget that idea.
- That was a good idea. Yeah. - I am obsessed with sharks,
it's one of my favorite animals on the planet.
I know almost everything about them.
It sounds amazing, I just hope they can pull it off.
We decided to make the front of it more narrow...
- Okay. - ...where we're gonna be putting the eyes
- and the snout and then we're gonna... - Okay.
...make some 3D ears to go right above it.
And then we're gonna paint on some wings on the side.
- A flying pig. - Yeah. Like, a flying pig. Yeah.
You guys are doing a unique shape...
Yeah. - ...so that could be to your credit.
Either way, pigs will be flying.
- Exactly. - Pigs will be flying.
We came up with a new design
which is drum roll, drum roll, cheese car.
- A cheese car? - Yeah.
Green Team is rethinking their lack of design.
Deciding to transform their aerodynamic wedge into Swiss cheese.
Because it's a triangle, it looks like cheese.
So, we're just going to paint the holes on it
and paint it yellow.
Justin the Imagineer told us that we should focus
on both designing and functionality.
- Reason that I don't understand. - I want it to be more
elaborate than cheese.
Yes, but it's cool...
- Maybe if it's... - ...because everyone has animals,
- We have something unique, like, cheese. - Maybe if it's cooler cheese.
- Cheese with glasses? - Yup.
- Seriously? - Yeah.
You guys actually finished the last task I assigned?
Yeah, axles.
- Axles. - Right.
Outside of shop class, Ianina participates
in rhythmic gymnastics...
These are pictures from my gymnastics competition.
I also got a medal.
...and is also an award-winning artist.
So, while the car's away, we have to focus on other stuff,
so, we decided to skip a step instead of working on structure
because we can't right now. The artistic part.
So, I was picking up the brick and I was like,
"We have to do something with this."
And I was like, "Why not paint it and turn into a purse?"
I'm getting black paint. Wait, can you paint bricks?
- You'll never know if you don't try. - All right, we're painting them.
Angelina has built a solar-powered car...
So, when you put it in a clear direction of the sun and then let go
of the back wheels, it'll continue to roll until it hits a shadow.
...and is also an avid gymnast.
So, here we're just making holes for the cheese.
These things are so satisfying, just wanna cut something out like...
stick it on this table.
- Because if table is wood... - What the heck?
Goodness.
Omar is a three-time Shop Teacher of the Year recipient...
This is where all the planning starts.
You can actually see some of the student's...
kind of work samples on the background.
...and also teaches engineering and robotics classes.
- The cheese has come. - Watch out, watch out.
It's a huge car.
- Okay. - Nice, good work.
I had come up with the idea for the flames
just to show some more details and it would pop out more.
Carrington is also a talented dancer and enjoys
creating home-made slime.
I like slime because you can make like different textures for it
and I also love making it with my friends because it gives me something to do
when I'm bored.
We're putting gray on the outside of it
just for some more colors so, it's not just blue and white
and it doesn't get boring.
Bill suggested to just add big flames in the back of the car.
Gold Team is upping their design game
by adding large cut-out wood flames that will trail alongside the shark.
We're gonna paint on the tips maybe a yellow
and then orange and red.
So, it looks like it's going fast, which it will.
Yeah, it looks pretty good.
Make sure to do all upward, that way we get an even brick stroke.
Hopefully, Eric's getting a lot done because if he is, that's gonna be amazing.
- So, we can start painting. - Yeah.
I started getting a little nervous because I saw the teams are...
getting a lot done.
Check it out.
- My God. - That is so cool.
- My God, yes. - I love it.
Excellent. So, we're not ready for paint yet.
I've got to get the wheels adjusted first, so that we can put the other side back on.
- Okay. - Okay.
Once we put the other side back on and that's all locked in...
- Okay. - ...then you can start painting
and I'll start working on the seat and the dashboard and stuff.
- Got it. Okay. - All right. Let's do it.
So, I watched a video on how to make an origami fish
and I thought it would be good for this.
I think the wow moment of our design is the origami fish.
And seeing it all blend in with the fire
and the colors with the water.
Yeah.
You know what? We're gonna weigh the car.
And the reason why I wanna weigh it is because I wanna know exactly
how much weight we have.
Fingers crossed.
- This car is super heavy. - Yes, because we haven't counted
- the wheels, yeah. - As part of the judging criteria,
each racer must weigh between seventy-five and a hundred and fifty pounds.
No.
- How... - That's bad.
- That is... - That's bad.
- That's not good. - Our car is so heavy.
Go back to work and let's bring back the car
and let's make those adjustments.
- Yeah. Let's go. - Okay.
The clock is ticking and we've got to get this done.
Ella Noel and I have mixed some paint
and we are now painting our beautiful pig.
I definitely thought we were a little more behind
but now, I'm confident that we're in it to win it.
Hey, here's the shark.
Whoa.
- That's so cool. - It's so cool.
Run a little tape across, you know, where the gaps are,
so that we can seal it up and then we can start painting it.
I'm so jealous.
My God. It's, like, the most amazing shark I've seen.
Haven't seen many sharks but that's like the most amazing one there is.
Pink pigs, supernatural sharks, cool cheese.
Comparison.
So, tomorrow, we'll finish up the seat, we'll get a dashboard...
- going so, maybe you guys can... - Finish painting.
Tomorrow, we get the flames and the waves painted on the back,
- add the teeth. - Good work today.
- Yeah. See you. - High five.
Look right there, it says Shop Class.
Okay. And the windshield is like way too heavy.
It's probably about ten pounds. So, we're gonna have to take this off
and that is gonna put us to 157.
So, we still need to actually lose those seven pounds.
To make their derby racer lighter,
the Green Team has already removed the windshield
but it's still too heavy.
So, now, they have to find another way to reduce the weight.
I'm hoping that by removing these three elements,
that'll put us right where we need to be.
We have one more day
so, we're gonna be cutting it very close.
We still need to actually finish some structural parts.
We need to test and then we need to decorate.
- That's it. - That's not... that's not light.
Hello, hey, Green Team.
- Hey. - Hey. How's it going? Hey.
As Green Team sheds weight
from their derby racer, Judge Brooks stops by for a visit.
We focused more on the science aspect and we went for aerodynamics...
One of my favorite words, aerodynamics.
So, how are you incorporating aerodynamics?
So, the slope is gonna allow the air molecules to bounce off of it,
not go into it which would make less drag,
- meaning it'll go faster. - Right.
- Slicing the air with a slice of cheese. - Wait... Okay, wait, so,
- this is a piece of cheese... - It's a Piece of cheese.
- Yeah. - ...racing down the mountain.
- Yeah. - My gosh. Okay,
that's hilarious. Like, as much as I love the wedge, it's just a triangle
and I see that you have dots,
which is really cool, but the overall design...
- Yeah. - ...is still kind of just a triangle.
Design is a critical element of the challenge.
And so, a cheese triangle,
you just got to push the boundaries of what cheese could be.
So, if you take a little bite out of it,
or there's some kind of mouse eating it or something,
I think will add to that cheese element.
But they just need to up the design game a bit.
How do you translate a pig concept car into an actual derby car?
Well, for one thing, as you can see, we made the tail out of rope...
- Yeah. - ...and we made it twisted,
and we're gonna put a snout, eyes, and ears over there.
And because the saying,
- when pigs fly, we have wings. - We have some wings.
When pigs fly, so, you're using the saying,
you got the wings.
That's adorable, they even have eyelashes...
- Yeah. - ...of course, because they're amazing.
I love pigs, and also pink is my favorite color. So,
I'm all for it, I think design-wise, it's,
it's really coming together and it looks great.
We'll see performance-wise, how the axles are working,
the wheels, the aerodynamics.
We'll see how that plays out but it looks really good.
We actually are having bumpers being put onto the derby car,
so that in case it moves to the right
or left, it'll just bump off and keep going.
That's amazing. I'm seeing some waves, I'm seeing some fire,
I'm seeing a really scary shark, and then I see this blue platform.
Tell me how this goes together.
The idea is that the shark is gonna be on top of the car right here.
These waves are gonna be secured to the side...
- Okay. - ...right here and then the shark...
- and then the flames. - Would it be going...
- like, that. - Amazing.
Sharks coming down the mountain, that's just ridiculous and super fun.
The paint job is amazing and spectacular.
And the shark looks incredibly realistic out of wood,
I mean, I don't know how they made that.
They're adding bumpers to protect the wheels
so, if it does drift off, it'll just bounce off
of whatever obstacle that is and keep going.
So, I think that could be their secret weapon.
Should we start with the shark putting it on
then the waves after, since the waves go on the outside
- and we shouldn't try and... - Yeah, we should do this.
- I think that's a good idea. - ...stick the big shark in. So...
So, should we all carry it over under the car?
- Yeah. - Right on. All right.
And we still have a few things we need to do
in order to do get it completed, attach the shark to the base...
- Okay. - Okay.
- In a bit. - ...attach the bumpers...
Sweet.
...the waves...
- Teeth. - ...the flames, the teeth, and then
I think we have just little touch-ups
and I think we're hopefully looking pretty good.
This is like an art piece.
We're gonna take some, get it on the putty knife.
Smooth it out, you want it to be just a little bit lumpy
because when it dries, it's gonna shrink a little bit,
you'll sand it off and then it'll be flat underneath.
- Okay? - Okay. Got it.
All of these little things fill that up.
So...
Ella Noel and Angelina not only need to do the putty work
and sand their pig with little time left,
but now also need to create
the perfect shade of pink to finish the job.
Can we please take it to the pig
- just to see the reference color? - Yeah.
Because I don't wanna make it too light and then be like,
"No, it's too late now."
The clock was ticking and we could not match the pink color.
That pink is either too light or too dark.
- It is darker, technically than this. - A bit.
And of course, it's too dark.
Hopefully, this is the color because it can't fit anymore.
It's perfect, let's go.
Yellow, 'cause it's cheese.
- It's at 149. - One forty-nine?
- I don't wanna know. - Six foot,
- six and a half, so, we're good there. - Ha-ha.
It's a pretty good weight, I wish we're a little bit lighter.
But I think we can work with it.
Some teams were just focusing on design
and then the other was...
They're just focusing on functionality. But I think we got a mix in both.
Well, I think the judges should notice that.
I sure hope so, I really do.
That is 7.8,
we're above, just about twelve inches.
Are you kidding me?
We don't have any time.
Haven't you heard the Russian saying...
So, we can't keep this right here, we can actually keep this.
And then this is the only part.
We can actually take this off, cut, and then bring all these parts together.
The Green Team's wedge is not regulation.
They need to lose almost a foot off the length to stay in the race.
Our car's being split into two...
and we still have to do the holes on the cheese.
- We're gonna keep this frame... - Okay.
...and the axle...
assembly so, we can actually reattach it.
And then, once we reattach it, start detailing.
Hey, Omar, you have one hour, one hour.
- That's it? - Man.
- Okay. We have to hurry. - We gotta get going. Okay.
- Finish the... - I'm gonna get the bumper on
we need to get those pig's ears painted.
- Okay. - Okay.
- We need to do touch up. - Try to hurry...
I'll get the gauges, I'll get the gauges.
To have everything come in place, you know, it's close to being impossible.
And this one feels a little flimsy.
Yeah, got it, I see it, my God.
I got it.
We'll get another coat with this paint.
Every time I look up, there's more to paint.
It's crunch time.
- Five minutes to go. - We need to hurry.
- No. No. - No.
Okay. I'm gonna bolt it in.
- It just rolled in paint. - Okay.
I wouldn't go down farther than about there.
Get it off.
Ten seconds.
- My God. Come on. - We need to move, go, go.
Nine. Eight.
Seven. Six.
Five. Four.
Three. Two.
One. Tools down.
Great, Bill. Great, everyone.
Fantastic.
Thanks. Thanks, Ella Noel.
Welcome, builders.
How you guys feeling today?
- Yeah? - Good, good.
Pumped?
- Yes. - Yes.
Good. Over the past three days, you designed and build
your very own shop class derby racer.
Your racers had to be between six and seven feet long,
and weigh between seventy-five and a hundred fifty pounds.
Let's start closest, with Blue Team.
Eric, I'm just curious, why did you go with the pig
- for your derby racer car? - Well, I think you may discover
that pigs are faster than you think they are.
- Yeah. - You mean...
- Especially when they're supernatural. - Also, they have wings.
- Yes. - Now... Interesting,
how did you get that idea?
What part of your design are you most proud of, Ella Noel?
We have a brick purse, we're pretty proud of that.
- A brick purse. - It's in the trunk.
Whoa. Angelina, do you think that brick purse is gonna help your pig fly faster?
Yes, because it's heavier, it'll give it more kinetic energy.
Well, thank you, Blue Team.
It looks great, I can't wait to see if it flies.
- Bill, how did your build go? - The build, it went really well.
I had great two team members that were awesome.
And we went with kind of an artistic design.
So, Andrew, can you talk me through your racer?
These bumpers are for if it hits the sides,
so, it can just spin and roll off and then
- keep going. - Nice.
We put the big wheels in the back and the small ones in the front so,
it can create more weight going to the front so, it'll go faster.
It looks ferocious and fast, I like it.
- Thank you. - All right, Green Team.
How did you come up with the cheese design?
- Where did this come from? - So, at first,
we had an aerodynamic triangular race car.
Then I thought race car would be way too simple.
Yeah. You wanted something a little eye-catching.
Yeah. It turned out to be a cheese race car...
- Okay. - ...because we added the spoiler.
Spoiler alert.
Okay. Judges, why don't we take
- a closer look? - Absolutely.
Which one do you wanna start with?
- Cheese. - Okay.
I guess we'll start with the cheese.
You did a big wheel in the back
- and more treaded tire in the front? - Yeah.
- The concept is with the speed,
you actually get friction and that's why we actually decided
to go with the small wheels in the front.
And was it intentional to use a different tire treads
in the front versus the back?
- Versus the back, yeah. - All right, judges,
let's take a closer gander
- at the Gold Team's design? - Let's do it.
What did you make the body and the sides with?
Wood. Which was kind of tricky.
- You did the inside out. - Whoa. It even
- feels like shark skin. - Masonite?
- Bendable... - Yeah.
The origami is done impeccably.
How did you decide on the wave direction this way?
We're thinking since it's moving forward,
we want the waves to be going forward kind of like it's in motion.
Okay. Let's take a look at Blue Team's pink design.
It even has the steering wheel.
- Wow. - Little like...
- There's a sound system. - Sound. Yeah.
Yeah.
I think the trunk is an awesome idea, very creative.
Now, are these meant to be steered?
They're not meant to be steered.
So, it's all about how you tune the wheels...
- Yes. Yeah. - ...let's see how fast this sucker goes.
Blue Team, thanks so much,
I never thought I'd say this but your flying pig looks great.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
The judges have had a chance to take a closer look,
so, let's get into race position.
- All right. - All right, let's go.
Let's do it.
Speed!
Oink, oink.
So, Ella, Angelina,
your pig is gonna set the pace, how do you feel about that?
- Kind of nervous. - Nervous but excited.
- Yeah. - Okay. Blue Team, are you ready?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
On the count of three.
- One, two, three. - Two, three.
- Roll that racer. - There it goes, there it goes.
Yeah.
All right, looks like the pig has hit the barrier.
Let's go, let's go, come on.
It's going... All right.
Nice.
My goodness, the bumper saved us definitely.
Blue Team, your pig made it down the hill in a time of 16.2 seconds.
Congratulations.
- So, you're in first place. - Thank you.
Thanks.
- But obviously, there are two more teams. - Yeah.
Gold Team, you're up next.
Bill, are you ready?
On the count of three, I want you to roll that racer.
One, two, three, roll it.
Hey. There it goes.
It's picking up some speed.
He'll keep the veering.
It's working!
Camera down, camera down.
- All right, Carrington. - Shark attack!
Okay. Gold Team, I have your official time.
And your shark set at a time of 14.5 seconds,
which puts you in first place. Well done.
- Well done, Carrington. - Yeah.
Hey, Bill.
- Yeah. - Great job.
Green Team, you guys are up.
All right, lanina.
Time to beat is 14.5 seconds.
- Are you ready? - Yeah.
What time would you say your cheese wedge is gonna get?
- Ten seconds. - Ten seconds?
Well, hey, Omar are you ready?
One, two, three,
roll that cheese.
Hey, all right.
Here comes that wedge of cheese.
It's coming right...
- No, no, no, no, no. - It's angling a little bit.
No!
- Are you serious? - Are you kidding me?
Green Team, your cheese wedge did not finish.
Which means Gold Team
you win with a trial time of 14.5 seconds.
Hey, all right.
But remember, the time trial only counts for half your score.
So, anything can still happen. You're all in play.
So, let's head back and decide which build is top of the class, right?
- Let's go, teams. - Let's do it.
Judges.
Before we announce the winner, let's hear from our judges.
Brooks, what are your thoughts on Gold Team's design?
I think it was a genius idea to use smaller front wheels
and bigger back wheels to get their propulsion to go down the street.
- So, way to go! - I love how you set
the rows of teeth in different, like, layers, and I just absolutely love
- the origami fish. - Justin,
what are your thoughts on the Gold Team's shark?
Well, I thought this design showed an incredible creativity.
The shark looks menacing, it's definitely a showstopper.
Lauren, I'm gonna start with you on the Blue Team's pig design.
I love that you created a character
with the lashes and the curly tail.
Just, all these elements really pull together
and create a really amazing hog. I was in hog heaven, if you will.
I thought the design was incredibly well balanced
and the attention to detail and the execution
is a type of design work that us Imagineers strive for every day.
Brooks.
In terms of the construction, it was very well built. The seams
are impeccable, the joints, the craftsmanship,
the curved wood, absolutely amazing.
The pig face, the character, the bumper, so slick.
- Thank you. - Awesome.
Justin, what are your thoughts on Green Team's Cheese Racer?
So, for Green Team, I think, from the very beginning,
you guys were focused on creating a sleek vehicle
that's, you know, streamlined in terms of making it
down the hill as fast as possible.
And you definitely have the most aerodynamic vehicle.
Well, Green Team, my last name is Makk, so, you know I love the cheese.
When I met with your team, I was super excited
because you had all these elements of science that you're really going for
and I thought it was incredible and I was a little bit worried
about the aesthetics but you were able to pull off this cheese wedge
- in a really fun and unique way. - It's absolutely stunning.
You've taken a normal derby car concept
and created something magical and wonderful.
I really like the black molecule dots as this kind of aerodynamic thing.
And I love just how fast it looked.
All right, judges, thank you for your feedback.
We're gonna huddle up really quickly, figure out what's happening,
and we'll get back to you, okay?
All right. So, yeah...
This competition is engineering and design
and I think our team has both.
- And the curly tail is a way that... - Yeah.
I think we have a good chance to actually win.
- You know they're gripping. - Our wood-working,
our origami, and our designs are gonna get us to the semi-finals.
Okay. Judges, let's go back and deliver the news.
- Okay. - Okay.
Okay, teams. As you know, there's only one team
moving onto the semi-finals.
And the winning team is...
the Gold Team.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
The Gold Team sped past the competition
and impressed the judges with their derby racer,
earning Bill, Andrew, and Carrington the last spot in the semi-finals.
Blue and Green Team, you're not moving on
but you are going home with something awesome
a fully stocked rolling tool chest for all your future builds. Really cool.
Gold Team, congratulations, we'll see you in the semi-finals.
- Thank you. - Great job.
Well done, well done.
We went above and beyond and we're going to the semi-finals.
- Really cool. - Congratulations you guys,
way to go.
Gold Team.