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Welcome Racers
It's time for the pinewood derby race on Saturday Febuary 27th at the Church! You will receive your prinwood derby kit at the December pack meeting. Be sure to
read this web page which includes the rules, help, speed tips and more. The most important part is to have fun and spend time with your son!
Start Time
Weigh in will start at 8:00 with racing to start around 10:00. Prizes will
be awarded at the end of racing so boys should plan to attend the entire race.
We anticipate it will last about 2 hours.
Concessions (cofee, juice and pastries) will be available for sale. We will also have hot dogs and chips available
Parent Race
This is the second year we will have an additional pinewood derby race just for the parents and siblings! It will be on Friday the day before (26th) with weigh in at 6:00pm and the race
will start about 7:00pm. Each parent and sibling may race a car following the same rules as posted below. They must be present to race the car. The whole family is
welcome to come and watch!
Please note, the cars racing Friday night will be held at the Church after the race is complete. You will be able to pickup your car after the scout's race on Saturday.
Also, you can bring your son's car in Friday night to weigh it but you will not be able to test run it down the track. So it's best to keep it at home unless you
need to weigh it.
The parents will need to purchase their pinewood derby kit from the council store here in Savannah. The cost of the kit is about $4. The scouts will receive their kit free at the December pack meeting.
Rules
Be sure to read and follow all of the rules so your car is not disqualified
at inspection before the race. Each pinewood derby kit comes with instructions
in the box with the rules. Be sure to read below for further rules.
Click here to view the Official Pinewood Derby Rules for 2010
Car Specifications:
- Width - 2 3/4"
- Length - 7"
- Weight - Not over 5.00 Ounces
- Width between wheels - 1 3/4"
- Bottom clearance between car and track - 3/8"
What's Allowed / Not Allowed:
- No internet purchased cars may be used.
- You must cut the car yourself or have someone help you.
- Only the wheels and axles included in kit are to be used. No substitutions.
- Details, such as steering wheel and driver are permissible.
- Only dry powder lubricants are allowed. Nothing wet - NO OIL OF ANY KIND.
- Wheel bearing, washers and bushings are NOT prohibited.
- The car shall not ride on any springs of any kind.
- The car must be freewheeling with no starting devices.
- No loose material of any kind are allowed in the car.
- The wheelbase cannot be shortened less that where the axle slots are placed.
You can extend the wheelbase as long as the wheels to not go beyond the front of the car any.
- Cheater bars are not allowed on the front of the cars. See the car specifications below for the maximum height in front of car.
A list of rules has been recently provided by the council office for 2010. You can view the complete set of rules using the links below:
Click here to view the Official Pinewood Derby Rules for 2010
Weighing The Car:
The weight of the car cannot exceed 5.00 Ounces. Many of the scales only go to the tenths in the reading. Our scale along with the
ones used in the district and council races will go to the hundreds position. So if you use a scale that only goes to the tenths, it may show 5.0 as
the weight. But when placed on our scale, it could show 5.01 or higher which is too heavy.
This happened alot last year so people were working on their cars alot on race day to get it within 5.00 Ounces. We will have many chances for you to
weigh your car using our scale before the race. I just wanted everyone to be aware of this. And believe it or not, the scale at the post office seemed to be
the worse scale to use - makes you wonder how much extra your paying in postage! (smile)
Pinewood Derby Car And Wheels Specifications
Here are the size specifications for your pinewood derby car:
This image shows what you can and cannot do with the wheels when sanding:
Click here to view the Official Pinewood Derby Rules for 2010
Pinewood Derby Car Templates
Take a look at some of the pinewood derby car templates which you can view and print for your own use. There are many designs to choose from. Just print
the template page while viewing it in your browser. Then cut out the template drawing and trace it on the block of wood that comes in your pinewood derby
kit. Cut it out with a saw and your set!
Click Here to view a list of the templates available.
Building Your Pinewood Derby Car (And Some Speed Tips!)
First time building a pinewood derby car with your son? Or just looking for some additional tips to help you get some speed out of your car? Click the link below
for some help along with a few speed tips!
Click Here for some building help and speed tips.
Need Help Building Your Car?
If you need help building your pinewood derby car or just don't have the tools for it, we'll be glad to help! At the February pack meeting we will have a band saw
available for cutting cars. If you still need help, let me (Warren) know and you are welcome to drop by my house anytime and use my band saw, drill press, etc.
Just catch me at any of the meetings or call my cell at 429-9407.
Pinewood Derby Awards
Every scout that participates in the pinewood derby race will get a patch and a ribbon just for racing. For the race, every den will race against other scouts in the
same den. So there will be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for each den. Trophies will be given to the top three winners in each den. Next, all of these scouts
will continue to race for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for the pack. These winners will receive trophies also. So there are a total of eighteen trophies to be given
out at the race.
We also have eight other awards that are given out to scouts. Each of these will receive a trophie. So now thats twenty-six trophies total that will be awarded! The
eight categories are:
- Best Paint Job
- Most Original Design
- Best Workmanship
- Most Unusual
- Funniest
- Best Fuel Economy (slow poke!)
- Most Aerodynamic
- Best Of Show
Just remember, everyone is a winner in Cub Scouts!
More Questions answered:
Many people have been asking about the wheels and the posibility of thinning them any. Wheels and axles can be smoothed and polished
to remove the manufacturing defects. Be careful not to take too much off - it will reduce the size and radius of the wheel.
Also, you cannot sand the outside of the wheels to angle them. They must be flat
on the outside. See the wheel diagram on this page.
The official race inspectors have the right to disqualify those cars that do not meet
these specifications. Car owners will be informed of the violations and given the opportunity
to modify the car to meet these rules.
Click on any of the cars below to view larger:
Good Luck!
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