Our Boy Scout group has been selling and offering Pinewood Derby cars/kits on Ebay for several years now. We ran across this article in the Maximum Velocity newsletter and would like to share it with anyone...
Keep these basics in mind at all times. Keep car as lean as possible When weighting the car, try and get enough weight in the back so your car has a balance point "center of gravity" of around 1 " in...
The official BSA rules for Pinewood Derby cars is as follows. The Pinewood Derby is open to all cub scouts. Cars should be built by the cub scouts with some adult guidance. Any technical assistance should be...
Provides a brief history of the Boy Scouts' Pinewood Derby as well as diagrams, templates, and tips to help parents and children gain a competitive edge in a Pinewood Derby race.
Learn the secrets to crafting cool cars for the Pinewood Derby. Includes designs, detailed measured drawings and cutting patterns, tips and techniques for peak performance and safety.
The Secret Tips on: Body Design, Weight Placement, Wheel Alignment, Primer and Paint, Axels and wheels, Pre-race Tune-up. Your host Mark Harris tells all the family secrets that have made his family winners for generations.