RT @davedelaney @sass We had a car at a pinewood derby yesterday. We installed a nano in the car to record video down the track…. in reply to davedelaney #

RT @dmurcdd Stuck at home missing out on adult pinewood derby activities at Mke Harley Davidson. # Works of Art http://is.gd/4VO2o # Chartered Organization Good Turn http://is.gd/4VO2s # Cub Scout Salute http://is.gd/4VO2w # Webelos-to-Scout Transition and MyScouting Interviews http://is.gd/4VO2A # Jungle Safari http://is.gd/4VO2E # Family Friends of Scouting http://is.gd/4VO2H # Cub Scout Pockets http://is.gd/4VO2K # [...]

Question: Where should I place the center of gravity on my Pinewood Derby car? – Answer: First, I will define center of gravity (COG) as it pertains to Pinewood Derby cars. What is Center of Gravity? The center of gravity of your pinewood derby car is the distance that the balance point of the car [...]

Question: Should I raise one front wheel on my Pinewood Derby Car? – Answer: Installing one of the front axles so that it lifts the wheel off the track is beneficial in several ways… First of all, by only having three wheels on the track, the start-up inertia required to get the car moving is [...]

Question: I don’t know the best way to go about drilling the Pinewood derby axle grooves. I’m thinking I will take a ruler and pencil to make the grooves, and then just keep tapping along the pencil lines with a small drill bit. Or, maybe I could take it to Home Depot to have them [...]

Question: How important is it to extend the wheel base?  Does it make a big difference or is it like 1/1000th of a second difference or so. Just wondering, as I was going to do that last year but didn’t as I wanted to make sure the axle grooves would still be perfectly lined up [...]