Question:  Hey… has anyone done anything to an aluminum track to dampen the noise of the cars rolling down the track? I put a 2 lane 32 ft aluminum Best Track in a relatively small room… and the noise is pretty loud. Pretty soon you get tired of hearing the cars roll down the track. [...]

Free to good home. Pinewood derby track six lanes, unit is a masterpiece of a track and incredible design. Must be non profit and have a good indoor home. My pride and joy must go. This unit cars run above rail, some cars do not work. S and W craft cars are perfect. This is [...]

In August 2007, after months of R&D but before starting to build the engine, the team organized a Pinewood Derby competition. Design and mechanical engineers, of course, weren’t about to whittle cars from wood the way Cub Scouts do. They milled cars out of aluminum. Some had remote controls and electric motors.

OKEE-TUKLO DISTRICT PINEWOOD DERBY STANDING RULES   1. LENGTH, WIDTH, HEIGHT, & CLEARANCE a. Maximum overall width (including wheels, axles or other parts) shall not exceed 2-3/4″. b. Minimum width between wheels shall be 1-3/4″ so the car will clear the center guide strip. c. Maximum height shall not exceed 4-1/2″ in order to clear [...]

The Boy Scouts of America has change the wheels in the Cub Scout Grand Prix Pinewood Derby kit and were introduced to the supply chain in January 2009. There has been a lot of questions surrounding them.  One question has been why the BSA changed the wheels in the first place.  Several reasons have cropped [...]

Question:  How much rear axle cant is too much? Answer: There are differing opinions on how much rear cant is enough or too much. For me, there is no need to go more that 3 degrees. I usually use the Derby Worx axle press and rail rider tool and put 2.5 degrees cant in my [...]

Testors One Coat lacquer spray paint is ideal for Pinewood Derby cars. I am impressed with the coverage, the color vibrancy and the masking ability. Pinewood Derby cars can quickly and easily be painted with one coat. Just be careful and don’t spray it on too heavily as this will cause a run. I love [...]

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This is a super cool paint job by Bismuth22 on a sleek Pinewood Derby car. The Trick Paint is called “Chroma Illusion” by Dupont Automotive Custom Paint “Absolute Purpleen” is this color There is a wide range of colors changes to choose from. Very Very expensive $30 per oz… $2000+ per gallon…. But very very [...]

Dremel made a cool video on making a Pinewood Derby Car… check it out