Lubricating,Pinewood,Derby,Car During the race the wheel hubs will rub on the axles. This unwanted friction contact cannot be avoided. However, if you have properly repaired and polished your axles and hub bores then this friction is reduced. But even that is not enough.We must thoroughly lubricate all friction points before putting on the wheels. Your [...]

OK, so you already know that friction is enemy number one to the Pinewood Derby car builder.  One troublesome point source of friction is where the wheel hub rubs against the car body.  During the race, the wheels tend to migrate back and forth on the axle shaft and make contact with the car body.  [...]

While racing down the track, the inside of the wheel hubs rub against the axles.  This creates a huge amount of friction that even the best lubrication cannot eliminate.  So, it is crucial that you polish the axels and the inner wheel hub bores extremely well.   Axles The purpose of this step is to [...]

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 reduced by 25%… this is huge.    Secondly, it simplifies the process of [...]

The Pinewood Derby As Predictor Of Future Success by Paul Shirley As a pre-teen growing up in a mostly-rural section of a mostly-rural state, my life was dominated by activities the rest of humanity now view as disgustingly quaint. I played Little League. I was in 4-H. And I was a Cub Scout. Scouting had [...]

Pack 335 of the Okee-Tuklo Distrcit in the East Texas Area Council is holding their annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Race on Feb 20, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Tyler, Texas. For the first year, the pack will changing from a 32 ft wooden track to a 6 lane 42 ft aluminum track [...]

The Ben 10 Pinewood Derby Car is Super Fast and Super Cool!!! This is a super cool Pinewood Derby design.  We call it the WIN 10 car in honor of one of my son’s favorite cartoon characters.  That’s right… its BEN 10.  This car has the same color and design as Ben’s race jacket in [...]

I would like to invite all scout packs/dens in the East Texas area to take advantage of our free Derby Monkey Garage Pinewood Derby Workshops for 2010. Any pack interested should book a spot soon because the available Saturdays will not last very long. I am booking two workshops per Saturday. One starting at 9 [...]

The better you lubricate your Pinewood derby axles the faster your car will go.  The more you reduce friction the better off you’ll be. That’s no mystery. The mystery is… Are you lubricating your axles well enough?  Most Pinewood Derby racers use graphite for lubrication.  Most racers lube the insde of the wheel bores, insert [...]

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