The key to building a fast pinewood derby car is reducing wheel friction. Friction is what slows the car down, so getting rid of as much friction as possible is the key to winning pinewood derby races. Gravity is the only thing that makes your car go down the track, and friction acts like brakes. [...]

China vs USA Pinewood Derby Axles: What is the Difference   Pinewood Derby axles have been made in the USA ever since the conception of the derby back in the 50’s.  Recently, the Boy Scouts of America contracted with Revell to start providing some officially Licensed BSA Pinewood Derby components including wheels and axles.  Almost everyone [...]

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 [...]

The Derby Monkey Ultimate Axle Polishing Kit is designed to polish your Pinewood Derby car axles to the maximum level possible. Experts agree that the better the axles are polished the faster the car will go. This complete kit will allow you to create the most optimized axles for top speeds and district championships. The [...]

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: Is monkey jam better than using red jeweler’s rouge ? Answer:  The short answer is yes Monkey Jam is better for fine polishing Pinewood Derby axles because the grit particle size in Monkey Jam is much smaller than the majority of red jewelers rouge.  So this means that Monkey Jam is a much finer [...]

Pinewood Derby Axles Want the truth about Pinewood Derby Axles?  Do you want to prepare your own or buy aftermarket pinewood derby axles?  There is a lot to sift through so we’ll try to keep it simple and informative. BSA Kit Axles or Aftermarket Speed Axles You must decide on which pinewood axles you want [...]