The Pinewood Derby (linked) is an elegantly simple race contest in which Scouts make little gravity powered cars using a standard kit. There are weight constraints. Elements not in the kit (except for decorative elements) are prohibited. Most modifications have to do with maximizing weight (and so potential gravitational energy) and minimizing wheel friction. How [...]
Pinewood Derby Car with LEDs and Jimmy Neutron You know your in trouble when you start worrying about the software in your son’s Pinewood Derby car! This year I decided to give up trying to compete with the “Gear-Heads” in our Cub Scout Pack. There are just too many variables when trying to build a [...]
The owner built this car for the open class of his son’s Cubscout pinewood derby race. It uses a 9V solenoid to release pressure from a PET bottle. He won, despite a minor design flaw.
This is the all new Skid Marx Pinewood Derby car. The Skid Marx boasts a low profile Slider body by Lester Racing laser cut from the Official BSA Pinewood Derby Block. The included tungsten cylinders and pre drilled weight holes allow you to adjust the center of gravity to as low as ¾″ for a [...]
Enter a photo of your Pinewood Derby Car in the Scoutorama.com Photo Contest. The winner will receive a fantastic Dremel suite of workshop tools, valued at over $260!It’s easy! * Visit www.Scoutorama.com go to the Contest page and upload a picture of your Pinewood Derby© Car. * Return and vote on your favorite car once per [...]
Pinewood derby races have long been the highlight of many youth groups, especially Cub Scouts. Too often young scouts dream up fantastic designs for their derby car only to find that they cannot explain to their parent helper just how to cut out the design and achieve the look they want. Avoid disappointment at your [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Every now and then, a new Pinewood Derby product will come out and be somewhat impressive. Occasionally very impressive. So, when will the next item be announced that will gain immediate attention from the Pinewood derby world? That time is now. Lester Racing and Derby Monkey Garage have teamed to develop the new Starfighter Pinewood [...]
