This has to be one of the best Pinewood Derby photos ever taken.  Just look at the drama the kids are experiencing as they closley watch the finish a super close race.  I have seen a lot of very good Pinewood Derby photos… this one is one of my favorites. Photo Source Steve’s Digicams

Derby Monkey Garage has just been awarded as an authorized Revell Pinewood Derby Products Dealer. As many of you know Revell and the BSA reached an agreement that allows Revell to manufacture and distribute official Pinewood Derby products and only Revell makes kits and accessories officially licensed by the Boy Scouts of America. The products [...]

Man… the sawdust and graphite was flying today. The Derby Monkey Workshop helped over 100 folks today including scouts, moms and dads from three different packs. Today’s workshop, from 9:00am to 4:00pm, was 7 fun filled action packed hours of pinewood derby car building.The workshop served a tremendous local need today. We helped many fathers [...]

Goat Boy Products is pleased to announce the NEW 2 Piece Fender Kit for Pinewood Derby cars. Pinewood Derby fenders are great for a special look but will also make your car faster.  This kit has been tested by several racers and they all said they had improved times with the fenders. The kits will [...]

The Pinewood Derby is one of the most anticipated events in the Cub Scouting year. The first Pinewood Derby was held in 1953 by Cub Scout Pack 280C at Manhattan Beach, Calif., and was such a success that it continues to be held to this day. In fact, according to the 1992 Boy Scouts of [...]

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. [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]