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Just saw your post. We've swapped some emails already, so I think you are on the right track now. If you still have some questions, please let me know.

No offense intended, but who the hell is going to send cars to a race if they won’t be returned? That certainly is a valid argument. Probably, BSA doesn't want to pay return shipping for all of the cars. Though, at least let people send a pre-paid return label with the entry so they can get their c...

Boy Scouts of America Virtual 'Pinewood Derby 500' - September 12, 2020 at the Texas Motor Speedway. It is open to all kids, not just scouts. Mail in your car and you can watch the race on Facebook. News story - https://www.wsaz.com/2020/08/21/boy-scouts-of-america-virtual-pinewood-derby-500/ Race S...

whodathunkit wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:21 pm

Here is an additional link to some video footage of the race.. By the Truck Boss Show.
https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-new ... challenge/

Pretty cool. Congrats Mark!

Sorry to see you go. Good luck with the sale.

Speedster wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 06, 2020 4:50 pm

OK, Facebook. Shelley Miller Lisano Posted in Grand Prix Software Central. It is a wonderful story about a man trying hard to win a Pine car race.

I'm very curious. Who is Shelley Miller Lisano? Thank you for posting the story.

Shelly is my wife and business partner.

We have moved all of our websites to a new web server, including Derby Talk. If you run into any issues using the site, please let me know. Sometimes settings need to be tweaked for everything to run properly.

Eagle wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:07 am

Speedster, I believe all the timers show elapsed time. You only need computer, cable, ... if you are wanting to run race management software.

A valid question. Some timers only show finish order with either a numeral display or different flashing rate of LEDs.

Please keep us updated on how things go. I pray that it goes will.

Pull up your image in Imgur. Click on the Copy button for the BBCode. This will copy the information into your computer's clipboard. Then paste (Ctrl+V) it into your forum post. It will look like this in your post, before you hit the Submit button, [img]https://i.imgur.com/Xv864Bq.png[/img] And will...

Here's an addition:

Pinewood Derby Racing - http://pinewoodderbyracing.com/

and a National Championship race run by the same league - http://www.pinewoodderbychampionships.com/

Try this video:


https://youtu.be/U-WUK7EM1fk

With the Corona Virus pandemic making meeting together for special events inadvisable, has anyone looked into live streaming their Pinewood Derby type race? We had one of our software customers asking us about that type of race. Basically, holding the race with the audience online only. Just a minim...

Very nice trophies!

I was going to be running a couple of Awana races this month. For now, they are being postponed until April. I rather expect more races to be cancelled or postponed. Certainly won't help our business, as March is still part of our busy season. Lots of people are going to be financially hit by all of...