Derby Talk

Very nice looking cars you have there Got to love the Star Wars one for sure.

So, for a year I've been watching you guys build cars with fenders and I just can't stand it anymore! I went to the local hobby shop and bought a little peice of balsa just the right thickness and length to glue on the side of my car for fenders. Now....how do you do it. Drill holes on the PWD bloc...

The car is "all made out of Pine" except for the Paint, Weight, Axles and wheels. No plastic model body here folks.... It was built by a freind here in our area and used to race with us... I body worked and painted the car and got to see it first off... it's all pine. I use autobody filler...

Conventional construction has the rear axles installed co-axially (e.g., in the same slot, or aligned holes, with the nail tips pointed toward each other). What if rear axles are not kept coaxial? That is to say, what if one of the rear axles was moved forward or aft relative to the other rear axle...

Here is an idea we would like to share with you all. :) We have had some people ask if the ESS would work on other tracks and starting lever types. :idk: Yes it will work on many track types that use a lever that you have to pull to make it release. :idea: We just installed an ESS on our old wood tr...

Since aerodynamics has very little effect at PWD speeds :scratching: I have a question about how you came up with your conclusion :idk: Just wondering is all :eager: Sporty it was cool to watch your car run and how consistant it ran. Running the car with dirty wheels vs clean wheels makes a big dif...

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It looks like this is an electronic release for a spring-loaded gate. Is that accurate? Or is it an electronic gate? Or is it something else? It's an "Electromagnetic Starting System" for "BestTrack" brand Tracks. Yes "BestTrack" uses a spring loaded Hinge style pin ga...

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A1... have you tested MaxV!? have you tested PWD-Extreme first coat followed by MaxV! coats? (if you haven't, give it shot and get back to us on the Hob-E-Lube recommendation?) Gotta love that science... that is what engineering is, BTW... applied science... but note the science part comes first. -...

Science... Science... Science.... Video's :biggrin2: Here is a little Science Test that show allot of different lubes used at one place. The Race was held in Sept 2007 Lima Ohio. 25+ builders and 158 cars total for 7 Divisions of race cars ranging from Limited Stock to Pro Modifieds. The test result...

He really has to share how he does those really nice video's !!! Thats some really good editing. awesome. Now, I do have to say, that uhh, umm, the wheels. those othere racers, yikes, those wheels are hard to compete against, unless they are running them also. Sporty Thanks Sporty, CM924 and others...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a339/A1nogoslo/Jewkes%20Engineering/Jewkes%20Cars/Pinewood4420-2.jpg Race Day Video Highlights :bigups: The boys were excited ... and ready to race... 24 car feild was there biggest this year, it was a great turnout... :bigups: * * * Click Here to Go to YouTube to ...

Thanks guys for the nice comments on the car...


I will be filming the race so I will post a link to the race video in a couple a days after the race...

3 Cub Dad wrote:The car is absolutely awesome!

One question about the design. It may just be the photo angle, but it looks like it's a double railrider!?!

Steve