Derby Talk

*5 J's* Your rules are starting to look like this one: http://www.northernstarbsa.org/forms/activities/pinewoodderbyrules.pdf" target="_blank Do you let the kids use finder flairs? And do you let them use other stable materials to enhance the design? Like what is seen in these rules. It l...

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: j.m., Congrats on the pack Win & Best of Luck at Dist. TIP.. You might want to pack along a small tool box of spare parts You are the pit crew man. ;) Just my way of Cheering your Police car on.. GO! GO! GO!. http://i42.tinypic.com/2...

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing! And thanks for sharing a bit of the process. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :...

idpwdnut wrote: mercury tilt switch or even an old house thermostat mercury tilt switch.

Wow Guys.. John4840 & RJ, Congrats on the District win's.

Mark.

Nice job on this police car.. looks fast.
And very good job with the lights..

ciodude,
That's a very cool looking superhero-themed car.
I allways like the cars the kids make no matter what thay are.

I never seen a Hawkman race car like this one.

Whoda.

:welcome: Rear axles have NO can't (nose of car is slightly narrower so I don't need to worry about rear wheels touching the center rail. Of course if the rear end is wobbling, you need to worry about rear wheels touching the center rail. Rear axle camber not only helps with keeping the wheels away...

Aron wrote:Great looking car! The detail is impressive

Thank's to your tips on the lights.

I diden't forget you guy's.. I'm just a little SLOW

rpcarpe wrote:I've considered these as well... I like the Fast Race for the kids, but IMO a Turtle Race is perfect for adults.
That way the greater effort hopefully goes into the Cub cars, and the adults racers don't outshine the real stars of the event.

WOW! the cars just keep getting better!

In the 8 car bulk sets first sold by Betacrafts what was the suggest track lenth? seen in the suggested track plan that was not to scale. ( 31' 9") Here is a good one: Your official car number must appear on bouth sides of the car just aft the cockpit. (in the older rules!) why is rule no longe...

This web site also has some pinewood derby trivia also.
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/P ... 66678.html" target="_blank

Sweeeet! Did you carve that engine? It's a motor out of model kit I hade laying around. I wanted to carve one out, but I wanted to try a keep the weight down also. So far I'm looking at what the end wight will be with all the lights i'm going to try and pack on. Great work, a true enjoyment to look...

Thought i'd try to do a little something different by building a c-cab truck kinda in the style of Chuck Millers Fire Tuck. With the police paddy wagon twist to it by installing some led lights. Here are a few photos of how it's going so far with this build. http://i39.tinypic.com/ejx8hj.jpg http://...