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by Rukkian
Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:58 am
Forum: Planning, Preps & Running the Race
Topic: District Race
Replies: 6
Views: 7454

District Race

I offered to help yesterday with our Districts pinewood derby, and overall it went very well. The issues I had is with the inconsistencies with check-in. Since this was my first time, I did not feel I should be telling people what to do, but some were enforcing the rules, some just absolutely were n...
by Rukkian
Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:47 am
Forum: Do-It-Yourself
Topic: Test Track Plans
Replies: 4
Views: 11991

Re: Test Track Plans

Thank you, I will definitely take you up on that if we do not get a test track built.
by Rukkian
Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:54 am
Forum: Do-It-Yourself
Topic: Test Track Plans
Replies: 4
Views: 11991

Test Track Plans

Our pack is starting to think about spring recruiting, and an idea was put up to possibly build a simple 2 lane short track for a demo, with some cars of various levels of finish and some basic cars to allow potential recruits to race for small prizes. Does anybody know of some simple test track pla...
by Rukkian
Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:45 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Should Councils ban the use of lead (Pb) in PWD cars?
Replies: 53
Views: 41543

Re: Should Councils ban the use of lead (Pb) in PWD cars?

I am actually part of a pack in that council and see no real problem with the ban. Minnesota has been working to try and eliminate lead due to pollution when people put it in landfills, etc. While there are possible issues with handling, I think it more comes down to polluting the environment.
by Rukkian
Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:46 am
Forum: Planning, Preps & Running the Race
Topic: Thanks for all the help.
Replies: 36
Views: 37854

Re: Thanks for all the help.

No worries, it was an interesting topic. As far as offering free weights to everybody, maybe offering a cheaper weight would be fine, but the bar weights can get pricey, especially for a pack with limited funds (we serve a fairly low-income area). What is the cheapest way to offer weight - Pennies, ...
by Rukkian
Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:06 pm
Forum: Planning, Preps & Running the Race
Topic: Thanks for all the help.
Replies: 36
Views: 37854

Thanks for all the help.

While this is my first post on the board, I have read through most of the posts over the last 2 months since I found it. I want to thank all of the members of this board, as alot of the ideas helped in the planning of the derby. I volunteered this year to actually run the derby for our pack, and it ...