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BSA Derby Track across America
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:07 pm
by Speedster
GOOD ONE !!!!
It's Great to see they are getting it started on April 1st. My team has got ours started. It will be a "Hershey Bar" type design. We are using 2" x 4' x 14' planks.
We wish everyone who is attempting this the Very, Very Best.
Team Speedster
Re: BSA Derby Track across America
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 11:37 pm
by gpraceman
I take it that you referring to this article.
"BSA to build world’s longest Pinewood Derby track, host race across America"
https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2018/ ... rby-track/
Re: BSA Derby Track across America
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:45 am
by Speedster
Thank You. Yes, that would be the one.
Re: BSA Derby Track across America
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 2:08 pm
by gpraceman
I do think that if they made it less far fetched, it would have been a better April Fools joke.
Re: BSA Derby Track across America
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:57 pm
by Speedster
It was Fun to see Folks have a Great Sense of Humor. I liked the pictures.
Re: BSA Derby Track across America
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:14 pm
by whodathunkit
The car's are to be 180'' inches in length ( = to 9 feet) and 48,000 ounces..
And there asking how to stop them at the end of the track !
To give you an idea on the size the car would be close to ..
check out this topic by Kcarchitect:
https://derbytalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=8219
Re: BSA Derby Track across America
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:25 am
by Speedster
Stopping them would be easy.
The Atlantic Ocean.
Re: BSA Derby Track across America
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:40 pm
by Darin McGrew
California is due for another earthquake. That might help lift the western end of the track high enough to produce the needed slope.
