Our pack runs a Pinewood Derby race in November every year!
Here are some web site addresses that can help you towards your next car!
Not sure what you want to do or where to start? This page should help you to
find some resources that just might give you that last little all-important tip
on how to build that [ cool | fast | unique ] car that you and your cub scout
want to have ready for our the Pinewood Derby!
Internet Resources
(These sites are not endorsed by us, we are just providing them to you for
your enjoyment - so enjoy!)
Tips for a great car
- Have not got a clue and need a simple place to start?
Unusual Derby
Cars Built by Adults - Unusual derby car designs are a great way for
"kids of all ages" to express their creativity. These photos depict
unusual derby cars that have been built by adults. Unless noted otherwise, they
were entered in the All Comers division of the annual Shape N Race Derby run by
CSB Stockade unit 876, Peninsula Bible Church, Palo Alto, California.
Unusual Derby Car
Designs - Here's a list of interesting and unusual cars built both by kids
and by adults. If you're wondering how to make a car look like a giant candy
bar, this page tells how it's done!
How to Win Pinewood Derby -
Book - Your source for winning tips!
Pinewood Bible - Win Your
Pinewood Derby! using secrets from our king of the hill Pinewood Bible The #1,
original Pinewood Derby authority. Over 40 pages! All this, and you can read it
right now!
Maximum Velocity - Pinewood
Derby Car Plans and Supplies. Build a pinewood derby car that reaches ...
MAXIMUM VELOCITY!
The Winning Edge - How
to Win A Pinewood Derby Using Our Speed Tip Secrets. THE #1 Pinewood Derby Speed
Manual!
Pack 215 - Pinewood
Derby Page - The Walnut Creek, CA Cub Scout Pack has put together a
good web site on the subject.
PineCar® Products - Car kits, decals,
custom parts, speed equipment, pre-cut designs, and accessories. Pinecar
Products are available at your local hobby shop. Orders can also be placed by
phone or mail.
Pine Pro Competition Components - They
manufacture a full line of high quality Pine Wood Derby Car kits and accessories
to help make your car a winner!
How to Build Champion Pinewood Cars -
Video - Check out this cool video. Their makers say: "Now, you can
SEE a detailed 45 minute video demonstration showing you how to build
championship Pinewood Derby cars! This professionally produced video includes
step by step procedures for building faster cars.
"Top Secret Pinewood
Video" - A new video whose producers say: "Your host builder
has been building champion pinewood cars for over seven years! He will show you
step by step, all of the speed secrets that will get you to the winners circle!.
Watch as he builds a pinewood car from the box, start to finish, on your
television."
History
of the Pinewood Derby - Many Pinewood Derbys have come and gone over the
last 4 decades. Learn where this Derby 'stuff' came from, and who our fore bearers
were. (Our thanks to Randy Worcester for this great research job!)
Pack
248's Pinewood Derby Page - Scouting Resources Pinewood Derby Information
Pinewood Derby Car
Design - (By Stan and Barb Hope of "The Pope's Place" web site, a
scouting family from central Illinois.) It contains a wide variety of our
original Scouting-related information. You will also find a few pages by other
authors whose work is hosted because of its significant content.
The Ultimate Pinewood
Derby Site - "Are you tired of losing Pinewood Derbys? Do you feel
embarrassed because your child wants to know why you can not use your skill and
training to build faster cars. I too was one of these derby car weaklings. But
then one day...."
...is that enough to get YOU started??
