Pack 457 Rockville, MD
PINEWOOD DERBY RULES FOR ALL PACK, DISTRICT AND THE COUNCIL RACES.
SPEED RACE RULES.
1. Each boy should build his car with adult supervision. Adults should not build cars while boys watch.
2. Each car should be built new this year, from new materials. Please do not recycle last year's fast car, best wheels, etc.
3. Maximum width including tires and axles must not exceed 2 3/4".
4. Minimum width of the body at the axles should be 1 3/4".
5. Maximum length must not exceed 7".
6. Track clearance must be at least 1/4", preferably 3/8" to avoid dragging on the track. Low hanging weights will often drag on the track.
7. If a car has an extremely pointed or high front end, some electronic racetracks will not accurately determine the winner of a race. (If you use the official kit, the pinewood block is precut to these specifications.)
8. IMPORTANT: The wheelbase (distance between the axles) must not exceed the distance between the precut axle slots on the standard pinewood block, i.e. 5 3/8". The wheelbase may be shorter.
9. The car may not exceed 5 ounces as determined by the scale at the race.
10. Axles and wheels must be official BSA equipment. The body must be designed from pinewood.
11. IMPORTANT: The wheels may be lightly sanded or polished to remove bumps and blemishes. They must be not ground down, grooved, hollowed out, carved, cut, shaved or otherwise redesigned.
12. The wheels should be lubricated with graphite or powdered silicone. Oil and other liquid lubricants are unsuitable.
13. Wheel bearings, washers, and bushings are prohibited.
14. The car must not ride on any kind of springs or suspension system, other than a suspension system that is actually carved from the pinewood block.
15. Loose materials are not allowed on the cars during the race.
DESIGN CAR RULES - to be worked out. Each district will be eligible to select 9 cars to send to the Council event as design cars. There are three categories. Each district should select one Tiger, one Cub, and one Webelos car for each category. These cars will not compete in the speed race. This should allow you to encourage and reward modeling skills. Remember we should be rewarding the boys' modeling skills, not the parents' skills!
1. "Best Design." This is a car with a nice overall design as a car -- race car, scale model, dragster, etc.
2. "Unique Design." This is a car that has a wild design and does not look like a car. Manatees, Christmas trees, hot dogs, etc.
3. "Best Paint Job." This is any type of car that has been painted to look outstanding.
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