2012 Pinewood Derby « Cub Scout Pack 371

2012 Pinewood Derby

Download the Cub Scout Pack 371 Pinewood Derby Design & Build Rule Book

HISTORICAL DATA

Track Speed Record:
Fastest single run:
2010, Jacob P., 3.0545, Lane 2

Results:
2010
2009

Overall Winners:
2011 Cameron F.
2010 Jacob P.
2009 Justin W.
2008 Justin W.
2007 Danny D.
2006 Danny D.
2005 Chris V.

Race Day

When: Sat. March 17th

11:30 AM Doors Open

12:20 Noon Racing Begins (No Lunch will be served)

Where: West Side Christian Church gymnasium

Who: Scouts of course! Families and tags are welcome, too. There will be a tag race if a younger or older sibling of your scout wishes to participate.

RSVP: RSVP is not necessary, however you MUST BE REGISTERED. Please register at Test and Tune on Friday night (see below).

Prices: Racing is free to scouts, tags and parents.

Rules: Your car must pass inspection prior to being registered. You must bring your car to Test and Tune (see below) Friday night to have your car inspected and registered. Each car will be independently inspected against the rules in the Official Pack 371 Pinewood Derby Rule Book. This is the book you received with your car and has a 2011 date on the front. Contact your Den Leader or the Cubmaster if you need to obtain a new rule book. Do not use rule books from previous years.

Test & Tune Night

REGISTRATION AT TEST AND TUNE NIGHT IS MANDATORY

When: Fri. March 16th

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration and inspection open

Where: West Side Christian Church gymnasium

Test and Tune Night on Friday will be open to all Pinewood Derby racers and will feature:

Access to the official Pack 371 scale
Inspection and registration
Access to the Test Track
Showing of the movie “Down and Derby” on projection screen at 6:00.
Various tooling stations for last minute adjustments

Awards

There will be 9 trophies awarded: 1st Place Overall, 2nd Place Overall, 3rd Place Overall, 1st Place Tigers, 1st Place Wolves, 1st Place Bears, 1st Place Webelos I, 1st Place Webelos II, and 1st Place Tag.

There will be 10 medals awarded. 1 each for 2nd and 3rd place in Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos I, and Webelos II.

There will be 10 design award certificates for scout cars:

Funniest Car
Most Patriotic Car
Best Paint Job
Most Original Car
Best Scout Themed Car
Most Detailed Car
Craziest Car
Fastest Looking Car
Most Colorful Car
Best Car that Looks Nothing Like a Car Car

And 1 design award certificate for Best Tag Car Design

A few last minute tips:

If you plan to glue or putty your axles to secure them in place, we recommend you do so at inspection. If all four wheels of your car do not make solid contact together, wheel adjustments will have to be made, and can be difficult if you’ve already glued your axles in place.

Make sure that any lead weight added to your car is accessible. Sometimes cars come to inspection a fraction of an ounce overweight. We will have a drill press set up so that you may remove small portions of lead if your car is overweight.