2015 Pinewood Derby

The Pinewood Derby for Arlington Cub Scout Pack 313 will be held Saturday MARCH 21st 2015.  Five winners; one from each Rank will move on to the District PWD Race, please see the District Rules and Regulations which also apply to the Pack 313 race.

IF YOUR SCOUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A PWD KIT PLEASE CONTACT CUBMASTER MIKE HAMILTON ASAP.

The basic specifications for the racecars are printed on the instruction sheet inside all of the BSA Pinewood Derby Racecar boxes (“Official Grand Prix Pinewood Derby Kit”).

This year’s schedule will be similar to previous year’s due to the size of the pack (we have 62 scouts registered this year). The idea is to stagger the arrival and check-in process to make it more fun for all.

We have seven classes of races: Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos I, Webelos II, Family & Friends, Masters.

The plan is to run the Friends & Family race (i.e., for siblings, family friends) and the Master’s Race (for adults who are serious about the competition) in the middle of the other racing (i.e., after the Wolves, and before the Bears). Otherwise the racing is happening as “youngest scouts first” and “older scouts later”. Awards are presented after the race for that class is complete.

Racers may leave and take their car after their class is complete. They are also invited to stay and watch if they like (the more the merrier)!

Please bring lunch for you and your family if the schedule has you there during your lunch hour. We’ll make sure that there are tables in the hall set aside for those that need them (Please clean up after yourself).

Once your car passes registration, it may not be touched or handled by anyone except race officials. During the actual race, the person that owns the car will be responsible for returning the car from the bottom of the track to the top of the track. (And they get front-line-seats during the race as well!)

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY MARCH 21st, 2014

8:30 – 9:00 – Workers arrive to setup
10:00 – 10:45 – Registration for Tigers and Wolves
11:00 – 12:00 – Racing of Tiger and Wolf Classes
11:30 – 12:15 – Registration for ALL OTHER CLASSES
12:30 – 2:00 – Racing for ALL OTHER CLASSES

Racing in the first section will be Tigers, then Wolves in that order.

Racing in the second section will be Friends & Family, Masters, Bears, Webelos I and Webelos II, in that order.

We expect to be done racing around 2:00 or 2:30.

After the formal racing is complete, we’ll have “open racing” for a short period, then cleanup starts. “Open Racing” means that the racers can pair-up with a friend(s) and race their cars in whatever combination they want.  THIS WILL BE SUPERVISED WITH THE NEW TRACK, Scouts are not allowed to touch the controls.

We still need three or four more volunteers. Please call me or send me email if you are willing to volunteer. We are short in all areas (setup, awards, check-in/registration and cleanup). Please volunteer – we need your help to make something like this run smoothly.

If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me an email.

For the Parents, we challenge you to build and enter your own car.  Contact Mike Hamilton for a Family and Friends kit for $5 each.