Cub Scout Pack 2 - Fort Smith, Arkansas

Pinewood Derby Rules 2010

Parents! We need your help to help setup, check in cars, and assist with officiating the race. Call David at 650-1300 if you are willing to help on these dates:

Monday, March 22 at 6 pm - Test setup of the derby track and test qualification of cars

Sunday, March 28 at 12 pm - Setup, qualify and officiate the race.

Pinewood Derby Rules

Hosted by Pack 2, First United Methodist Church of Fort Smith, Arkansas

Location: 3rd Floor Youth Loft at N 16th St At N C St in Fort Smith

Show Cars

  1. All Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts attending meetings at First Methodist, and their siblings are eligible to compete in the show car event.
  2. Cars registered for the show car competition this year should have been built this year.
  3. Cars that qualify to race are automatically eligible for the show car competition as well.
  4. Each qualified racer will be judged by popular vote and a winner selected for each of the following categories:
    • Most Colorful
    • Most Patriotic
    • Best Paint Job
    • Most Original
    • Best Workmanship
    • Most Weird and Unusual
    • Most Green and Earth Friendly
    • Most Resembling a Real Car 
    • Best Inanimate Object on Wheels
  5. Category winners from each age group will be eligible for the Best of Show trophy, which will be awarded at the end of the derby.

Eligible Racers

  1. The Pinewood Derby is open to all Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts attending meetings at First Methodist, and their siblings.
  2. Qualified fifth grade Webelos who have crossed over to Scout troops are welcome to race in the district derby.
  3. Parents, Leaders and Troop 2 Boy Scouts may enter a car in a special and separate OUTLAW race. Unless otherwise noted with special OUTLAW rules, all rules outlined below will apply to the outlaw race.

Race Car Rules

  1. MATERIALS: Use only Official Scout Grand Prix materials, or materials sold at the Scout Shop for the construction of the car.
  2. PRECUT CAR KITS may be used if they meet all other requirements. THE WEDGE CAR KITS SOLD AT THE SCOUT SHOP WILL BE ALLOWED.
  3. WIDTH: Car cannot be more than 2 3/4 inches wide.
  4. LENGTH: Car cannot be more than 7 inches long.
  5. HEIGHT: Car cannot exceed 6 inches height.
  6. WEIGHT: Finished car cannot weigh more than 5 ounces. The weight shown on the Official Race Scale is final. All car parts and materials must be firmly attached. A battery-operated postal scale is used the day of the race. OUTLAWS weight cannot exceed 10 ounces.
  7. WHEEL PLACEMENT: The car body must be at least 1 3/4 inches wide at the axles. It must clear the ground by at least 3/8 inch.
  8. WHEELS AND AXLES: You can polish the axles. You may lightly sand the wheels to remove the molding seam on the tread. No other wheel changes are allowed. The entire wheel must rest flat on the track. No cone shapes or bicycle-tire shapes allowed. You may not use bearings, washers or bushings. Absolutely no straight-through two-wheel axles will be allowed. OUTLAWS axle restrictions may be relaxed at the discretion of the Race Commissioner.
  9. WHEELBASE: The distance between the front and rear axles may not be greater than 4-3/8 inches.
  10. SPRINGS: The car may not ride on any type of springs.
  11. DETAILS: Details such as Steering Wheel, Driver, Decals, Painting, Interior Details are okay as long as they do not come off during the race. The finished car with details must meet the maximum length, width and weight rules. Cars with wet paint will not be accepted.
  12. ATTACHMENTS: The car must be free-wheeling with no starting devices.
  13. LUBRICATION: Use dry powdered graphite ONLY. You may not use any other lubricant, especially oils and silicone sprays. Once your car has been inspected and checked in, you may not lubricate the car again.
  14. INSPECTION: Each car must pass inspection by the Official Inspection Committee before it may compete. The Inspectors will disqualify any car not meeting these rules. Any adult or scout may appeal the findings of the Inspectors to the Race Committee Chairperson, whose decision is final.
  15. Cars must have been built this year. Cars from earlier years will not be allowed to race. OUTLAWS year built restriction may be relaxed at the discretion of the Race Commissioner.

Race Ground Rules

  1. Good sportsmanship and behavior is expected. Race Officials may ask anyone not following this rule to leave.
  2. All cars will race three times, once down each track, and have their time for all tracks averaged. Winners are determined by the fastest averaged time.
  3. If a car jumps off the track or interferes with another car, the heat is run again. If it happens again, the car loses the heat.
  4. If a car breaks down, the Scout is allowed fifteen minutes to fix the car. Adult assistance can be given if approved and monitored by the inspection committee. After repairs are made, the car must be re-inspected by the inspection committee. Then the officials will run the heat again. If the car cannot be fixed in fifteen minutes, it is eliminated from the race.
  5. Only Track Officials and Scouts involved in the current heat(s) are permitted inside the track area.

Race Procedures

  1. Each Scout must bring his car to the Inspection Table. If the car fails to meet any rules, the Inspectors will tell the scout the exact problem or problems. The Scout may change the car to meet the rules, and then present the car for inspection again.
  2. After a car passes inspection, Official Scorers register the cars.
  3. After registration, the Scout will place their cars on the Starters’ Table.
  4. Scouts may not handle the car again unless:
    1. The Scout is getting the car for the start of a heat, or
    2. The Scout is putting the car on the Starters Table after a heat, or
    3. The Scout is fixing the car as allowed in Ground Rule 5.
  5. Official Starters call Scouts to the gate for their heats. Scouts place their cars at the start, and then go to the finish line to watch the heat.
  6. The results posted by the MicroWizard Fast Track finish line and the GranPrix Race Software are final.
  7. Officials present racing awards and design awards at the end of each bracket. Best in Show and Fastest Car awards are presented after the end of the derby.

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