PACK 712
PINEWOOD DERBY
2022 Pinewood Derby Rules
Each entry will be inspected by the pack Pinewood Derby inspection team on race day and must meet the following criteria:
- The pinewood derby car must be Cub Scout built this Scouting year, starting with the official BSA PINEWOOD DERBY KIT, using issued bodies, wheels and axles. No substitutions will be allowed! Examples: “PINE CAR”, “HODGES”, “WOOD SHOP”, or other brand of car kits, bodies or wheels. This includes any preformed car bodies, solid axles, axles that have been radically machined, wheels with spokes, or wheels that have an electrostatic coating of graphite or any other purchased wheels. Any car found with these parts will not be allowed to compete. This is a BSA sanctioned event. Only BSA parts are to be used.
- All cars must pass the following inspection to qualify for the race:
- -Width shall not exceed 2.75 inches.
- -Length shall not exceed 7 inches.
- -Weight shall not exceed 5 ounces.
- -Height shall not exceed 2.75 inches.
- -Axles, wheels, and body shall be from the materials provided in the kit.
- -Wheel bearings, washers, and bushings are prohibited.
- -No lubricating oil may be used. Axles may be lubricated with powdered graphite or silicone.
- -The car shall not ride on any kind of spring.
- -The car must be free-wheeling, with no starting devices.
- -No loose materials of any kind are allowed in the car.
- -Clearance should be 3/8 inches or greater. The wheels are the only part of the car allowed to touch the track.
- -Distance Between Wheels: no less than 1.75 inches minimum. They must clear center guide rails.
- -When placed in the starting position, no part of the car may protrude beyond the starting pin.
- - Distance Between Axles: Front to back = 4 3/8 inches. Official BSA kit dimensions. This distance cannot be altered. THE CAR MUST FIT INTO A BSA TEMPLATE, OR IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RACE.
- CAR DETAILS:
- Attachments Allowed: Details such as drivers, side pipes, roll bars, steering wheels, air spoilers, decals, (regardless of who makes them), open fenders and additional weights are allowed. Said attachments must be securely attached and without moving parts. Attachments must meet all car specifications rules stated above. Be sure any weights that may be added do not interfere with the ground clearance as stated above, and do not move. Weights should be put in the car, not on the car.
- Attachments Not Allowed: Items such as washers between the wheels and the body, wheel bearings, bushings, springs, starting devices, hubcaps, full wheel covers, full fenders covering the nails, any type of suspension, be it a device or a body design element, or anything that will impede the inspection process. If additional weights are added, they must be securely attached and have no loose or moving internal parts. Cars with any sticky substance on the front will be disqualified.
- Finish Line: The track has an electronic finish line. This device emits a light beam approximately the diameter of a pencil. It is recommended that the car does not have a front that comes to a sharp point. A sharp pointed car may not trigger the electronic finish line correctly.
Starting Gate: The track starting gate is less than a ½ inch wide. A sharp pointed car design, such as a pencil, may not align itself correctly against the starting gate. A “chisel” point of at least ½ inch wide or more is recommended. A car that has a “U” or a “Y” front design will be ran backwards, in order to insure a correct start. At no time shall any portion of the car extend past or over the starting gate. All cars must start from a standing still position.
- -Clearance should be 3/8 inches or greater. The wheels are the only part of the car allowed to touch the track.
- -Distance Between Wheels: no less than 1.75 inches minimum. They must clear center guide rails.
- -When placed in the starting position, no part of the car may protrude beyond the starting pin.
- - Distance Between Axles: Front to back = 4 3/8 inches. Official BSA kit dimensions. This distance cannot be altered. THE CAR MUST FIT INTO A BSA TEMPLATE, OR IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RACE.
- CAR DETAILS:
- Attachments Allowed: Details such as drivers, side pipes, roll bars, steering wheels, air spoilers, decals, (regardless of who makes them), open fenders and additional weights are allowed. Said attachments must be securely attached and without moving parts. Attachments must meet all car specifications rules stated above. Be sure any weights that may be added do not interfere with the ground clearance as stated above, and do not move. Weights should be put in the car, not on the car.
- Attachments Not Allowed: Items such as washers between the wheels and the body, wheel bearings, bushings, springs, starting devices, hubcaps, full wheel covers, full fenders covering the nails, any type of suspension, be it a device or a body design element, or anything that will impede the inspection process. If additional weights are added, they must be securely attached and have no loose or moving internal parts. Cars with any sticky substance on the front will be disqualified.
- Finish Line: The track has an electronic finish line. This device emits a light beam approximately the diameter of a pencil. It is recommended that the car does not have a front that comes to a sharp point. A sharp pointed car may not trigger the electronic finish line correctly.
Tips & Links
Official BSA website:
http://www.pinewoodderby.org
How to make a fast pinewood derby car:
http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/2952/speed-secrets/
Pinewood Derby Car Design Tips: http://www.boyscouttrail.com/library/pinewood-derby.asp
Pinewood Derby Car Building Tips:
http://maximumvelocity.com/
Official BSA website:
http://www.pinewoodderby.org
How to make a fast pinewood derby car:
http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/2952/speed-secrets/
Pinewood Derby Car Design Tips: http://www.boyscouttrail.com/library/pinewood-derby.asp
Pinewood Derby Car Building Tips:
http://maximumvelocity.com/