– Feature Article – Grooved Axles – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Ugliest Car in Derby History – Q&A Grooved Axles One of the major areas of debate in pinewood derby racing is the benefit of grooved axles. This technique calls for placing one or more grooves in the axle shaft near the […]

– Feature Article – Unusual Tracks – Humor – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Highest and Longest – Q&A Unusual Tracks Whether homemade or purchased, most groups today race on a 32 to 50 foot track, starting on a slope and transitioning to a long flat section. These tracks are made from aluminum […]

– Feature Article – Rail Riding – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – My Three Sons – Q&A Rail Riding One of the five keys to performance1 is alignment. The purpose of alignment is to adjust the steering of the car such that the car rolls in the desired direction. But what is the […]

– Feature Article – Top Fuel Cars: Direct Drive – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Q&A Top Fuel Cars – Direct Drive (The fifth in a series of articles on cars that “stretch the rules”) Last summer I was searching the web for articles and Blogs relating to pinewood derby racing. Most of what I […]

– Feature Article – Graphite on the Tread – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Q&A Graphite on the Tread Do you put graphite on the tread surface of your wheels? Come on, you can admit it. I started rubbing graphite onto the tread surface about eight years ago. It seemed like a good thing to […]

– Feature Article – A Winning Philosophy – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Proud Grandpa – Q&A A Winning Philosophy I originally published this article in Volume 2, Issue 5 – November 27, 2002. During the past five years, I have continued to be disappointed by the number of parents that take a […]

– Feature Article – Pinewood Derby Time – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Mouse Car – Q&A Pinewood Derby Time By Chris Joker Pinewood derby cars are serious business. Last month it was pinewood derby time for my son’s Cub Scout pack. I was so excited I couldn’t stand it. I remember my […]

– Feature Article – Top Fuel Cars – Two-Wheeled Cars – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Come From Behind Car – Q&A Top Fuel Cars – Two-Wheeled Cars (The fourth in a series of articles on cars that “stretch the rules”) Everybody (at least anybody that has done any pinewood derby car research) […]

– Feature Article – Pinewood Derby Kit History – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Screaming Mimi – Q&A Pinewood Derby Kit History As you probably know, pinewood derby racing began in 1953, when Cubmaster Don Murphy developed and implemented the concept. It didn’t take long for the idea to catch on, and in […]

– Feature Article – Pinewood Derby Race Organization – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – What a Difference a Year Makes – Q&A Pinewood Derby Race Organization By Scott Morris & Randy Davis The Pinewood Derby (Grand Prix, or whatever the title of your race) is an exciting, but oftentimes chaotic event. Due to […]