– Feature Article – Think Safety while Building Your Car – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Saved by the Glue – Q&A Think Safety while Building Your Car (Updated from the original article published in Volume 1, Issue 4, November 14, 2001) A few weeks ago, I was working in our shop and […]

– Feature Article – Top Fuel Cars: Propeller Car – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Sad Day for the True Cub Scout Boys – Q&A Top Fuel Cars: Propeller Car (The third in a series of articles on cars that ‘stretch the rules’ – this is an updated version of an article that […]

– Feature Article – Car Collection on the Move – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – I’ll Take the Checkered Flag – Q&A Car Collection on the Move By Todd Paxson Hello, my name is Todd and I’m a pinehead. I’ve been collecting derby cars for over 10 years. My addiction began innocently enough […]

– Feature Article – DVD Review: An American Race – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Bittersweet Day – Q&A DVD Review: An American Race While going through the bonus features on the ‘Down and Derby’ DVD, I ran across a trailer for “An American Race”. I was not entirely sure what was being […]

– Feature Article – Scaling Up: Design a Pinewood Derby Car from a Toy Car – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Second Place in Speed Goes to … – Q&A Scaling Up: Design a Pinewood Derby Car from a Toy Car I generally build pinewood derby cars that don’t look like real cars. […]

– Feature Article – Points or Times: Which Method Should I Use? – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Never Too Late to Start – Q&A Points or Times: Which Method Should I Use? Life used to be simple. Only a few TV channels to choose from, no Starbucks to give us multiple coffee […]

– Feature Article – Utilizing Video Systems in Your Race – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – You Never Know – Q&A Utilizing Video Systems in Your Race By Randy Lisano More and more race coordinators these days are using projection systems or large TVs in their races for the benefit and enjoyment of […]

– Feature Article – Effect of Track Configuration on Car Performance – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Yes, Sir, That’s my Derby – Q&A Effect of Track Configuration on Car Performance I have often been asked about the specifications of the ‘official’ pinewood derby track. A standard length, a standard height, a standard […]

– Feature Article – Top Fuel Cars: Rocket, Rubber Band, and More – Q&A Top Fuel Cars: Rocket, Rubber Band, and More By Dave Noble (The second in a series of articles on cars that ‘stretch the rules’) My hobby is pinewood derby cars, especially cars that ‘stretch the rules’ just a bit. Even though […]

– Feature Article – Feelers: Do they Work? – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Memory – Boy-Built Car – Q&A Feelers: Do they Work? Feelers?1 What are you talking about? Well, do you know what automobile curb feelers are? These (largely obsolete) devices are spring-steel wires that protrude from underneath the car. They are positioned […]