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PACK PINEWOOD DERBY

bulletImportant Dates
bulletPack Pinewood Derby Clinic
bullet Race Registration & Car Inspection
bullet Pinewood Derby Race Night
bullet Pioneer District Pinewood Derby Finals
bullet Equipment Used by Pack 374
bulletRace Documents
bulletRace Rules & Procedures
bullet Pioneer District Race Documents
bulletPack 374 Derby Race Committee, Volunteers, & Officials
bulletSignup As A Race Committee Member,
Volunteer, and/or Official
bulletThe Race Committee, Volunteers, & Officials Roles & Responsibilities
bulletPinewood Derby Links

Important Dates

bulletJanuary 10th - Thursday - Pack Pinewood Derby Clinic
bulletReview of Rules & Procedures
bulletConstruction Tips & Hints
bulletTools, tools, and people to help
bulletTIME: 7:00 p.m. till....
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PLACE: Church @ Hall, Same place as Pack Meetings

bulletJanuary 25th 2008 - Friday Pack Meeting
Race Registration & Car Inspection
bulletCub Scout must be present to register car
bulletCar will be officially weighed, measured, and inspected in accordance with the Rules & Regulations
bulletCar will be impounded until race day
bulletTIME: 6:30 p.m. till....
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PLACE: Church @ Hall, Same place as Pack Meetings

bulletJanuary 26th 2008 - Saturday - Pinewood Derby Race
bullet10 a.m. Start...
bulletRace Day Agenda
           
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Pioneer District Pinewood Derby Finals
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Weigh-in on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

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Race on Saturday, February 10, 2007.
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Tiger Cub Check-in 9:00

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Tiger Cub Race 9:30 AM

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Cub Scout and Webelos Check-in 12:00 Noon

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Cub Scout and Webelos Race 12:30 PM.

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Who: 1st and 2nd place Tiger Cubs and 1st and 2nd place Cub Scout and Webelos.

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WHERE - Queen of Apostles
4950 Mitty Way, San Jose. [MAP]

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All Scouts and their families are invited to come and watch the representatives from their Pack. Only "Grand Prix" cars allowed!

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PARENTS OF SCOUT MUST BE PRESENT AT WEIGH-IN
Just in case the cars need to be modified to meet requirements
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Parents should bring Tools, Epoxy, & Graphite they may need to prepare cars for Weigh-in.

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Pioneer District Race Flyer

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Equipment Used by Pack 374

bulletRace Track
bullet PinewoodDerbyTrack.com
bulletAll-Aluminum 'Freedom Series' - Anodized
bullet4-Lanes
bullet32 Feet
bulletTimer
bullet Microwizard Derby Timers
bullet The K2 with Large LED Display
bulletK2O - All Available Options; Special price for all the K2 options when ordered at the same time as the timer
bullet CSS - Case for 4-Lane Timer
bulletSoftware
bullet GrandPrix Race Manager
bulletBest Software on the Market!!!

Race Documents

 

FORMAT

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Pack 374 Rules Procedures & More...
Revision 5.0 -- 12/15/06

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Race Inspection & Registration Form
Revision 1.1 -- 1/2/2005

bulletDepartment of Pinewood Vehicles (DPV)
Registration Day Signs
bulletDrivers Written Exam
bulletExample Drivers License
JPG
Adobe Photoshop
ZIP File
131K
bulletEye Exam Chart
GIF
ZIP File
250K
bulletAward Certificate
Used with GrandPrix Software Central
Place in C:\Program Files\GrandPrix4\Images
JPG
Corel Draw
ZIP File
2989K
bulletRace Day Agenda
Revision 3.0 -- 12/15/06
bulletEST TIMES,
Need to finalize 2007 Race Roster

Pioneer District Race Documents

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Pioneer District Event Information
Car Rules Registration and Inspection

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TIGERS Registration Form

bullet CUB/WEBELOS Registration Form

NOTE: The Pack will reimburse you the $5.00 cost to register in the race.
             Please save your receipt.

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Example Car Designs & Plans

The following links are provide to offer you some Design Idea ONLY.  Pack 374 does not recommend nor endorse the purchases of any of these designs, that is up to you.  The Links are simply provided to offer you some design ideas and help guide you in your choice and what you would like to make with your block of wood...

bullet Pinewood Pro
Fast, Easy to build cars... Step by step design plan instructions with cut-out templates!
bullet ABC Pinewood Derby
An example car design and how they used Paper to decorate the car...
bullet How to Add Wire Weights Your Pinewood Derby Car
bullet MAXIMUM VELOCITY! ®
Pinewood Derby Car Plans and Supplies

Pinewood Derby Links

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PINEWOOD DERBY RULES & PROCEDURES
from The Virtual Cub Scout Leader's Handbook

bullet GrandPrix Software Central
bulletOur goal is to provide high quality software solutions that will help with planning and conducting Pinewood Derby, Awana® Grand Prix, Space Derby, Raingutter Regatta and other similar races.
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GrandPrix Race Manager

bullet GrandPrix Race Central!
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Awana Grand Prix, Pinewood Derby, Kub Kar Rally, and other similar gravity powered races can be lots of fun and a great learning experience for the kids. However, a good race takes a great amount of planning, coordination and resources. This site is dedicated to providing race coordinators and leaders with ideas, information and resources to help stage an exciting and fair race for the children that are building and racing their handmade creations.

bullet Derby Talk
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Derby Talk is a forum for Pinewood Derby, Awana Grand Prix, Kub Kar Rally, Shape N Race Derby, Space Derby, Raingutter Regatta and other similar races where a child and an adult work together to create a race vehicle and a lot of fun and memories.

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Pinewood Derby Handbook
from SCOUTORAMA.COM

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MAXIMUM VELOCITY! ®
Pinewood Derby Car Plans and Supplies

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Dinn Bros "The Trophy People"
Trophies, Awards.....

bullet U. S. Scouting Service Project
Various Pinewood Derby Information Links!!!
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