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Old 03-28-2008 | 07:53 PM
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I am tring to get info on how to make the fastest pinewood derby car for my sister. Has anyone raced in one before? If so any ideas would be helpful.
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Old 03-28-2008 | 07:54 PM
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google "how to makethefastest pinewood derby car" lol
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Old 03-28-2008 | 08:05 PM
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I did in boy scouts, i won 1st place 4 times and best of show 5 times. We made my pinewood derby car into a few nascar cars and a craftsman truck, my dad and i. You have to really make sure the wheels are as straight as possible and there is nothing slowing the wheels. Second make it as aerodynamic as possible. Third your car will be going downhill, thus most of the weight should be near the front. Fourth, get it as light as possible per regulations including the weight you have to put in it.
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Old 03-28-2008 | 10:12 PM
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When I was in the boy scouts I had the fastest car. I just made the one on the front of the box. I made it heveyer than the other ones so it was fast. More weight= more momentum.
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Old 03-28-2008 | 10:25 PM
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True... you want it as heavy in the front as possible, not light. God its been years since boyscouts
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Old 03-28-2008 | 11:07 PM
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I quit the boy scouts when I was 9. Because all my freinds quit and I was all alone. But I have better ways to spend my time now, I play with deadly weapons(bows) and work on cars.
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Old 03-29-2008 | 11:07 AM
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I am tring to get info on how to make the fastest pinewood derby car for my sister. Has anyone raced in one before? If so any ideas would be helpful.
yes i was a cub scout just smooth it down and maybe cut it into a wedge when i was in cub scouts i always made trucks and everybody thought i was awesome but my brother was the one who did most of the work
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Old 03-29-2008 | 04:32 PM
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I remember that... I probably had the coolest car there, but I lost. Try to make it really flat, really smooth, low to the ground, and put lots of grease on the wheels.
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Old 03-29-2008 | 05:23 PM
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i cheated and won after the weigh in stick some weights in the front with double sided tape
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Old 03-29-2008 | 06:53 PM
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no i kinda cheated be rubbing lead on he tires it helped it go faster
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