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March 11, 2008
Weigh-in Approaches
By Katherine
AKA atomicalex
Pinewood Derby weigh-in is tonight and I’m down to polishing the axles for my entry in our Cub Scout pack’s Unlimited Class. I’ve Dremeled and filled and sanded and painted. This is the first time I have ever built a car model from a block of wood and it turned out better than I expected. It’s just barely recognizable for what it is supposed to be: a Ford GT40, a car I swear I’ll own one day. Although I’m usually super-competitive, I decided to focus on the design and build it up to be a desk ornament for work. I don’t have a whole lot of hope for it on the track – I’ll be competing against a flock of GM and Ford dads who are by and large engineers with years of experience in this kind of thing. I might have a shot at best-looking, though. I’m also pretty sure that I’ll be building another GT next year. I just can’t get this car out of my system. Got a Pinewood entry to show off? Post up!
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paganizondadude
Mar 11, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I remember a couple years back when my kid made a Bugatti Veyron pinewood derby. It acctually turned out pretty cool.
Oafman
Mar 11, 2008 at 6:36 pm
My best pinewood entry was back in the early 80s. My dad and I modeled it after a corvette. (sort of) The front end sloped up slightly and the rest was fairly aerodynamic. The launching system for the derby cars favors those with upward sloped front end. My car had the best jump off the line because it would start sliding down the pin before it was down all the way.