Winter Programming: S-B Pinewood Derby Race - Relive your youth.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by striperman36

So 4 divisions, we gonna get the boobalator boot too?


So what are the division rules?

We need some more people saying "I'm in" before we get some deeper planning going. Then we'll have some people with experience running a race get rules established early (like me, TDF, maybe some other with previous pack / district level experience) on so we can minimize the questions and interpretation (err, cheating - We are lying fishermen after all merging with the next highest lying sport - racing).

I'm *thinking* and have been thinking about it a bit.

All classes:

Powered by gravity - no motors, magnets, rockets, yada, yada
Dry lubes only, zero oils - this is a rule for the track we'll likely use.
No buying premade cars period. You must build the car - or HAVE BUILT the car for some historical race.

Stock Class: BSA Kit, official block, wheels, and nails only. Basically no grooved axles, no cut / lightened wheels, no canting, all 4 wheels must roll, unmodified axle slots or filled / repaired same wheelbase / location, 5 ounces. The same as most BSA events and what most people here will have experience with. Car must be built from BSA parts. No buying modified parts or modified from BSA parts.

For example, you could buy extra BSA stock axles to find straighter ones but you can't buy speed axles, you can buy extra wheels if needed, but not modified ones.

Modified Class: BSA Kit, must be user built official block.

OK to modify examples: grooved axles, cut / lightened wheels, canting axles, rail riding, axle slots or filled / repaired, any wheelbase / location as long wheels do not extend beyond front or back of car, 5 ounces.

For example, you can buy speed axles, you can buy speed wheels if wanted. But you must build from stock BSA block kit. NO online kits.

Retro class: Some kind of retro class or old racer that you or your kid raced in the past - no new builds. Must conform to or real close to stock BSA rules.

Kids Class: Stock BSA rules listed above, built by your kid or you and your kid - CAN be kid's BSA car for current year.