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

[blondterror]

I will bring 2 cars I helped my son build about 10 yrs ago. He had 4 yrs of PD and made some great cars.

The Silver Streak won every race it ran and the gator car was very fast too. Its all about the axels, wheels, wt location, total wt, and running on 3 wheels

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by blondterror

I will bring 2 cars I helped my son build about 10 yrs ago. He had 4 yrs of PD and made some great cars.

The Silver Streak won every race it ran and the gator car was very fast too. Its all about the axels, wheels, wt location, total wt, and running on 3 wheels

BE QUIET!!! SHHHH.

[Clammer]

You all are F #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& nuts or getting old real f #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& quick ..............................I think it would alot more fun to have a blindfold / tittie testing contest ><><><><><

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by Clammer

You all are F #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& nuts or getting old real f #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& quick ..............................I think it would alot more fun to have a blindfold / tittie testing contest ><><><><><

It would cost more than a 10 buck entry fee.

[Clammer]

It would be well worth it ><<

[striperman36]

Yes it would be, but we couldn't post the pictures.

[Sea Dangles]

I'll go topless if you are wearing a blindfold.
I still have the car that Hab painted for me,this car went 16-0 on race day no matter which lane they put it on it won.
I'll be happy to go into details about shimming the axles with wax paper so it tracks straight.
What type of track are you looking at John?

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by beamie

I still may have 3 of my cars around from the 70's. One of them won the grand championship in my area. Then went onto the regionals and lost.

I remember my dad lubricating the wheels with sperm whale oil whick I still have a bottle of. Apparently this oil never sticks to avoid that initial start. Watch makers use to use it. Don't know if it helped but those were some fun days......

He said Sperm Whale , eh he eh he he eh he... (Insert Beavis & Butthead)

Interesting. Bet that smells great 40 years later. I remember my dad using graphite but I also remembering him pour in molten lead too

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I think if you want to race a car....you need to build a car, fresh this season.....not re-use em. Thats part of the fun.

Absolutely, main race and outlaw should be new builds. But a classics race for older cars could be cool. Point is, we have options on figuring this stuff out. If there is enough interest, we'll hammer out the rules.

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

I'll go topless if you are wearing a blindfold.
I still have the car that Hab painted for me,this car went 16-0 on race day no matter which lane they put it on it won.
I'll be happy to go into details about shimming the axles with wax paper so it tracks straight.
What type of track are you looking at John?

I'm looking at using a 40 foot, 4 lane good quality PVC track. It is a pretty fast track, we have an electric timer and may have automated scoring software by then.

Attached is a pic...

[striperman36]

This would be a Blast,. come guys!!!

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by blondterror

I will bring 2 cars I helped my son build about 10 yrs ago. He had 4 yrs of PD and made some great cars.

The Silver Streak won every race it ran and the gator car was very fast too. Its all about the axels, wheels, wt location, total wt, and running on 3 wheels

We'll work on the rules for clarification (plenty of time) but stock class will probably be common BSA rules - all 4 wheels touching, no grooved axles, no lightened wheels (some sanding is fine), but unlimited would allow significant tweaks, and maybe a class for those old racers - Nice cars.

Originally Posted by striperman36

It would cost more than a 10 buck entry fee.

My son's from last year (no, he did most of the work).

[striperman36]

Unlimited Class? Like no rules except be built from the BSA kit?

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by striperman36

Unlimited Class? Like no rules except be built from the BSA kit?

Yep. You could use razor wheels, run on three wheels - ride on one and glue the other three to the roof , rail ride, groove axels, etc...

No motor or power though.

Could be interesting. But we can't run those against cars running stock, so different divisions. I figure I'll do one stock and one unlimited.

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by Clammer

You all are F #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& nuts or getting old real f #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& quick ..............................I think it would alot more fun to have a blindfold / tittie testing contest ><><><><><

I'm in if you are supplying the talent

[Raven]

LOL ..... ORIGINAL i must say

days of OLD

[Clammer]

SLIP THAT,S NOT A PROBLEM ;;

THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOUR F #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& MASSIVE HANDS WOULD SWEEZE THEM LIKE GRAPES

[Canalman]

If I could enter 5 cars I would, phenomenal idea!!

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by Clammer

SLIP THAT,S NOT A PROBLEM ;;

THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOUR F #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& MASSIVE HANDS WOULD SWEEZE THEM LIKE GRAPES

So? If you can supply the talent, we'll be there.

[TheSpecialist]

Originally Posted by Clammer

You all are F #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& nuts or getting old real f #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& quick ..............................I think it would alot more fun to have a blindfold / tittie testing contest ><><><><><

We could have hot chicks at the finish line ala NASCAR

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by quick decision

Is this somethinhg we would bring our kids to or just adults?

Yep. I think we should have a kids race too.

Originally Posted by blondterror

I'm in... Modified Class

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

We could have hot chicks at the finish line ala NASCAR

If someone could find them, it would be you.

[Striperknight]

Originally Posted by blondterror

I will bring 2 cars I helped my son build about 10 yrs ago. He had 4 yrs of PD and made some great cars.

The Silver Streak won every race it ran and the gator car was very fast too. Its all about the axels, wheels, wt location, total wt, and running on 3 wheels

Those cars would not pass down here. All 4 wheels must touch and
you can extend the wheels more than the measurements in the kit.
There was a big fight so we have 3 pages of rules.

One of my son's cars before the wheels