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Old 03-04-2011, 11:43 AM   #1
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Something a little different!

Well my son is in Cub Scouts - and we are having our first Pinewood Derby - my son wanted me to do a car with him - so of course I went with a 72

We found the lights on line and it still makes the weight - We'll see how she runs tomorrow??

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Old 03-04-2011, 11:49 AM   #2
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Re: Something a little different!

Cool , Good luck on the race. Let us know how you come out
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Old 03-04-2011, 11:59 AM   #3
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Re: Something a little different!

Thanks - I will
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Old 03-04-2011, 12:00 PM   #4
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Re: Something a little different!

Nice...hope you guys do good with it! Joseph
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Old 03-04-2011, 02:35 PM   #5
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Re: Something a little different!

that is really cool. I love it!
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Old 03-04-2011, 02:50 PM   #6
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Re: Something a little different!

Hey, let me know if your interested in how to make that pinewood derby car very fast (and legal by scout rules) I've probably helped my sons make like 10 of them, they usually won or came very close, also won the district a few times... And i made my sons help and do a lot of the work themselves
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Old 03-04-2011, 03:36 PM   #7
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Its not about winning, its about spending time with your son...
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Old 03-04-2011, 03:59 PM   #8
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But if you can spend time with you son AND win... it's even better!
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Old 03-04-2011, 04:50 PM   #9
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Oh and very nice truck. We built 2 Corvettes for my son and daughters Awana Derby race... One did very well and the other one..not so good.
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Old 03-04-2011, 05:06 PM   #10
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nice...
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Old 03-04-2011, 06:49 PM   #11
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Thats awesome!
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Old 03-04-2011, 08:36 PM   #12
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Nice job good luck , you might want to weigh it to see that you are at the max add weight if need be. Smooth out the nail heads where they meet the wheel and smooth out the bumps on the wheels that should make it pretty quick I'm sure there is a ton of other stuff I don't know about most of all have fun
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Old 03-04-2011, 09:43 PM   #13
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Re: Something a little different!

That looks awesome!
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Old 03-04-2011, 10:58 PM   #14
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Awsome!
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Old 03-04-2011, 11:34 PM   #15
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Re: Something a little different!

My son and I raced them, too. His cars became the one to beat when I used a little bit of advice. One of the biggees is to essentially chamfer the wheel tread so that there is very little of the tread riding on the track. Just imagine that a head-on view of the tire will reveal a shallow "V". The other thing (for us) was the use of graphite on the "axles". If your weight is the maximum, it is all you can hope for...minimal contact on the track, well-lubricated (graphite) axles and maximum weight.....
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Old 03-05-2011, 12:09 AM   #16
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Re: Something a little different!

That looks a lot nicer than the one I helped 70cstjr make many years ago.
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Old 03-05-2011, 12:18 AM   #17
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thats cool i got a few more years before i get to build a couple (twins) i hope i can talk them into c-10s
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Old 03-05-2011, 02:42 AM   #18
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Thanks guys - I will let ya know how we do. I took it to the "weigh-in" tonight and it is the MAX - 5.0 ounces!!! I polished the axles and used a little graphite too, so we'll see. He is very excited! He is 8 and after the weigh-in he said "I wish I could build a time machine and see who win's"! I told him we worked hard on the cars and we did our best. So the we'll see.

I will keep ya posted - thanks again for the comments.
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Old 03-05-2011, 12:55 PM   #19
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I love it, that looks great!
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Old 03-05-2011, 01:13 PM   #20
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That's cool man! Good luck!
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Old 03-05-2011, 01:16 PM   #21
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Too bad they dont give points for style, you would get a vote from me
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Old 03-05-2011, 03:18 PM   #22
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That's pretty cool ! I was a scout leader for 6 years, had some good times with my son. We are now re-doing the 69 that I bought.
The adults used to joke that you want to keep them interested in scouts before they get interested in perfume and / or car fumes.
In our troop we had best in show after the races. So you could get an award for the best design and most original design. It would take us about 4 hours the weekend before the finals racing each other in the dens to qualify. We had about 70 scouts and we tried to do round robin qualifying in the appropriate age bracket. And then at the troop / pack meeting we would have the finals. Not sure who had more fun the boys or the adults.
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Old 03-05-2011, 07:22 PM   #23
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Very cool best wishs on a win..
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Old 03-05-2011, 07:56 PM   #24
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very cool n good luck..... and remember in this PC world YOU ARE ALL WINNERS !!!
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Old 03-05-2011, 10:40 PM   #25
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I think you already won! have fun with your son! (they do grow up fast! ) cheers, Pat
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