Here's some other pinewood derby links you may want to check out:
Non-Commercial sites:
Information on building tracks
Jay's Pinewood Derby Web Page
Maximum Velocity! Pinewood Derby Car Building Tips
tools and tips, how to recover from boo-boos, a buyer's guide and a Q&A section
Pinewood Mania
ABC Pinewood Derby - Your "How to" guide to the Pinewood Derby. Everything you need to design, build, win and even manage a Pinewood Derby race.
DerbyTalk
Derby Talk is a forum for Pinewood Derby, Awana Grand Prix, Kub Kar Rally, Shape N Race Derby, Space Derby, Raingutter Regatta and other similar races where a child and an adult work together to create a race vehicle and a lot of fun and memories.
Commercial sites:
PInewood Physics DVD
A great 2-hour DVD on how to make your car run fast using the principles of Physics. Also, a wonderful educational tool to make physics fun for kids! www.pinewoodphysics.com
This 2-hour video will show you how to...
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•Use the principles of physics to build the fastest car possible, within the rules.
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•Set the weight and center of mass of your car to maximize speed.
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•Reduce the effects of friction.
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•Align your car’s wheels to near perfection.
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•Maximize your child’s involvement in car construction without compromising quality.
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•Build a simple test track in your garage.
Other Places for Info on How to win the Race
Pamphlet on How to Win the Pinewood Derby race by Winning Edge
How to Win a Pinewood Car Derby teaches you the specifics of building a pinewood car for speed. You can make your car the fastest it can be with secrets that will give you a winning edge. This manual is useful for the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Awana Grand Prix, Royal Rangers, Shape ‘n Race, Kub Kar Rally and other groups.
Pinewood Derby Race Supplies
SoapBox Derby Information
BestTracks
Best Track All Aluminum Tracks are strong, lightweight, easy to assemble and reasonably priced. Available in 2 to 8 lanes, and all of our tracks are expandable in width or length. A lifetime warranty and our Patent Pending stop section are standard on all of our tracks. More people buy BestTrack aluminum pinewood derby tracks than any other pinewood derby track made.
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