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re: What is the keys to winning the Pinewood Derby Championship?
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:27 pm to DustyDinkleman
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:27 pm to DustyDinkleman
aftermarket wheels, polished and bent axles, weight up to the limit
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Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:27 pm to Tiger Ryno
2 words. Rail Rider.
ETA - order a tungsten disc off of amazon and also some tungsten putty for targeting your additional weight to get you up to 5oz. If you don't have a digital kitchen scale that measures hundredths of an ounce go get one.
ETA - order a tungsten disc off of amazon and also some tungsten putty for targeting your additional weight to get you up to 5oz. If you don't have a digital kitchen scale that measures hundredths of an ounce go get one.
This post was edited on 1/8/19 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:31 pm to rattlebucket
quote:only one thing of what you said is the big deal. you didnt say the other one........you want a rail hugger.
Sand your axles(finish nails), graphite the crap out of them, sand your wheels, insert weights on the inside of chassis as far back as possible.
Get them wheels to spin with zero wobbling. Hope for a fast lane. Aerodynamics have nothing to do with it.
Get it baw!
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:32 pm to Tiger Ryno
Weight toward the back
Lengthen wheelbase as far a possible
Ride 3 wheels and ride the center rail(rail rider)
POLISH THE AXLES
Graphite
Make sure wheels do not rub body
Lengthen wheelbase as far a possible
Ride 3 wheels and ride the center rail(rail rider)
POLISH THE AXLES
Graphite
Make sure wheels do not rub body
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:33 pm to Tiger Ryno
quote:
How far up?
The further the better
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:33 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
Put most of your weights towards the front of the car
Were you good in physics?
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:33 pm to CarRamrod
quote:and you want the weight distributed so that the balance point is 1/2" in front of the rear axle. Too far back and you'll pop a wheelie and go flying off the track.
only one thing of what you said is the big deal. you didnt say the other one........you want a rail hugger.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:34 pm to cajungoalie
quote:
POLISH THE AXLES
Then grease with Vaseline
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:35 pm to Tiger Ryno
A dremel and a YouTube video. We won ours and I have no clue when it comes to carpentry. However, I can follow directions extremely well.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:38 pm to Tiger Ryno
friction less wheel to nail connection. being just under the max allowable weight
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:39 pm to Tiger Ryno
Google it. It's weight distribution (low and right in front of the rear wheels), reduced drag and reducing friction on the wheels and axles. All legal.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:40 pm to Tiger Ryno
quote:
Without cheating.
But that is the key to winning it - otherwise, you will be a participant.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:44 pm to Tiger Ryno
Subject/verb agreement
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:45 pm to Tiger Ryno
The most important thing is that your car is faster than the other cars.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 4:57 pm to drexyl
quote:
If you don't have a digital kitchen scale that measures hundredths of an ounce go get one
I like it.
Teach them young how to work a triple beam.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 5:03 pm to Tiger Ryno
there are videos on youtube for this.
The main deal was putting the lead weight as far back in the car as possible.
The main deal was putting the lead weight as far back in the car as possible.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 5:05 pm to Tiger Ryno
I'd just put a tiny little motor in it. Or sabotage the other cars.
Like my daddy always said, the key to not cheating is to not get caught cheating.
Like my daddy always said, the key to not cheating is to not get caught cheating.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 5:11 pm to Tiger Ryno
Won second and third place back in the day. Dad built a track in our garage. Keys I remember are cutting a square in the bottom, place a piece of metal to give downward weight and momentum. Patch around it with plastic wood and then pain. Angle the nail axles upward and polish them on a lathe. Sprinkle graphite on the axles for better spin. Slope the front nose of the wood block to make it more aerodynamic. We really got into it. I think my Dad enjoyed it more than I did. 
Posted on 1/8/19 at 5:19 pm to Tiger Ryno
Put the axles in a dremel moto tool. Polish with 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper.
Put the max amount of lead 50/50 in two holes dead center over each axle.
Lubricate with silicone.
Three years of competition...
Two-1st
One-3rd
Put the max amount of lead 50/50 in two holes dead center over each axle.
Lubricate with silicone.
Three years of competition...
Two-1st
One-3rd
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