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Photographs by Mary Ann Carter
From the December 2008 issue of Boys' Life magazine
Video of a super-fast pinewood derby track
By Katy RichardsonPhotographs by Mary Ann Carter
From the December 2008 issue of Boys' Life magazine
Cub Scouts competing in a pinewood derby in Indiana last January didn’t get to see much of the action.
The giant track made the cars zip by so fast, you could only hear them.
The Crossroads of America Council built the track inside the Indiana State Museum. The track was more than two stories tall and 125 feet long — almost as long as a Boeing 737 airplane.
Use the above player to watch video from the race and check out the article in the December 2008 issue of Boys’ Life magazine for more details.
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this race track is super fast and it would be really cool to be able to use that for my pinewood derby races.
it was cool
its been ages since i have don that stuff
our troop shuold get 1 its only 35 feet
whenever you pinewood derby race, if your weight limit at the greatest is 5.0 grams, and your limit at the least is 1.0 grams, go for 1.0 . less weight means less friction. less friction means more speed. i made the mistake of 5.0 grams and i didn’t get a trophy. seriously, try the least weight possible.
PINEWOOD DERBY CAR’S ARE THE FASTEST CAR’S ON PLANT EARTH! In thare scale of 1.24 to 1.25, And raced on thare track lenth of 35ft to 45ft. At 2.5sec at 288mph! (give or take the speed a little!) It’s faster then a pro drag car,in thare scale and track lenth!!!
that is awsome
They were going REALLY fast. When I did my pinewood derbies I won 1st & 2nd.