When the race is over, enter the winner's circle by building this display for your pinewood derby or model car.
Looking for pinewood derby design ideas? Browse photos of more than 100 amazing pinewood derby cars created by Boys' Life readers. Is yours better? Send us a pic!
this game is so awsome i have came in fist every race
i beet the game in about 20 minuites! including the boss!
I KNOW THIS GAME! IT IS A REAL GAME CALLED BIG PIXEL RACING BUT IT IS ABOUT DOGS
Got first with $29,250 and got boss’s car. Very easy. Did it in about an hour and a half to two hours.
Roblox is GREAT i started in april 21,2010 AND THIS IS GREAT!
Beat The Game With Cash 50,000, First Pleas, 1,372 Points And I Got The Boss’s Car! 
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To get The Boss’s car you got to get first pleas in every race.
i got all that,(1st place also)got gold in every race on all 3 files!
I love derby town racing beacause i really think the game is fun.
The worst computer game in the history in the history of computer
games.
I beat the first boss in 10 Minutes! AWSOME!!!!!!!!!
Good, but controls are really bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
I can’t steer.
In Derby Town, pinewood derby racing is a way of life. You'll need to work hard and drive fast, working your way up the rankings table and unlocking more races as you go.
hey i’m making a ufo for a car what are you making?
Hey, I got a funny storie. I went with my freind to a derby once and i had to use his car from the year before because i wasn’t even in scouts(I’m a tenderfoot now) and i won first place against him!
No you can’t, wizland! My cars were Blue Lightening (last year) and this year Blue Lightening II. BUT! The first car I made in Webelos 2. In my (or my little brother’s now) pack if you have a little brother in cub scouts then you can race in the “unlimited” section.
BlueLighteningDude
I was reading and flipping the pages of Boy’s Life Magazine when I got to the page with the picture of the wooden and painted Pinewood Derby car and that reminded me that the Pinewood Derby was coming up. I noticed that the page had Speed Secrets printed on it, so I asked my dad if I could do my Pinewood Derby car right away!Luckily he said yes. When the car was finished, I waited a couple of days, until the Pinewood Derby started I got FIRST PLACE!!!and I only got in second once during the whole entire race!(not including the championship race but I was in the championship race) for Bears in 2008. You should really try these speed secrets!
Where can I get several axels to choose from? Somebody help me quick!!!!!
Hey, blah. You can still be counted in with Webelos 2 if you’re in boy scouts. (:
Thanks for the tips. I won 1st place last year and i’m hoping to win again.
i made a car last year and it popped a whelie because i had too much weight in the back but it backfired and caused MORE friction because the back of the car touched the track so don’t place too much weight in the back of the car
One of the secrets is against a rule; Raise one tire 1/16 off the track.
i would use these tips but i am going to boy scouts before that.
Puting the wait in the back really helps. thanks BoysLife!
pinecar is a good company for decals car building hints and pre made cars (i don’t like the pre made cars but you might) they also have books and dvds full of tips and hints to make a great car you can find them in the hobbie section of most hobbie lobbys ps they are bsa aproved unless it say other wise
As a Den Leader we try to follow the BSA rules, and as such I have an issue with the numbers, 5 and 6 on the secrets list, they say to make it run on 3 wheels, and to extend the wheel base, both of which are against the BSA Rules. I would hope that all you scouts out there will not think about cheating just because these tips are on this site. Have a great race.
Pack 16, Athol, MA.
Be sure that any of the hints to make your car faster don’t make your car illegal. For instance, our council doesn’t allow a pointed front (must be flat for 3/4 of middle), nor can we extend the wheelbase, it must be factory cut. Not all speed tips are equal or a good idea. Check the rules before you run with it! Good luck racing.
Every cub’s dream is to have a cool looking car and have it fast. Are they both possible at the same time though? With these tips it can be.Tip 1: model your car after a race car. The real thing goes fast, so why shouldn’t your derby? Tip 2: like the packet above says you need lots of weight in the back. Try drilling a hole in the back and filling it with lead. (Make sure you get it weighed first.) Tip 3: Think of cool models that look good aerodynamic. One year I had a rocket that had a point at the front ,after that it slanted up to go fast. It almost won before it broke during the race☻. Tip 4: Try using metallic spray paint for a nice shine.
MAKE SURE TO HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The critical point in making the car fast is to be absolutely sure, or at least as sure as you can be, that the wheels are running true and smoothly. Polish the axles where the wheel rides on them to remove all burrs on the axles, polish the insides of the wheel hubs with pipecleaners and smooth the tread surface of the wheels to remove all mold marks. Be absolutely sure the axles are perfectly aligned with a 90 degree angle from the track surface and precisely perpendicular to the axis of the car body. Use plenty of dry, powdered graphite to lubricate the wheels and get the weight of the car just as close to the maximum allowed with weight inserted in holes drilled in the rear of the car and fastened low on the sides of the car between the front and rear wheels.
I am a WeblosII and I am so sad because today was my last pinewood derby.
There are many ways to make your pinewood derby car go faster. Here are some of them.
Make that block of wood look like steel with these pinewood derby painting tips.
my 2006 pinewood derby car was really fast because it got two strew sticking up on the top of my car that why my car was fast.
all these cars are amatuer compared to my bad boy
I LIKED THE WII REMOTE AND THE DUKE OF HARZZARD
like how many were really made from the block as oppose to a pre cut kit? where are the original homemade ones? totally taken to seriously
Hey Big Joe just so you know that the batmobile that you’re talking is from the late 80′s not the TV sitcom from the 60′s.
the mexican flag was the best out of all of them it is beast mexicans ruel
i make alot of these for fun i will add mine!! these are great disignes.
I liked the wii car,the gutair car,and the first batmobil car!!!
Hay, Amdrew 22, you did a nice job on your Titanic car. Assum.
how did the carve the wiii remote? it looked just like the real 1
I thought that the dukes of hazard,titanic,eggs and the dinaco king were the best!They were so good that I could’nt decide on just one! Oh, yeah and the base rocks!!
I want to see kid that can make these himself all these cars look like they were made on a cnc machine by the kids dad or orderd from a magazine
Looking for pinewood derby design ideas? Browse our photos of more than 100 amazing pinewood derby cars uploaded by Boys' Life readers in 2010. Is yours better? Send us a pic!
mine could go twice as fast i won champ 5 years
I thihk from watching that makes me feel like I should do th derby this year!!!!!
i saw the derby race track in a boys life mag. but i had no clue they went that fast!!!! by the way how do thay stop those cars? they look like they are going suppper fast?!?!?!?
I can’t wait for my first derby race!!! im so excited.
the way those cars zoom by.that is so…so…AWESOME!!!!:)
cool! i make a car every year,and race it on a track that my old pack had and put up every year.
Helpful hint on building your car.
Use Graphite paste on the wheels and axel. Less friction ensures top speed
ALL YOU GUYS THAT DID THAT:WHAT IS THE MPG ON YOUR CAR
That was awsome!!!Wens it going to start?I think I’m going to be first place!!!(#1)
WOW talk about adding some pizzazz to a pwd event you did it. Maybe all PWD Chairpeople will take notice on a way to add something to a PWD
Watch video of Indiana Cub Scouts experiencing a whole new speed of pinewood derby at this giant track.
Fifty-five years have passed since Don Murphy, then Cubmaster of Pack ...
Watch as members of Pack 10 in Cornelius, N.C., prepare and race their cars in a Pinewood derby.
Keep the number stickers on your derby racecar by putting clear nail polish over the stickers after you put them on your car.
cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Joe moe, I hated it because the turns are too sharp to handle, my car can’t make them without crashing into another care or into the annoying yellow cones.
I made it to the wolf run. If you hated it tell me why!
the second level is kind of hard but then again that could just be me. and I do not understand those guys always complaining about the game I really loved the game.
ha ha!! Pathetic graphics! But I know that I would never be able to create a game like that so I won’t critizise, BL Rocks!!
I DOUBT people actuallly mean they’re good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, and vcu won haha duke fans, Duke is still better!
This game is terrible! The other cars don’t slow down when they hit us.
this game is aaaaaaaaaaa blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can only move nowhere or too far. I don’t think this game is very fair.
The first level is really easy but the second is kind of hard
THERE IS NO CONTROL AND THE YELLOW CONES GET IN THE WAY. GOOD GAME FO LITTLE KIDS BUT NOT ME
it reminds me of pole position but alot harder. cool people the boys life guys worked hard on this game
Choose and customize your own pinewood derby-style car to race. Take first place to proceed to more challenging courses.
Use fishing weights to make your pinewood derby car heavier. Drill holes just a little bigger and deeper than the weight, then pour glue into the hole before putting the weight in. Set the car upside down until it dries. Be sure to weigh the finished but unpainted car until you’re close enough to the [...]
Sand the wheels on your pinewood derby car. It helps them spin fast when rolling down the track.
I like the Iphone one.
I think someone should make a U.S. tank with the same detells as the Germen tank.
P.S. I couldn’t.
people are creative
Yes, unfortunately we parents get too involved in the sport of pinewood. Maybe it is our own past failures as young scouts within this event that drives us to build exotics for our own children. My Pa never had a workshop, power tools, etc.. Besides, If the kids are going to win, the parents need to help …”ALOT”.
I look at like this… The ultimate Championship reward is HEAVEN.. only God our father can get us there . …. I love seeing the kids win.
The green truck with the mowhak was made and designed by my 8 year old son. His dad helped him cut it and he did the rest and won 2nd place and best in show. So yes some kids are capable of doing these cars themselves.
Love the sandwhich
HOW DO THEY DO THAT!?!
I agree some of the cars look like toy cars
A cub can learn by involvement in the building process, how to use tools, techniques, apply finishes, safety measures etc. I wouldn’t want my son to try using power tools or spraying paints without first knowing how to do it and wear a proper mask. A parents involvement also allows for the interaction to help build something together that he can be proud of and learn from. Isn’t that what the intent of the Derby is?
The intent of the Derby is involvement with your child teaching the child about all the safety involved the construction, rule & common application this knowledge in everyday life.