2009 District Pinewood Derby

Date / Times / Location / Cost

• Date: April 4, 2009
• Registration For All Cubs: 9:00 – 10:00 am
• Racing begins: 10:30am
• Awards Ceremony: 2:00pm
• Location: State of Maine Transportation Dept, 782 Lewiston Rd, Topsham, ME
• Cost: $5

Contact / More Information

• District Activities Chairman: Freida Carpenter, 207-785-4607, carpenters3ofclarryhill@hotmail.com

• District Activities Website: http://www.downeastdistrict.org/activities-and-civic-service

Door Prize Raffle

• Each person receives a ticket to the door prize raffle.

Concessions

• Nachos, pizza, hotdogs, drinks, sweets, chips will be available.

Races

• All Scouts will race in the same category.
• All cars will race once in each lane.
• The times will be totaled to determine the order of finish for all Scouts.
• Please register only your top 5 finishers from your Pack derby.
• An alternate driver can be substituted if one of the top five can not attend.
• A driver can not race another Scout's car.

Complete Car Specifications

• Maximum Outer Dimensions - 7" L x 2 ¾" W x 6" H
• Width between inside of wheels - 1 ¾" or more
• Weight - 5.00 ounces or less
• Bottom Clearance - 3/8" or more between car and track
• No wet paint on cars at race time and no paint on wheels
• No springs or magnets
• No one piece axles
• No hubcaps
• No Teflon type tape or silicon spray
• Must be free wheeling with no starting devices
• At least 3 wheels must touch the track at all times
• Wheelbase of standard block must not be modified
• Must use wheels and axles provided with official pinewood derby car kit.
• Wheels and axles can be polished (burs may be removed).
• Wheel base must NOT be modified.
• Wheel size may not be altered in any way, no shaping, no tapering, no reduction of width or radius, et. al.
• Dry Lubricant Only may be used up to registration time. Nothing may be added after that.
• Absolutely no lubricant may be brought to the race location building.

Complete 2009 District Pinewood Derby Rules