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2011 District Pinewood Derby

Common

Date / Times / Location:

Date: March 12, 2011

Registration For All Cubs: 9:00 – 10:00 am

Racing begins: 10:30am

Awards Ceremony: 2:00pm

Location: Owl's Head Transportation Musuem, Rockland, ME

Food will be available for purchase on-site.

Contact / More Information:

District Activities Chairman: Devon Hubner, 603-313-6916, devon.hubner@downeastdistrict.org

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

Cost and Pre-Registration:

Pre-Register Online:

Pre-Registration requires a non-refundable deposit of: $2 per person.

Deposits are non-refundable.

Cost if you Pre-Register: $3

Day-Of-Event Registration: $5

Only Scouts and Scouters who want a Patch need to register.

Parents, Friends, Siblings, and other Family members may attend for free.

Pre-Registration Ends: March 9

You can not save money by not getting a patch, or by not registering some of your leaders. Registration money goes to cover event costs, not just the patch. If you don't register, you make it difficult for us to operate a quality event.

Pinewood Derby

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.