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PINEWOOD DERBY CAR SHOWCASE
Dune Buggy - Scott Wheeler The Cubs in my Pack always like to give me ideas for the next year's "Pace Car" and this was one they gave. It was made after an actual dune buggy that a Cub's father had in his garage. I used a wire clothes hanger and a derby kit to create the car. It ran very fast but was a little tail heavy. Dragonfire - Richard House This was our first Pinewood Derby car ever. The car body, accessories, and press-on decals were easy, but the car was pretty fast too, having the 5th fastest combined times in our competitive Pack and won 1st in the Tigers race. The engine/muffler on the back was originally designed as underside weights, but worked nicely to place COG toward the back at 1 1/2 inches from the rear axle. We learned a lot of things to make our next car even better and faster. Remote Chance - Dick Roussin This year my grandson Dylan and I decided to sacrifice a little speed for creativity. We found an old DirecTV remote control which was exactly the right width and attached it to the official BSA block. Aerodynamics and center of gravity weren't ideal, but the car placed first in Den and first overall (~50 cars). This was our fourth consecutive year winning the overall title. As in all of the past years, we used Maximum Velocity Max-V-Lube and tungsten cylinders to good advantage.
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