Pinewood+Derby



Pack 492 is conducting the Pinewood derby this year (2017) on Saturday January 21st. There will be only 2 days clinics available for the scouts to start and finish the car this year. The first day is by sign-up/reservation only. You need to ensure that you have your car painted, wheels and axles polished **before the second clinic** on January 14th. The last clinic should be used for adjusting the weight of the car, mounting the wheels and checking in the cars. The cars need to be checked in January 14th between 3-5pm at the clinic.

Please read the Official Rules and the How-To documents below. We encourage you to find more information and ideas about the pinewood derby at craft stores, library, and online.

The bottom of this page has some of the car designs that you can check out and download if you would like to use it. You are free to search other designs and bring a printout. **Please be sure to print out a copy of the design that you intend to use. The designs sheets will not be provided at the clinics.**



[|More Photos from Old Pinewood Derby]

=Clinics for Jan 2017= Clinics are on Saturday Jan 7th and Saturday Jan 14th.


 * Clinics are not a drop off scout event, one of the parent should be there to assist as needed and ensure safety of their scout.**


 * **Sign-up Required clinics:** 1/7 10am - 5pm clinic with 40 minutes slot for scout
 * **Open Clinic to finish the cars:** 1/14 - 10am - 3pm
 * **Cars Check-in:** 1/14 - 3 - 5pm
 * **Clinics held at**: 20713 Garden Crest Ct, Cupertino, CA
 * **PWD Race: Saturday 1/21 at 5pm at Quinlan Community Center**

The car kit will be provided to the scout/sibling when they come to the clinic. If a sibling is building a car, please sign-up the sibling as well so that we can plan for it.

We also need clinic volunteers! Sign up here: [|Volunteer Sign Up Sheet]
 * You must sign up for a clinic spot** for the first day of clinic in the sign up sheet here: [|Scout Sign-Up Sheet]

You can review the document to familiarize/refresh yourself about the process of building the pinewood derby car.

Be prepared for the first clinic:
 * Research car design ideas.
 * Bring your car design print out.
 * Bring all the parts you plan to add to the car so you can weigh them
 * Bring nickels/dimes for adjusting the weight of the car

=Documents=





BSA Pinewood Derby History / Goals / Course





Here are some templates for car design below. You could choose from one of these or make your own design.


 * [[file:carcut_1.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_2.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_3.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:carcut_4.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_5.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_6.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:carcut_7.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_8.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_9.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:carcut_10.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_11.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_12.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:carcut_13.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_14.pdf]] || [[file:carcut_15.pdf]] ||

=Awards and Judging=

Design Awards
There are 5 design trophies: 
 * Most Creative (judges should also pick a backup winner in case there is overlap with the Cub's choices)
 * Best Workmanship (judges should also pick a backup winner)
 * Best Cub Spirit: a car that contains scouting/pack/den related design (judges should also pick a backup winner here as well)
 * 2 Cub's Choice

No scout can win more than one design award. From the 5 winners, 2 will be selected to go on to the District competition.

Speed Awards

 * 1) There are 5 speed awards for 5 fastest average time.
 * 2) Certificates will also be awarded for the following:
 * fastest car in each Den
 * fastest non scout
 * Best Design Non Scout
 * Honorable Mentions (at Judges' discretion)

In case of speed awards, a scout can win a trophy and as well as a speed certificate. The 3 fastest cars will be selected to go to the District competition.

Judging team tasks
 Voting Ballot: Judge tally doc:
 * Lead judge should make sure that there are five judges - one parent volunteer from each Den. The lead judge can email to the Den leaders ( cubs492leadersship@yahoogroups.com ) to ask for volunteers. In case enough people do not volunteer, we will recruit parents randomly as volunteers on the Pinewood Derby day.
 * Each judge should work with the den leaders to ensure that all cubs scouts to vote before the flag ceremony @ 6:15pm (while they are filing in for attendance). Doors open at 5p - We encourage everyone to arrive early so the scouts have time to vote.
 * Judges please ensure that:
 * You have sufficient number of voting ballots printed for all scouts and for the judging sheets for tallying votes. One of the judges can volunteer for this.
 * The scouts in your den vote early but only vote once :-).
 * Only scouts vole and not their family members
 * Scouts vote for 1 car only once - so voting again for the same car is not allowed.
 * After counting ballots, judges will determine the award winners and help fill out the names of the winners of each type of certificate.

=Results=