Derby Talk

I guess I made the mistake of believing that after 20 years of dedicated volunteer service promoting positive parental involvement in the pinewood derby, that persons of goodwill would give me the benefit of the doubt and assume that when I spoke of helping a little girl build a car, that I would do...

I respectfully withdraw a story which had special meaning to me and caused me to shed a few tears in the privacy of my home last evening.

I agree that when the pin rotates forward most of the advantage to the quick start bar is lost if the gate is spring loaded. However, if the gate is manually operated or even if the gate is just allowed to fall, you will still have some degree of advantage when using the bar because the pin will be ...

Would you be willing to comment on the effectiveness of the quick start mod? I saw that and it really appealed to my own creative instincts. If you read above, it is suggested that the Quick Start helps only when a manually operated start gate is released slowly. I have not installed one, let alone...

gpraceman wrote: You do have to be careful. Some of his tips are not allowed by most race rules. It seems that the BSA gave their endorsement without reading the book Hi folks, this is David Meade. I just want to be sure everyone understands the the BSA did go over my book with a fine tooth comb be...