Derby Talk

This is how I handle it with my grandson: I ask ask him each year(this will be his fourth year) is he wants his car to look great, or if he wants to try to win(we only have so much time to work on it). Each year he has said he wants to try to win, so work on axles, wheels, alignment and com more tha...

Thanks to all the advice on here, my grandson just won the district race. They are now having a council race in about two weeks. My question is this: I had to take the wheels and axles off in order to raise the two back weights, they were just below the 3/8inch, the guy said it was fine for district...

My 8 year-old actually told me "you win some, you lose some," and congratulated his friends on winning. :thumbup: Who cares about times and trophies when our sons do that!![/quote][/quote] The best stories are usually about how the kids react. The best I saw was two years ago, my grandson...

I did find out who to ask, and emailed him a couple of times on clarifictions I needed for the rules. I can not reduce the weight on the wheels, but I can angle the axles. His answer to my second email(which was about a small indent we put in below the axle head while polishing, wasn't sure if this ...

So you want to start with the axle bent down?

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Thanks for all the replies. I do not think canting will be a problem, I found out a raised wheel is ok to do, so I think they just do not want you reshaping the wheel(like H cut wheels). It is not like you have to have 4 wheels touching. Sporty--I did not look at "wheel contact surface must not...

I have a rules interpretation question and will appreciate anybody's input. Our council rules state: Wheels must be from the BSA Pinewood Derby Kit or a purchased BSA accessory and be labeled BSA Pinewood Derby. The wheels can have the bore of the hub (hole in center) cleaned of any obstructions and...

Has anybody here used [no advertising for this vendor], and if so what are you opinions on it? Also, I heard someone say you can actually polish your axles to much, using to high of grit to polish with. I was going to try diamond spray, around 200,000 grit this year. Think that is to high? Thanks in...