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by tjwatc
Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:25 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Top times on Best Track 49 Foot
Replies: 5
Views: 7746

Top times on Best Track 49 Foot

:scratching: :scratching: A bunch of us were standing around our Pinewood Derby track and were talking... We just had finished another Pack Pinewood Derby and the questions was asked... What was the fastest time today? For our 49 foot Best Track with electronic timer.. standard BSA rules with the ex...
by tjwatc
Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:12 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Car design differences for 49' Best Track
Replies: 5
Views: 5451

Re: Car design differences for 49' Best Track

[quote="Speedster"]Do you have a picture of last years car? Front = http://i40.tinypic.com/x1gkyr.jpg Rear = http://i40.tinypic.com/6p7u5u.jpg Side = http://i43.tinypic.com/n6yzcj.jpg Top = http://i42.tinypic.com/15rxnww.jpg Last Years Winner = http://i40.tinypic.com/axcsio.jpg Are you rai...
by tjwatc
Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:09 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Car design differences for 49' Best Track
Replies: 5
Views: 5451

Car design differences for 49' Best Track

This is our third building car for a 49 foot best track. A little background... Our pack lets us run extended wheel base, stock block from the kids along with the axles. (No funny stuff, kid focused racing)... So here I am :) . Our cars in the past two years have done ok. They tend to be leading the...
by tjwatc
Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:28 am
Forum: Commercial
Topic: Best Track -- "Click, Click"
Replies: 10
Views: 18292

Re: Best Track -- "Click, Click"

Pins were installed as directed. I believe they are in the end of the track nearest the finish line. (You are making me think). I guess you would call that downstream.

Our other problem from the suggestions above .. Really hard to find a room that will fit a 49 foot track 8).
by tjwatc
Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How many lanes should I get?
Replies: 18
Views: 42575

Re: How many lanes should I get?

We came to the conclusion that we wanted a six lane track. We already were racing every car in every lane. Since we had 45 cars, it look 45 races .... When we did the math it was 45 races and 45 races. We simply wanted to cut down the time spent building / to the number of runs ratio. This way if th...
by tjwatc
Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:22 am
Forum: Commercial
Topic: Best Track -- "Click, Click"
Replies: 10
Views: 18292

Best Track -- "Click, Click"

Over the weekend I was talking with another individual who is very knowledgeable about his Pinewood Derby Tracks. He made the comment to me that he thought our track had the worse "click, click" at the joints that he had heard. A little background -- we have a 49 foot, 6 lane, elevated Bes...