Derby Talk

The problem with dynamic is I cannot get the next phase matchups until after the first phase is complete. I know there can be some differences in lanes. We do a pretty good job with tension. We run one continuous line hooked to a cargo strap crank and tighten it up that way. Our stands are anchored ...

We used 1/2" round Avery labels. They did not stick that well so maybe some glue first next time. Paint held most but we had to do a few repairs. My son did them all. He is 9 will be 10 in May. I showed him on a scrap piece and he took it from there. Car was very light but squirley down he trac...

Yes Darin I would agree with Stan. Our derby is a big event for the day with lunch and opening activities so it takes up most of a Saturday. To speed things up because poeple already think it might be a little long. We have a staging crew. We did the sticker thing but either mine got placed wrong or...

We are scoring by points but not based on finishing order. It is by distance. There are scoring zones and if you end up in a certain zone then you are awarded the points for that zone. Each zone is two points apart with a bonus point give to the leader in each zone. Say you hit the end you get lets ...

Okay pinewood is over for us in our pack and now I have to plan Space derby. Not until April but you can never be too prepared. We did a think tank last year after our Space derby and have come up with this. So we are doing away with timing seeing our supertimer isn't quite designed for space derby ...

So here are some pics of our 2011 and 2012 derby cars. We had much more success last year but still had fun making them. 2011 Stats :mrgreen: Cousin-orange car-1st. overall out of 57 entires. http://i44.tinypic.com/dqn51w.jpg Older son-football field car-1st. in Pack 2nd overall http://i39.tinypic.c...

Slope followed by short strait away then hill then back down to straight away to finish. So instead of a long straight away there is a hill in the middle of it. I do not have pictures yet a few parents took some but our race was this past weekend so I do not have copies yet.

Ok 42' super track with 10' long hill. Hill upward slope started at around 21' and went up from 2" to 10" and then back down. It is something that will be done every other year just to change things up. Should cars or COM be set different for a track with a hill? We did not have good resul...

This will be first year using GPRM. I used Derby DMV my first year as derby chair. Race Replay last year and now GPRM this year. I have been testing it out. I will be running a dynamic schedule with 4 phases. Lets say I need to rerun one car because something went wrong it got stuck or jumped the tr...

First I would like to say I think this was the best space derby I have been involved in but I need to do better. Okay this was my second year as derby chair for our pack (I run all three pinewood, space, and raingutter) and third year involved with space derby. We have check in and lunch going on at...