Derby Talk

Funny Stuff.... yes that is my real name and we (all four of my boys and I) really like building and racing Pinewood Derby Cars... Fenders are really not that hard... and they look cool and we believe that they do improve the performance of a car. This year We built the cars for the Pack race, Distr...

One is Stock Wheel Base the other is not... you should be able to tell from the pictures which is which... Extended Wheel Bases are allowed

I am very good friends with both Evo (steve) and [no advertising for this vendor] (dale) - the way we constructed these fenders is way easier to work with -- here is what we do... I start with a 1/2'' to 3/4'' piece of balsa... I use a fostner drill bit in my drill press - 1 1/4'' -- drill has to be...

The car with the red fenders - flames - along with the "mom" car will both be in the open adult division -- I have to warn you that my wife's car is faster than mine... and actually all the fenders from those cars were hand made -- I have tried some of Derby Evolution fenders but I have ha...

Here are the 6 cars that we have made so far for this years Pinewood Derby Season... They are all very consistent and the closest set of cars we have ever made... any one of them can beat the other with the exception of "Percy the Train" - although very fast... it is just running on heavie...

Stan - I did not know that you had told that to anyone... just thought it might be fun for you... I know how much you like Pinewood Derby Racing.

Although there is lots of time between now and May 4th....

Truly
Greg

Stan Pope - are you going to race in this years Mid America Pinewood Derby?

I think this is fantastic news... what started with a crazy idea almost 3 years ago... proves that if you work really hard at something - focus on the execution the results seemingly take care of themselves... This race is a "pure" event that is truly designed to be a family event - in lin...

That is correct the council has all the updated information the Web Guru is working on having that function shortly... Pre-Registration has not officialled began yet... I think next week that function will be working

Good Catch... the PDF is the older version -- I will get that correct so that it is in synch with what is in the HTML version on the website... wow it takes forever making any and all little changes... thank you for pointing that out... Essentially only the Pro Division (Stock and Modified) and the ...

Just to clarify... on your questions in your post... 1. Sporty mentioned a previous years wheel weight allowance, but I could not find a mention of that in the rules. Will my Derby Worx 4041 X-Lite wheels be legal? If so what is the best lubrication for those wheels riding on the nickle speed axles?...

To hopefully help answer some of your questions... There is not a specific weight on the wheels the rules can be found on the website... http://www.midamericaderby.com - specifically you have to have all BSA lettering and marking intact both inside and outside of the wheel... including the fluting t...

Thank you Sporty... we try - it is truely a race that is centered around and for the Cub Scout... Kids and Family - we had people that came to the event from all over the country last year... besides some great pinewood derby racing the http://www.midamericaderby.com has a fun filled day - with over...

The Video Production Company has finally finished editing the video of the entire event - you can now watch a quick highlight of the video here: http://sites.google.com/site/midamericaderby/video CB4TV (the Video Production Company) is selling video's of the entire event... and how to order can be f...

We appeared on a TV Show - The Morning Blend today - talking about the upcoming race - check it out we even had a little short race of our own

http://www.omahamorningblend.com/videos/143634656.html