Derby Talk

I spun all 20 wheels on the same axle. It had not been deburred, but I don't think that matters, since I did them all on the same one. I tried to spin them vertically and a short distance from the end to minimize nail-head to wheel contact. Some of the wheels I had to force the nail through, and the...

My wife has a "doll cabinet" in the hallway just inside the door to the garage. She lets me put the boys cars in there on the bottom shelf. It's getting crowded. I let the boys do whatever they want with them. We usually get them out and race this years against last years before the derby....

Trying to make a long story short, and ask a few questions. I've been building BSA PWD cars, and "Chule" cars (YMCA-Indian Guides) for up to 2 sons for about 5 years now. Until this year we have never really had any rules except length, width, and weight - and you have to use the component...