Pinewood Derby Rules

1. All cars must be Boy made with Assistance only from parents. If parents wish to engineer a car then please enter the adult's race. Pinewood is meant to be a FUN competition between boys. Over assisting your son is only making it unfair for those boys who do make the cars themselves.
   
   
2. All cars must be made from the kit (#17006) supplied by the Pack or bought from the Scout shop.
   
   
3. No performed kits are allowed.
   
   
4. Each car must have been made specifically for this year's race. No entry of any
   previous year's cars will be allowed.
   
   
5. Cub Scout cars are to be made primarily by Cub Scouts. Tigers and Wolves,
   however, will require more parental assistance than the Bears or Webelos. Webelos are to build their cars almost completely unassisted. Any Webelos car receiving
   excessive adult attenntion will be handicapped.
   
   
6. All cars that are to be raced at the Pinewood derby need to be turned in at the
   official weigh-in on Wednesday, January 22nd. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED; there will be no weighing in on the day of the race.
   
   
7. The maximum weight allowed for a car is 5oz
   as weighed with the official scale on weigh-in night.
   No other weigh is permissible.
   
   
8. If the weight of a car is over 5oz, it will either have weights removed from it to
   bring it down to weight, or the underside of the car may need to be drilled. This
   will be done by the parent or Cub Scout themselves, not by the weigh-in team.
   
   
9. If the weight of car is under 5oz, the owner may add weights (in the form of
   coins, weights, etc.) to bring it up to 5oz. No member of the weigh-in team will do so.
   
   
10. After each car has been weighe10:20 PM 2/8/2003, it will be kept until race day to allow time for judging.
    
    
11. No boy/parent/sibling will be allowed to handle their car after the weigh-in until all races have finished on race day and the awards have been handed out.
    
12. Lubrication will be added to all wheels/axles. This will be done at the official
    weigh-in. Lubrication prior to weigh-in is allowe, but must be graphite only (no oil based lubricants). Remember graphite adds to the weight.
    
    
13. All cars must have a number. This will be allocated at the weigh-in, please bring
    your numbers with you to weigh-in. DO NOT put number on the car until weigh-in.
    
    
14. Car guidelines
    Width - 2 3/4 inches
    Length - 7 inches
    Width between wheels 1 - 3/4 inches
    Bottom clearance between car and track 3/8 inches
    If you build outside these guidelines please be aware that the car may not run on the track, changes will not be allowed on race day
    
    
    
    PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THE RACE THE JUDGES WORD IN FINAL. THIS IS SUPPORT TO BE A FRIENDLY COMPETITION TO SHOW THE BOYS HOW TO HAVE FUN IN A COMPETATIVE ENVIRONMENT. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN IF PARENTS ARE ARGUING WITH JUDGES ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF A PARTICULAR RACE. ANY ARGUING WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION. CUB SCOUTING IS ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN, DISPLAYING SPORTSMANSHIP AND FAIR PLAY.