Construction Time: 6 Tips for Building a Fast Pinewood Derby Car Now that your child has figured out their design, it’s time to build their dream car. Here are some suggestions to help the ...

Under Pinewood Derby rules, Scouts fashion race cars from a rectangular block of wood. The cars cannot be longer than 7 inches and weigh more than 5 ounces. All cars are weighed before competition ...

Our old friend Mark Rober—former NASA JPL engineer—has put together an exhaustive video on how to make the very best Pinewood Derby car. Full disclosure, I’d never heard of Pinewood Derbies ...

The days of the pinewood derby are long past in my house, yet there are some tips and tricks we picked up along the way to make your car go as fast as possible, for those of you are participating in ...

My son is a Cub Scout, and it’s pinewood derby time again. This year I also had an epiphany. Building a winning pinewood derby car is exactly like building a winning brand.

This does seem a little on the dark side, so maybe consider using lighter colors. I’m thinking phase two of this project might be to add some LED lighting. For now, I’m happy to have the family’s ...

Photo By Madeline Scarborough Joseph Pauley, 8, with Pack 3, Parkersburg, and Easton Baker, 8, with Pack 20, Vienna, wait at the end of the track to see whose derby car finishes first and moves on ...