Tips for Building a Fast Pinewood Derby Car. Pinewood Derby cars are an expression of a child’s creativity and blend science, technology, engineering, and math in a fun, hands on activity.

Get your graphite and hike a wheel, [Aron Hoekstra] writes in to completely embarrass us with some excellent pinewood derby cars. In the pursuit of that extra something [Aron] consulted with his… ...

Pinewood Derbies are a tradition in scouting. Let's face it, racing cars is a lot of fun, even if they're just handheld models. Building a derby car with your child is also a fun way to spend some ...

This year, the event organizers stipulated that each Pinewood Derby car had to be fully built in just 30 days, and while Francis had no intention of actually entering his R18 in competition, ...

Seven-year-old Abel Gonzalez of Granite City takes his car to the starting gate during the Pinewood Derby at The River Church in Alton on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

The Pinewood Derby is a wood car racing event for the Scouts of America. Scouts build their own un-powered, unmanned miniature cars from wood and race them on a track. Cub Master for Pack 77 ...