Friday
January 17, 2020
6:00-8:00 PM
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Description
Car Kits
Before the event, you need to build your car. Purchase your car kit where they sell Scout Stuff, or you can buy one from the Pack for $4.50 (while our supply lasts).
Car Construction
Except for cutting, each Scout should build his own car. Each car must be made to the included specifications. The 3/8" bottom clearance is required to avoid damaging the track. Recess any weights you mount on the car bottom. See our Pinewood Derby Rules for details.
If you would like the main cutting done at the church, you can bring your kit to the January 9 den meetings. Scouts will mark up their blocks of wood (from the purchased kit) to show where cuts should be made, and adults will cut them on a scroll saw or band saw. Otherwise, regular den meetings will take place this night.
Weigh-in
The pre-event weigh-in is where we check and adjust the weight of the cars to ensure that no car exceeds the maximum weight of 5 ounces.
- Bring the cars to the weigh-in without the wheels attached (to avoid damage during any weight adjustment), but bring those pieces. The car body, wheels and nails will be weighed together.
- Cars may not weigh over 5 ounces on the official scale. Cars over the weight limit can have material drilled out of the bottom to reduce their weight.
- Cars under 5 ounces may be adjusted upwards to 4.9-5.0 ounces by the Scout or the race officials.
- A few of our leaders are needed to help with this.
Location
Immanuel Lutheran Church, the home of Pack 175, is located at:
346 Shrewsbury Street
Holden, MA 01520
