NintendoAge Pinewood Derby Thread
I have been building a couple cars for my nephew and daughter and got to thinking ....
" I wonder if anyone on NA is building pinewood cars for their kids ? "
When I finish the cars i will post some pics.
My older 2 daughters finished 2nd and 3rd place when they were in girl scouts
Last year my nephew finished 3rd and this year his car won his pack race undefeated in the heats and broke the track record taking first place, we are going to districts in a few weeks .
" I wonder if anyone on NA is building pinewood cars for their kids ? "
When I finish the cars i will post some pics.
My older 2 daughters finished 2nd and 3rd place when they were in girl scouts
Last year my nephew finished 3rd and this year his car won his pack race undefeated in the heats and broke the track record taking first place, we are going to districts in a few weeks .
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I made one for my niece a couple years ago. Looked like a pile of pink crap, but she won. Beat all the boys. Engineer. Just sayin'.
I never built one but I can appreciate the effort put into building one and beating a track record!!! How long had the record stood before you beat it?
her car is also a shiny pink
That's pretty cool. My dad always talked about pine wood derby.
I never built one but I can appreciate the effort put into building one and beating a track record!!! How long had the record stood before you beat it?
The kid we beat had the last 4 years records, we beat him by a car length all 4 times we raced head up. they didnt share the times or averages with us though and i didnt bother to ask.
We didnt build the traditional " fast car " he wanted a tank so we built a tank. I doubt we will place in districts but if we do it will be icing on the cake
I never won anything, but they sure were fun to build.
That being said, my father was the Packmaster and did most of the more clever improvements to my cars. So even as a kid, I never attributed much personal pride to my wins (of which there were many)
Originally posted by: barrelsAndRivets
I did this in Cub Scouts as a kid.
That being said, my father was the Packmaster and did most of the more clever improvements to my cars. So even as a kid, I never attributed much personal pride to my wins (of which there were many)
Haha, I think that's how it always went. Not necessarily the packmaster, but whoever's parent put in the most effort.
I did this in Cub Scouts as a kid.
That being said, my father was the Packmaster and did most of the more clever improvements to my cars. So even as a kid, I never attributed much personal pride to my wins (of which there were many)
Haha, I think that's how it always went. Not necessarily the packmaster, but whoever's parent put in the most effort.
I always designed mine.
That might be why I never won.
We had 2 weeks to design and build cars that would race against each other.
We all started with the same wood block and at race time, each car was fitted with the same CO2 cartridges at the starting line.
I made an itty bitty car that I painted to look like a bee.
Everybody busted my balls.
Definitely showed them though...
At the start of the first race, we hooked our cars onto their lines and stood back and watched the hammer drop and fire them off.
i made my car so light that the force of the CO2 ripped the car from the guiding line, it went airborne and smashed into a bunch of pieces at the far end of the hallway.
Got disqualified for making"an airplane" instead of "a car."
It was hilarious though.
I always designed mine.
That might be why I never won.
Same here I always did it myself, (and lost to the kids who's Dads built theirs). My kids are not in Scouts, but recently they've expressed interest, so Pinewood Derby glory might be in my future.
I always designed mine.
That might be why I never won.
Same here I always did it myself, (and lost to the kids who's Dads built theirs). My kids are not in Scouts, but recently they've expressed interest, so Pinewood Derby glory might be in my future.
It sure was fun though, I wouldn't have had it any other way.
Of course, I did have some help with the power tools, but all the designs and everything were my own. I came up with some cool stuff though.
In jr. High shop class we did a unit on CO2 wooden cars. (I don't know if it's the same thing).
We had 2 weeks to design and build cars that would race against each other.
We all started with the same wood block and at race time, each car was fitted with the same CO2 cartridges at the starting line.
I made an itty bitty car that I painted to look like a bee.
Everybody busted my balls.
Definitely showed them though...
At the start of the first race, we hooked our cars onto their lines and stood back and watched the hammer drop and fire them off.
i made my car so light that the force of the CO2 ripped the car from the guiding line, it went airborne and smashed into a bunch of pieces at the far end of the hallway.
Got disqualified for making"an airplane" instead of "a car."
It was hilarious though.
lmao. We did those in shop class in 7th grade.
So I am finding out that there are monthly leagues that adults ship their cars to race and watch online. not sure if there is prize money involved. there are guys doing amazing things with these cars
That's honestly not that surprising though.
Enthusiasts in any hobby come up with crazy stuff.
I ordered pro ultra lite wheels that arrived today and i had to repaint one side of the car because the clear coat bubbled up.
Have to get this thing put together this week, race is on saturday
The Pinewood Tank
I built this car in one night with my nephew and we went undefeated at his pack race taking first place and breaking the track record
The Pink Panther
My little daughter is racing this car on saturday. we repainted it and i added some high end wheels , axles and weights to it. Her older sister raced this car in 2007 and took home second place by a nose. I swear i saw our car cross the line first but the scoring device marked us second. giving this car a second chance. The local girl scout council is putting together a nice event. they are having a local radio station come host the race and a local car dealer donated trophies so i am hoping to take home some sweet hardware.
Will post some updates after the weekend
First Place Monmouth Council Thunderbird District Modified Division
Not a bad little car 7 races , 7 wins this year , 2 trophies , and 1 happy kid !!
Video of the district race, this will be the end of our pinewood season for now , the council doesnt run a modified division.
Not a bad little car 7 races , 7 wins this year , 2 trophies , and 1 happy kid !!
Domination!
Awesome and congrats to you guys!
Domination!
Awesome and congrats to you guys!
Thanks Santa, Went out yesterday and bought a tabletop drill press so i can start working on a new car . My little girl has been really excited about these car races. we recycled her older sisters car and gave it a fresh coat of paint and she has been asking to make her own new car , so i guess i have a second hobby now
Made it look like the General Lee... And it didn't offend anyone