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YOUR RESEARCH911 Pinewood Derby Car
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My 6 year old drew the design, and I used a band saw to cut it out.
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To be honest no matter the design, I won't have my 10 or 8 year old using a power saw alone.
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Eliminate friction & air resistance wherever you can; make sure the car runs straight. Pack the wheels with graphite/molybdenum (since you usually can't reapply between races); polish the nails; borrow a mettler balance and make sure the weight is dead on the max.
Thanks for the speed advice. Yes, tomorrow is paint day and then we work on the axles and wheels. My older son is working on a new style Camaro so there should be a nice solid race of American muscle vs German performance between my boys.
Hey, as long as they are working on it together as a father/son team, that's all that matters. As much as I love the design he's made, it won't be a super fast car. Having fenders over the wheels is tough on speed. The fastest cars will look like this.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...d=0CDIQMygNMA0
LOL...looks good. Cant be a "real" 911 with those headlights though....
I just got done putting the last coats of paint on our pinewood car. I probably have the only 8 year old who wanted to build a McLaren M8A can am car...I can empathize on the wood carving!
To be honest no matter the design, I won't have my 10 or 8 year old using a power saw alone. This is a project we work together on and I am teaching my kids to come up with a design and draw it on the block then we work together to achieve. It is a great bonding and teaching project not an independent project for them. They do all painting and any other work themselves.
Many years ago, my son and I built a similar PWD car. Won all events, local and district. When we were planning to build, I asked him if he wanted to build a car that looked good, or one that was fast and won. Speed won vs. show.
I have asked the same question to my boys and the both seem to go back and forth. Last year was all about speed. The winner for speed didn't even carve his car, it was a block that he added lego bricks on top. I think it is more about perfect wheel setup than design. This year they wanted to try for a bigger focus on a cool looking car. So here are the final products. I figured I would post both the american muscle and the 911. Yes, I know those round headlights are ugly...
Be sure to keep the cars (in the attic?) after the Derby. When your kids are grown, give the cars (suitable wrapped) as a Christmas present.
More importantly, encourage them to achieve Eagle rank. It will be one of the best things you can do for your son(s).
Sorry, was travelling for work this week. Here it is in its current state. Still needs final weight, wheels, decals, driver, etc. Going to be a late night; race is tomorrow:
Finished 4th. Overall not too happy....turns out rules werent really enforced. Cool thing is my son had a lot of fun! Mclaren m8 has been one of my sons favorite racing cars ever since we saw one run at the vintge races at road america this summer. Im ok with it, as it was one of my favoRites as a kid too!
We made a 911 pinewood derby car this year too. My 6 year old drew the design, and I used a band saw to cut it out. The RSR got third over all yesterday, the silver wedge with a blower got first.
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