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Pack 207
Pinewood Derby
CAR SPECIFICATIONS
All cars must be newly constructed; last year's car, cars handed down from older brothers or friends are not in keeping with the spirit of this event!
To qualify for the race, all cars must pass the following inspection criteria:
- Overall height of car (from the wheel/track contact point) shall not exceed
4.50 inches (11.43 cm) at any point along the length of the car.
- Overall width of car shall not exceed 2.75 inches (6.99 cm) at any point
along the length of the car.
- Overall length of car shall not exceed 7.00 inches (17.78 cm).
- Weight of car shall not exceed 5 ounces (141.748 g); ballast may be added
to the car to achieve the maximum weight.
- Axels, wheels & body shall be made from the materials provided in the
official Cub Scout Pinewood Derby kit. Decorative accessories & decals
may be used on the cars within the size & weight limitations noted above.
- Wheel bearings, washers and bushings are prohibited.
- No lubricating oil may be used. Axels may be lubricated with powdered
graphite prior to the start of racing.
- Wheel seams can be removed by sanding or filing as noted in the building
instructions (item 3). The contact surface of the wheel must be flat as
it sits on the track. There shall be no grooves, slots, extruded edges or
significant rounding of the contact surface which would give the car a
competitive advantage.
- The car shall not ride on any kind of spring.
- The car must be free-wheeling with no starting devices.
- No loose materials of any kind are allowed on the car.
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