Only a Few Microseconds Separates Winners from Everyone!

You can win if you have all of the speed secrets. You can search for tips on the internet or pick up a few speed tips from friends, but to win, you need ALL the secrets.

Some of the speed tips in our book can't be found anywhere else. How do I know? Because as an engineer, I invented new speed techniques and every one of my speed tips have been tested on my own track. So, here is one of my favorite hints (this one was not invented by me). It won't win the race for you, but it gives you an example of one of the things you can do to increase speed.

Two "key" things slow your car: friction and inertia. In our Speed section titled Race Winning Secrets, we tell you how to eliminate a source of friction and inertia by lifting one of the front wheels so it doesn't touch the track at all. Your car is rolling on only three wheels, thereby eliminating friction from one wheel, along with the inertia required to get that wheel turning. Yes, the friction is redistributed to the other three wheels, but the friction from the lifted wheel has been eliminated, and adding lubricant, such as graphite, reduces friction from the other three wheels.

We even performed controlled experiments to prove this technique works to reduce your track time.

Another Free Hint: How to Make a Rail Rider Car

What's all the buzz about, what do you need, and how do you make a rail riding Pinewood Derby car?

Complete details with clear illustrations show you all the ways to increase your car's speed in Winning Pinewood Derby Secrets.

Get the best speed tips on the market... but don't take our word for it - read over 100 customer reviews!

If you want the best, look at our line of PRO Speed Products: polished and nickel plated axles, graphite-coated speed wheels, graphite-coated axles, precision drilled blocks, and our special blend of powdered graphite with "moly" (sub-micron molybdenum disulfide). All of our products have been track tested by engineers to prove they increase your car's speed.

You won't find anything better.
See over 15 years of winners in our Pinewood Derby Winner's Gallery.
You can win, too!

Need more info?
Learn all about Winning Pinewood Derby Secrets here.

Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Racing Driver’s License

• Click on the button next to the driver's license to display the Word doc. You can then save it on your PC and edit the fields to customize it for your race, as follows:
• Change "CT" in the dark blue Driver License block to your state code
• Change the "hgt" to the racers actual height, or make it blank and let them fill it in.
• Change the "eyes" to the driver's eye color, or let them fill it in
• Ask the racer to sign their license when they check in their pinewood derby car
• You can also hand out the license with their car kit. This gives each racer time to fill in their license and add their photo to the lower right corner!

More Info on Our Pinewood Derby Driver's License

Pinewood Derby Racing Certificates

While it is nice to get a ribbon or trophy for winning a Pinewood Derby race, it is also nice to get personal award. We hope you like our award certificates! They are in Word format, so you can edit them to enter the winner's name, Pack, and Den.

More Free Pinewood Derby Award Certificates