When I ran the Pinewood Derby for my son's Cub Scout Pack 468 in Trumbull, Connecticut, I found it easier to keep track of activities by creating an activities list. This led to developing a little "How To Organize and Run a Pinewood Derby" planning guide. This guide helped me manage our Pinewood Derby event and I passed it along to the next Race Manager who has been using it ever since.

Instead of trying to manage every task yourself, I used the "divide and conquer' method. Activities were broken up into sub-tasks and then I asked for parents to volunteer to be the leader for each sub-team. For example, I had a “track team,” a “food team,” a “pit team,” and an “activities team.”

This short race planning guide includes:

• Activities List
• Race Preparation and Rough Timeline
• Race Management Tips
• Tips to Help Run Your Race Smoothly