Pinewood Derby Car Design in Six Easy Steps
Want to design your Pinewood Derby car quickly and easily?
This book teaches beginners how to design a Pinewood Derby car with step-by-step instructions.
About the Author: Joe Gargiulo, Pinewood Pro founder
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Includes three simple cut-out car design templates—the fastest way to build a car!
Handy List of Tools
Over 20 illustrations lead you through every step.
Have fun together and do your best!
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Pinewood Derby Speed Products
To make a fast, winning car, you need speed products. Yes, you can win a race without the best speed products on the market, but that depends on your competition! Chances are, some racers know the Winning Secrets and have created or purchased the speed products (polished axles, lathed wheels, lubricants, etc.) needed to make a fast car.
If you want a fast, winning car, you should consider our speed products that have been track-tested to prove they are the fastest.
To win your race, read your race rules and select the best speed products that are appropriate for your race. How do you know which products are "appropriate"? Read your race rules to determine which speed products are allowed for your particular race. If you have questions about your rules, ask your race manager because EVERY race
is different and the rules are interpreted by whomever is inspecting cars at your race.
Our PRO Products are categorized below. I summarized the category and highlighted a speed product to give you an idea what is in that category.
PRO Graphite
Pinewood PRO Graphite is a special blend of dry powdered graphite with sub-micron molybdenum disulfide additive. It substantially decreases friction and is the single best thing you can do to increase your car speed! Track tests show a 17% to 20% speed increase, depending on the axles being used.
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BSA Polished Speed Axles
Our BSA polished axles are legal in all BSA races. Our track tests showed a 9.8% speed increase over stock BSA axles. For additional speed, consider upgrading to BSA grooved and graphite-coated axles.
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BSA Lathed Speed Wheels
Our track tests showed a 5.5% speed increase over stock BSA wheels. For additional speed, consider our Ultra-Lite or graphite-coated BSA wheels.
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PRO Tools help with everything from drilling axle holes so your car rolls straight, to polishing the inside of your wheel bore for extra speed, to rail riding for a technical advantage. We even have handy tools for gaping your wheels and an Axle Puller-Inserter to remove or insert your axles without damaging your wheels.
Pre-cut Car Blocks and Drilled Blocks
Pre-cut car blocks save you time cutting and shaping your car. Drilled blocks ensure that your car rolls straight and also offers a raised wheel option to increase speed.
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Fully-Built PRO Cars
If you cannot build your own car, our fully built PRO Pinewood Derby cars are tested for speed and ready to race. These pre-built cars are precision tuned and track tested. Just add graphite!
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Tips & Hints
Looking for a Pinewood Derby car design template? Select from over 30 of Pinewood Pro's award winning Pinewood Derby Car Designs. They include everything from race cars, to military cars, to a Nike sneaker!
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Wheels Tip
Spin each wheel on a polished axle with graphite and count the number of revolutions. If a wheel wobbles, try spinning it again. If it still wobbles, get another wheel that does not wobble.
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Winning Hint
Winning Pinewood Derby Secrets contains all the tips you need to win your race. Updated annually with the latest tips and speed products, our book has proven results with 1000s of winners... but don't take our word for it! Read over 100 customer reviews and check out our Winners Gallery!