the Stripey GoodnessFeb 6
Also, it sure seems as though #PinewoodDerby season is fast approaching... The kiddos will build cars of course, but I'm debating whether or not I will. (Parents and siblings get to race, too, but in our own heats which don't actually count, and there's an entry fee which is a fundraiser for the pack.)
My last car was pretty good, and I have it around here somewhere. It was just an 8mm thick slab, minimally aerodynamic, with the weight toward the rear, painted deep dark black with the Stuart Semple Black 4.0
This year if I make one I want to do something with fenders/wheel arches, and maybe try the (horribly expensive) Stuart Semple mirror paint.
Jeffy 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 ❤️🇱🇺Jun 30, 2025

Did anyone else do #PinewoodDerby as a kid? Did you know it was about racing and not style?

HOO! Was I GAY!

Francis 🏴‍☠️ GulottaMar 15, 2025

Last year I volunteered to try to fix my sons scout troop’s pinewood derby setup, it’s from 2001, and had a broken lane and we got bad time readings half the time. It took forever! (I got a thread about this somewhere.)

After 10 months of procrastinating and preparing to do a major wiring overhaul, I had it fixed in 20 minutes with some hot glue and bending of sensors.

However…

#debugging #scouts #pinewoodderby

Scouter MomJan 29, 2025
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warthog9Dec 23, 2024

Sooooo kiddo has pinewood derby coming up.

There's an adults open class.

Aaaaaand my car is going to have wifi because I can! Also addressable RGB lights, and an IMU.

Being an adult is weeeeird sometimes

#HardwareIsHard #Scouting #PineWoodDerby

Mark GardnerSep 8, 2024

The low-poly circle is complete: boxy #CubScout #PinewoodDerby cars modeled after the boxy #Tesla #Cybertruck

You can find much better gravity-powered car models built from a standard wooden block, plastic wheels and metal axles at #Scout Life: https://ScoutLife.org/pinewood-derby

#Scouting #Scouts

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Pocket TokuJun 10, 2024
It turns out that if you give me the opportunity to make a pinewood car, I will make a Zelda itasha.
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#legendofzelda #pinewoodderby #magstock
SapphicSelene Jan 31, 2024
Never mind that I'm A) a woman, and B) not a Boy Scout, I'm gonna be the inventor and first winner of the Pinewood Rally lol
#Rally #pinewoodderby
jonathankoren™Jan 20, 2024

It’s #pinewoodDerby race day!

We have four cars, but only my daughter’s is in the scout class. Pre-race inspections passed.

My old car, “Unknown”, had some issues during inspection. It was made with only 3 wheels touching. I had to bend the axel, as my dad epoxied in the axels. I didn’t want to, but I wanted to race it.

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Since it’s rainy, and tomorrow is the #pinewoodDerby I’ve decided to pack the cars in desiccant so pull the moisture out of the wood. Then after weigh in, they’ll sit on a table for a few hours absorbing the humidity, and hopefully getting heavier. Is it cheating? Kinda. It feels like a boxer trick. But as someone said, “If you ain’t cheat in’, you ain’t racin’!” Will this actually do something? Probably not. The cars are already painted, so the moisture can only be gained/lost through the bottom, and it’s a pretty slow process. However, I have seen them gain a few hundredths of ounces overnight, so maybe! I’m definitely going to weight them after the race.

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jonathankoren™Jan 19, 2024

Since it’s rainy, and tomorrow is the #pinewoodDerby I’ve decided to pack the cars in desiccant so pull the moisture out of the wood. Then after weigh in, they’ll sit on a table for a few hours absorbing the humidity, and hopefully getting heavier.

Is it cheating? Kinda. It feels like a boxer trick. But as someone said, “If you ain’t cheat in’, you ain’t racin’!”

Will this actually do something? Probably not. The cars are already painted, so the moisture can only be gained/lost through the bottom, and it’s a pretty slow process.

However, I have seen them gain a few hundredths of ounces overnight, so maybe!

I’m definitely going to weight them after the race.