Pinewood Derby Links

 

Below you can find a list of additional resources for building your pinewood derby car:

Newbold Pinewood Derby Timershttp://www.pinewood-derby-timer.com/home.html
Piantedosi Pinewood Derby Racetrackshttp://www.pinewoodderbytrack.com/
Derby Master Race Management Softwarehttp://www.enterprisingideas.com/derbymaster/
The Physics of Pinewood Derbyhttp://www.pinewoodderbyphysics.com/book-composition.shtml

Makers of excellent pinewood derby timers.

Piantedosi Oars makes the “Cadillac” of pinewood derby racetracks. They are high quailty, durable, and precise. We feature a Piantedosi Oars track in this video.

Derby Master is a computer program for managing a pinewood derby race. It interfaces with the most popular timers and makes for running a great race.

A highly scientific book on the physics of the pinewood derby. This looks like it might have been a masters degree thesis, or something similar. You should expect to have an understanding of physics and mechanics up through a first-year university physics class to understand all of this book.

Derby Dochttp://www.derbydoc.com

This site sells just about everything you need if you want to save some time in building a super fast car.

Derby Talk is a forum for Pinewood Derby, Awana Grand Prix, Kub Kar Rally, Shape N Race Derby, Space Derby, Raingutter Regatta and other similar races where a child and an adult work together to create a race vehicle and a lot of fun and memories.

Derby Talkhttp://www.derbytalk.com
GrandPrix Software Centralhttp://www.grandprix-software-central.com
GrandPrix Race Centralhttp://www.grandprix-race-central.com

These two sites are helpful resources if you are planning your own pinewood derby race. Grand Prix Software Central provides race software for Cub Scout Pinewood Derby, Awana Grand Prix, Space Derby, Raingutter Regatta and other similar races. GrandPrix Race Central has forums, links, pictures, and information for all the same kinds of races.