Physics and the Pinewood Derby

 
Physics and the Pinewood Derby

The video is 2 hours long. It is split into 4 major sections, with detailed scene selection options in the starting menu.

Video Details

We spent an entire day setting up dominos for this shot! This was a lot of fun. Actually, you can watch the entire introduction by clicking on the picture to the right.

Pinewood Derby Dominos
Building a Pinewood Derby Track

Here we show you how to build a very simple--but accurate--2-lane pinewood derby track for test running your cars prior to the competition. You can build this out of mostly scrap lumber. Click on the picture for more details.

This is the place where you and your son will learn the most. We cover every major factor that can affect the speed of a pinewood derby race car, in a way that is easy to understand. Click on the picture for more details.

Building a Pinewood Derby Car

After learning what it takes to make a car run fast, we step on over to the workshop and build a pinewood derby car. Everything you need to build a winning car is demonstrated in this section. Click on the picture for more details.

Physics of the Pinewood Derby

Act I. Introduction

Act II. The Physics

Act III. Building the Car

Act IV. Building a Test Track