Experience the thrill of a rocket-powered Pinewood Derby car as it is propelled through a 60,000 PSI waterjet. This video ...

Tips for Building a Fast Pinewood Derby Car. Pinewood Derby cars are an expression of a child’s creativity and blend science, technology, engineering, and math in a fun, hands on activity.

In his Pinewood Derby Car video, Mark expands on research done by Dr. Scott Acton, who used scientific methods to test all sorts of car characteristics, and determine which variations worked best.

This year, the event organizers stipulated that each Pinewood Derby car had to be fully built in just 30 days, and while Francis had no intention of actually entering his R18 in competition, ...

Gregg Opelka would have had no guilt had he been my son, Sean (“My Father’s Pinewood Derby Lesson,” op-ed, June 16). My construction skills are so bad that no one thought his car was made by ...

Cars roll down the track amid a room full of activity at the Pinewood Derby at Westminster Hall at the Village Church of Northbrook on Feb. 17, 2024 in Northbrook. Karie Angell Luc for Pioneer Press.

Get your graphite and hike a wheel, [Aron Hoekstra] writes in to completely embarrass us with some excellent pinewood derby cars. In the pursuit of that extra something [Aron] consulted with his… ...

It took about 30 minutes for nearly 30 handmade cars to take turns rolling down a nearly 50-foot aluminum track on Jan. 31 at the Cub Scout Pack 18 Pinewood Derby in Winnetka at Winnetka ...

Seven-year-old Abel Gonzalez of Granite City takes his car to the starting gate during the Pinewood Derby at The River Church in Alton on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

VASSALBORO — The annual Scouting district Pinewood Derby races were held at the Vassalboro Community School where Cubs raced blocks of wood they carved and decorated into racecars down a long ...

Under Pinewood Derby rules, Scouts fashion race cars from a rectangular block of wood. The cars cannot be longer than 7 inches and weigh more than 5 ounces. All cars are weighed before competition ...

Cub Scouts from Schererville Pack 512 raise their Pinewood Derby Race cars in triumph after competing in the annual event that teaches wood crafting, creativity and sportsmanship. Provided by Cub ...