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    Going to council level race but what about the lemon pledge?

    I tell the cub pack that I work with. if you are gonna try the treadmill trick, just tie your PWD car to the back of your real car and take it down the road... It will do the same thing to your PWD car. Treadmills have anti-slip belts. The roughness will eat your wheels up.
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    Wheel gap - hope this isn’t a dumb question

    same thing you use on your wheels.
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    Liverpool Pinewood Derby Race

    Not a proxy race. There really isn't anybody there to take in the cars and stage them.
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    Liverpool Pinewood Derby Race

    This Liverpool race is such a great time!!!! and raises money for a great cause (the local volunteer EMS)!
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    Three rows of 6 1/4th inch cubes behind the back axle

    It will get very wobbly going down the track. That is a lot of weight behind the axle, and it will make your dominant front wheel very light (your COG will be way back). As a second note, try to drill your car instead of using the slot, if you are allowed. You will be a lot happier with the...
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    Sort of accused of cheating

    That is how it is in scouts... the first place cubs are always accused of cheating...
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    Mojo's Pinewood Academy - Spring 2022

    Hey Everybody! I still have a few spots available if you are interested in learning how to turn your "ho-hums" into HOT RODS!!! Let me know. Jay - Mojo
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    Mojo's Pinewood Academy - Spring 2022

    Hey Everybody! Districts, Nationals, and Finals... They are all just around the corner. If you want to find that extra speed that you know you have, but still eludes your, or if you want to shave time off your learning curve... I have the solution. Contact me about Mojo's Pinewood...
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    Oil vs. Graphite

    yes... get the 25 or 27 gauge plasticators, from Amazon, or something similar to that.... the 18 gauge dumps a lot of oil onto the axles, where the smaller gauges let you apply the oil in the amounts that you can control better.
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    Oil vs. Graphite

    been there... done that... 4 times!!!! Now I transfer all my oil into plastic applicator bottles with metal tips. It lets me apply my oil precisely where I want to. And when I knock it over, time and time again, I don't lose any
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    Removing a small amount of weight on finished car

    toward the front axle... about 1/4" from the back side of it... you don't want to mess with the integrity of the axles... But then make a spot for you to add the putty toward the weights at the back of the car.
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    Removing a small amount of weight on finished car

    what I like to do is bring the car down to 5.01ish ounces and bring it back up to 5.044 oz with tungsten putty. Then, if there is a scale difference, you can just take out a little bit of putty to make the car legal.
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    car style, waffer vs "bone" shape

    I use Cricut Explore. It is a printable vinyl, and I use it in my Epson inkjet printer all of the time. I get it from JoAnn Fabrics.
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    car style, waffer vs "bone" shape

    one of the things I do with the cubs that I coach... I cut Cricut vinyl in 7" x 1-3/4" pieces and let them color the piece. That is the graphic for their cars... They have gotten pretty clever with their designs... then they color the sides of the car (not much left there) to match... They...
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    Hello Everyone!

    almost any drill jig is better than using a drill press, when drilling your cars.