4 on the floor

[gdurban]

After years of allowing lifted wheel and rail running, our BSA Council in their misguided wisdom decided to impose a 4 wheels touching rule. They also did not well communicate the rule change prior to our District race. After just about breaking the cars to get the 4th wheel down, my sons still places well enough to quality for Council race. I use junk wheels and axles for raised wheel, so my Webelo got 2nd. For my Wolf we had time to pull apolished axel off another car, he was able to win the wolf race.

Anyway, my question to you guys is how should we configure the car for the Council race with the 4 on the floor rule? Should I make any changes or still try to rail run?

 

[TRE]

if you can bend axles make it a 4 wheel rail runner..bend both front axles make the car steer ...bring the lifted wheel down to barely touch

 

[bracketracer]

+1 on what TRE said. Set your drift with the three down wheels touching then turn down the fourth wheel until it just rolls but does not alter your set drift. Both wheels should be turned in the direction you are steering ( so if the right front is your DFW, it's axle is bent down and turned forward while the left front axle is bent down and turned rearward slightly). I set it on four scales so the NDFW scale only shows the bare wheel weight at most. Should only cost you about .01 over a three wheel touching car. We used to have to run that setup in our pack race until the rules were fixed .

 

[Skywalker Racing]

There's a video on how to do this in the Premium section if you can't quite follow the two posts above:

http://www.pinewoodderbyonline.com/forums/premium-content-forum-paid-subscribers-only.37/

https://www.derbydad4hire.com/The-G...our-Pinewood-Derby-At-All-Levels-v-GC2015.htm

 

[gdurban]

Thanks, guys. I follow you and will give it a try. Appreciated the help.

 

[LightninBoy]

Dumbest rule ever.

 

[bracketracer]

Dumbest rule ever.

True! Almost no scout can get four wheels touching on purpose, all it does it make it easier for someone that knows what they're doing to slay the field! I'd rather see rules that allow three touching and explain why you don't want four touching.

 

[Charles Studer]

+1 Lightning Boy.......dumb