Great Info For This Year's Mid America Pinewood Derby... are you ready for Nationals

[xanthrum]

I hope many of you are getting ready for this year's event it is shaping up to be spectacular... I have some great information for many of you that are attending live... we have arranged special Hotel Pricing and I am officially announcing a special prize drawing

For the first 200 entrants (based on number of cars entered ... so yes you can enter more than once) each car entered out of the first 200 will go into a special drawing for a Free Best Track Test Track and a second drawing for a Super cool Proxxon Tool... so get entered now for your chances to win.

You can enter on the website www.mid-americaderby.com

Here is the hotel information ... when booking your reservation to receive these rates make sure to mention you are part of the CLAAS Corporate Discount... and part of the Mid America Pinewood Derby.

Hotel Information

You will need to mention that this is under the CLAAS Rates for the Mid America Pinewood Derby

New Victoria Suites 10728 L Street, 402-593-2380, $55.00 per night

Courtyard by Marriott, next to Cabellas 402-339-4900, $82.00 per night

Hampton Inn across from Cabellas 402-895-2900, $89.00 per night

 

[McDoodle]

Couple questions... If my sons car is racing in the stock division can that same car also be entered in the adult division? Or do they have to be different cars for each division. If we send in cars for proxy racing and we place in the top 3 do we receive a trophy in the mail? Also all the gift bags are they only for attendees? This is out first year sending in a car and we are on the east coast so it won't be possible to attend. Also I have questions about the stock division where can I post those questions? Thank you.

 

[B_Regal Racing]

I believe you need separate cars for each division (e.g. one car can not run in two divisions). As far as getting things to or from, we are going ourselves and do take some scout cars with us to race. I can certainly carry something to or from MA for you.

 

[xanthrum]

Yes... that is correct you will want a separate car for each division - we will indeed send out the trophies should you win... and the rules in the Pro Stock Division are GREATLY Different than the rules in the Adult Division -- if it is your son's car... are you sure you shouldn't be racing the Cub Scout - either open Oil or Open Graphite Division -- and the Adult Open Division is a Graphite Only option with different specs than the Pro Stock Division... I would be happy to help answer any question about the many different divisions and rules.. let me know if I can help

Truly
Greg

 

[Cramjet]

I tried going through the registration and I want to do Pro division but I can't get past the menu where it makes you choose your council and pack. I'm clearly in the wrong menu.

 

[xanthrum]

No that is correct -- even if you enter the pro-divisions that is the default in the system you can simply make up which council / pack / troop that you belong to... or maybe your roots are tied to a pack / troop ... and you can enter in that... it is very simple and it is not any data field that we carry over... if you enter in the Scout divisions -- they do bounce that against the Registered Scout Database... but for all other divisions and classes you can enter what ever you want it makes no difference - although I would encourage you to keep it close to where you are from it is an interesting Statistic that the Council uses...

Thanks
Greg

 

[HMH Racing]

Greg,
We are planning on sending in 3 scout cars and 4 kids car again. Is it possible to get the trophy we were shorted last year in the open kids. We never got it. Delaney is still asking me about it.

Thanks
Tom

 

[xanthrum]

Yes Sir .. I have it as I just dug out all the MAPWD stuff... I just found it as a matter of fact... it is all ready to go - it will be included in your return.

Truly
Greg

 

[Batman]

Is it better to preregister or register when we arrive?

 

[Cramjet]

I am booked at the Hampton. Good move with those CLAAS rates!

 

[xanthrum]

Much better to Pre-Register ... it helps us #1 it saves you money #2 and it will save you time #3

Truly
Greg

 

[TWarwick07]

I have been persuaded to enter my daughters car into the open kids division, Will you mail the MA Derby patch back with the car ??

 

[derbychip]

All proxy scout/family cars get prize bags sent home

 

[Vitamin K]

All proxy scout/family cars get prize bags sent home

This. You cannot fault the generosity of swag you get back. I think (for each car we sent) we got patches, hats, seat cushions (seriously) and pens. We also got some freebies, including balsa fenders, a gap gauge, a PWD speed secrets booklet and some other stuff I can't even remember.

 

[TWarwick07]

Just wondering when they post the schedule of racing classes, i want to have a couple people over with my daughter to watch her car

 

[Vitamin K]

Just wondering when they post the schedule of racing classes, i want to have a couple people over with my daughter to watch her car

According to the website, racing begins at 10:15 (Omaha time, I would assume). They run multiple tracks and multiple feeds, but I don't think there is a hard schedule beyond that. Just depends on when they finish running a given division to move on to the next.

 

[TWarwick07]

Thanks for the heads up, i will plan accordingly.

 

[xanthrum]

Here is the exact schedule... there are going to be videos set up on each track plus on that is dedicated to the Auditorium where we present the awards....

Things start on Friday May 6th for Pro-Racing at Noon'ish ... Classes will be raced in order beginning with
- Mini-cooper
- Modified
- Bearing
- Governor
- Street Slammer

We then start our Corporate Race at 6pm'ish racing the following:

- Corporate Race
- Big Rig "A"
- Big Rig "B"

Then on May 7th

8am – 10am Registration and Check In

9am Pinewood History – by Joe Gargiulo in Auditorium **Pinewood Pro

10am Opening Ceremony

• Posting of the Colors – Honor Guard **Benson VFW Post #2503
• Invocation – by Greg Vogt **General Manager of Salem Broadcasting
• Sportmanship – by Tim MacAllister **Creighton University Men’s Basketball
• Scouting – by Eric Magendantz **Scout Executive of the Mid America Council
• Title Sponsor – by Dia Synders **Gregg Young Chevrolet
• Hosting Sponsor – by Mark Oehmke **CLAAS of North America
• Announcements – by Greg Dawes ** Chairman of the Mid America Derby
• MC for the Event - Greg Vogt **General Manager of Salem Broadcasting

10:30am Racing Begins – on all 3 Tracks

Track #1 – Scout Track

• Open Scout Graphite Division Nationals - Prelims
• Open Scout Graphite Division Nationals – Finals
• Qualified Scout Division Mid America Council - Prelims
• Qualified Scout Division Mid America Council – Finals
• Open Scout Oil Division Nationals – Prelims **May move to Track#2
• Open Scout Oil Division Nationals – Finals

Track #2 – Kids & Adult Track

• Open Kids Division – Prelims
• Open Kids Division – Finals
• Open Adult Division – Prelims
• Open Adult Division – Finals

Track #3 – Pro Track

• Pro Division BASX – Prelims
• Pro Division BASX – Finals
• Pro Division Street Stock – Prelims
• Pro Division Street Stock – Finals
• Pro Division Street Pro – Prelims
• Pro Division Street Pro– Finals

11:00am Pinewood Derby History – by Joe Gargiulo in Auditorium **Pinewood Pro

• Special Guest – Donn Murphy – Son of the Inventor of Pinewood Derby

11:30am Deadline for Design Award Voting

• Scouts are to Vote only on Scout Cars for Design Awards

Awards –After each Division finals the awards will take place in the Auditorium

• We will announce when awards ceremony will start
• Best of Show & Design Awards will be presented in first ceremony
• Pro Awards will be presented after Street Pro Finals on Saturday for all Classes

 

[TWarwick07]

hey xanthrum ... thanks for the itinerary , sucks for me we have a event at work saturday the 7th and i wont be home to watch with my daughter. Will the videos be available to view after the race is over ??