Hello there. I have just recently started lurking on this forum and this is my first post. My son is in his first year as a Tiger cub and this is our first season building pinewood derby cars. I have been on DerbyTalk.com for the last month and built my car and helped my son with his car using tips from those guys and supplies purchased from MaxV and hodges. We had our first Pack Derby this last weekend and did well. My sons car was first across the line every time and is the Pack Champion. I built an "outlaw"/ parent car and my car also did well finishing first place every heat. Both our cars were the quickest by a large margin. Next is the district race, then we plan on entering the Mid America Derby.
Here are our cars.
We understand the basics pretty well now and were able to apply them decently. 3 wheeled, extended wheelbase, rail riders, with aggresive COM. But as the competition gets tougher I know that we will need to keep impoving our skills and methods. My son spent hours on his car and is tickled that it did so well. He looks forward to the district race and mid america. I myself would like to start league racing. I do plan to run my car above in the "Pro Modified" class via proxy at mid america. I know I will get my butt handed to me. I will be running graphite since it will only be my second race.
I want to build at least one more car for mid america and enter it in the adult class, and maybee another in the pro stock class. I was thinking about trying to use some of the advanced techniques you guys use. Like hollowing out the body then using monokote or birtch plywood, building fenders, getting as much ballast as I can in the right spot, maybee trying oil, etc.
Ted.
Here are our cars.
We understand the basics pretty well now and were able to apply them decently. 3 wheeled, extended wheelbase, rail riders, with aggresive COM. But as the competition gets tougher I know that we will need to keep impoving our skills and methods. My son spent hours on his car and is tickled that it did so well. He looks forward to the district race and mid america. I myself would like to start league racing. I do plan to run my car above in the "Pro Modified" class via proxy at mid america. I know I will get my butt handed to me. I will be running graphite since it will only be my second race.
I want to build at least one more car for mid america and enter it in the adult class, and maybee another in the pro stock class. I was thinking about trying to use some of the advanced techniques you guys use. Like hollowing out the body then using monokote or birtch plywood, building fenders, getting as much ballast as I can in the right spot, maybee trying oil, etc.
Ted.
