our first derby

[Nevaehawk]

my son joined scouts last Nov. so this PWD was a first for both of us. after receiving a few tips from a guy at work who's car finished 2nd in the state several yrs ago i felt like we had a chance. i took my boy in to the shop at work on a sat and we cut out a prototype. he was very involved and asked a ton of questions. after coming up with a design i cut it out and he sanded away. we put the axial's in the drill press and he worked on those. we only sanded up to 1500 wet dry and polished with some cardboard and used graphite. i know sounds strange, but i think it did help. other than weight placement that is all we done. no hub polishing or anything else.

it turned out to be a great day, made it to the finals on the winners side. we meet up with a car we put in the losers bracket earlier in the day. we went 1-2 so this was are first loss of the day. then we moved over to the other lanes and went 2-0 for the win. we now get to go to district's and im going crazy because i am now hooked on it. PWD is my new drug.

i found this forum after we raced our car. wish i would have found it before. there is so much im missing. anyway i would love to build a car for myself but am a little confused on the different classes. what would be the best class for me to start out in? i would like to try and build a car and send it to the mid-american race. any suggestions on where to start would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

 

[Old Geeezer]

Just start reading and ask questions here when you do not understand something. If you start with a Street Stock it will help your scout builds big time. Most of the tricks and tips translate over other than maybe washers on the wheels.

 

[Kinser Racing]

Congrats to you and your boy! /images/boards/smilies/thumb.gif

 

[Crash Enburn]

Great start to things! Congrats to you both!

 

[Quicktimederby]

It's kinda funny how this all begins!! Congrats on the win, and hold on tight because all the info for a super fast car is all right here!

 

[Chief]

[font="times new roman, times, serif"]Awesome story. Congrats. Old Geezer said it right, just read and look over the forum. Look and study the pics, and ask questions. I like to take notes on things that I want to refer back to. Good luck and yes the bug bites hard... I am still trying to recover..haha[/font]

 

[OPARENNEN]

my son joined scouts last Nov. so this PWD was a first for both of us. after receiving a few tips from a guy at work who's car finished 2nd in the state several yrs ago i felt like we had a chance. i took my boy in to the shop at work on a sat and we cut out a prototype. he was very involved and asked a ton of questions. after coming up with a design i cut it out and he sanded away. we put the axial's in the drill press and he worked on those. we only sanded up to 1500 wet dry and polished with some cardboard and used graphite. i know sounds strange, but i think it did help. other than weight placement that is all we done. no hub polishing or anything else.

it turned out to be a great day, made it to the finals on the winners side. we meet up with a car we put in the losers bracket earlier in the day. we went 1-2 so this was are first loss of the day. then we moved over to the other lanes and went 2-0 for the win. we now get to go to district's and im going crazy because i am now hooked on it. PWD is my new drug.

i found this forum after we raced our car. wish i would have found it before. there is so much im missing. anyway i would love to build a car for myself but am a little confused on the different classes. what would be the best class for me to start out in? i would like to try and build a car and send it to the mid-american race. any suggestions on where to start would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

If you are talking about entering League Races, start with an Eliminator (look up the rules on this site). It's really an easier entry for beginners, that and Unlimited. The two lower classes are less expensive, but the preparation on those is much more difficult. However, if you are only talking about local races, then go Street Stock.