The pinewood derby is one of the most popular and successful family activities in Cub Scouting. Pinewood derby cars are small wooden models that Cub Scouts make with help from their families. Then they race the cars in competition. The cars are powered by gravity and run down a track. Most packs have a pinewood derby every year. It can be run indoors or outdoors. Every boy can design and build his own "grand prix" car to enter in the race.

Racing in a Pinewood Derby is great fun. You'll get to design your racing vehicle, work with a parent to build it, and see it perform on race day. Win or lose, you'll take pride in having done your best. When you race in a Pinewood Derby derby, you learn craft skills, the rules of fair play, and good sportsmanship - things you will remember all your life.

Our Pinewood Derby

The 2010 Pack 3371 Pinewood Derby will be on Saturday, March 20th. Check-in will be at 9:30 AM, and the race itself will start at 10 AM. It will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, NOT at Cary Camp as in previous years. The 2010 Pinewood Derby Official Rules and Regulations are available right here. Pinewood derby car kits were distributed at the pack meeting in January. If you were unable to attend the meeting, please contact the Cubmaster, Doug Poad.

Pre-registration

Come and try out your Pinewood Derby Car before the big race!!! This is an opportunity to see how your car performs on the track and to make sure your weight is correct. You will receive your lineup number for the event on this date.

We will meet in the narthex (lobby) of Christ United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM.

You must pre-register your pinewood derby car on this date to qualify for the Pinewood Derby Race on the 20th! Anyone failing to register will not be admitted to the Pinewood Derby Race on March 20, 2010! If you cannot attend, please contact Doug Poad by phone [(765) 477-6588, M-F, 5-8 PM] to register.

Pinewood Derby Workshops

Von Tobel will again host workshops for Cub Scouts to work on their Pinewood Derby Cars. The workshops will be held January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th. All of the workshops will be from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and are free and open to all Cub Scouts.

The Pack will also be holding workshops at Doug Poad's house, 130 Kingfisher Court, Lafayette (see map to right). These will be Wednesday, February 24 from 6-8 PM, Sunday, February 28 from 1-4 PM and Saturday, March 6 from 2-4 PM. These workshops are open to cub scouts in Pack 3371 only.

Parents' Race

For those parents that still love to build cars, there will be a parents' race after the official Scout race. The rules for the parents' cars are exactly the same as for the boys'.