It's race day! Racing is at Copper Canyon starting with Tigers at 11, Wolves at 11:45, Bears at 12:15, Webelos 1 at 1 pm and Webelos 2 at 1:30. Finals should begin around 2 pm.
Racers should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your start time! Races are scheduled by computer, and we are not able to insert latecomers after racing has started.
Don't forget:
* Your son in class A uniform
* Your pit pass that you received at check in
* Check or cash for Blue & Gold Tickets (scouts are free, adults $20, kids $15)
* A full bottle of water (we will have the big jug for refills)
* Cash for lunch. We will have pizza slices, popcorn and other concessions available.
Here are a couple of rules to remember:
(1) Boys must be present to race. If you are not able to be there, you can still give us your car, and we will race it during the breaks so you can know how fast it is. Everyone is eligible to race at the District Pinewood Derby in April.
(2) Please be on time. Races are automatically scheduled using the software just before race time based upon the boys who are present. If you show up after the races start, there is no way for us to insert you into the schedule. All we can do is let you race by yourself after the scheduled races are finished.
(3) Each car will be raced three times, once on each lane of the track. Winners will be selected based upon an average of all three runs, not the results of any one race.
(4) Cars advancing to the finals including the top car from each rank, plus the next 11 fastest cars. So if a rank champion turns out to be the 17th fastest car overall, it will still bump #16 out of the finals. This ensures that we have at least one car from each rank in the finals.
(5) We will re-run the race if there are any problems with the track or timing system, even if everybody saw who won. We need to have accurate times for the software.
(6) If a car collides with another car or comes off the track and is unable to complete the race, we will re-run the race one time. If the car is unable to complete the race the second time, then the car is disqualified from further racing. We do NOT re-run the race if a car is unstable ("chatters") but does not come off the track or collide with another car.
(7) Decisions of race officials are final!
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