AZ Pack 618

Hello again, Pack 618,

This year's Pinewood Derby will start with flags at 11 am on Saturday, January 24 at Copper Canyon.  We will have slices of pizza and other concessions for sale.  We will also have tickets to our Blue & Gold Banquet (February 22) for sale (scouts are free, adults are $20, siblings are $15).   

We plan to follow this schedule:

Tigers:          11 am

Wolves:       11:45 am

Bears:           12:30 pm

Webelos 1:   1:15 pm

Webelos 2:   2pm

Finals will start immediately after the Webelos 2 races are finished.   Cars in the finals will include the fastest car from each rank, plus the eleven next-fastest cars regardless of rank (a total of 16 cars).  We hope to have everything wrapped up by 3 pm.  

The official 2015 Pinewood Derby rules and process guide is now available by clicking here.  Nothing of substance has changed from last year, but if you are curious about the rules and process, feel free to take a look.

A couple of rules that were highlighted in my previous emails:

• You must use official BSA materials (block, wheels, axles) that you process yourself. It is not legal to use aftermarket or third party parts, or to use BSA parts that were machined, processed or selected by anybody but you.  The whole point of this is to teach the boys sportsmanship and craftsmanship, after all. 
• The car cannot exceed 7" in length; wheelbase must be between 4 1/4" and 4 5/8"; weight cannot exceed 5.0 oz.  The car must have enough ground clearance to work on our track.  DO NOT EXTEND THE LENGTH OF YOUR CAR IN ANY WAY, AND DO NOT ALLOW ANYTHING TO HANG BELOW THE BODY OF YOUR CAR.
• No part of the car can extend in front of the starting gate.  NO NOTCHES IN THE FRONT OF YOUR CAR!

Check-in is offered from 6-8 pm next Wednesday and next Friday at the Rabasca garage (where car cutting was held).   You can check in anytime during those times that you want, and you do not need to come to both check-ins.  Bring your READY TO RACE car to check-in, and then leave it with us until race day.  YOU CANNOT RACE ON SATURDAY UNLESS YOU CHECK IN ON WEDNESDAY OR FRIDAY.