January 8: Pinewood Derby cut day
Date: Sunday, January 8th, 2023
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Location: Ace Hardware — Alamo Hardware at 3438 Camino Tassajara, Danville, CA 94506
Bring: Pinewood Derby car kit provided by the pack, with the desired design outlined onto the block for the cut lines
If your scout needs help cutting the wood block, you could take it to Ace Hardware. The store staff will charge a nominal fee for each car cut. Sign up required. Sign up is first come first served. Please allow those who have signed up priority to have theirs cut at the store.
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- Prepare the car design and trace it onto the block ahead of time. Read the Official Pack 1776 Rules fully beforehand.
- Head to Ace Danville during the time slot you signed up for.
- Remember to pay before you leave the store.
If you would like to go on a different date and time, they advise that you call Ace ahead of time to make a reservation to cut at their store.
January 21-22: Pinewood Derby!
Who's ready to race?
IMPOUND DAY
Date/time: Saturday, January 21st, 2023, at 10am to 1pm
Location: Pack shed, in the back of Coyote Creek Elementary School
Attire: Class A for photos
RACE DAY
Date/time: Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, at 1pm to 4pm
Location: Coyote Creek MPR
Attire: Class A
Bring: Reusable water bottle and Readiness to cheer on your fellow scouts
Volunteers needed: Volunteers are needed Saturday and Sunday, sign-up link to come, additional details below
Pinewood Derby Chair: Kevin Lew
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Our Annual Pinewood Derby will be held on Sunday January 22nd 2023 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the MPR! There will be racing and design competitions. Please be conservation minded and bring your own reusable bottle - fresh filtered water available from the nice refillable station in the MPR. We will once again have an open class for Scouts BSA (includes Den Chiefs) and one for non-BSA siblings. Additional kits may be purchased for $7.
The mandatory inspection and car impounding is on January 21st 2023 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Pack Shed near the Coyote Creek Kindergarten area.
While Pinewood Derby car is a team project for scouts and their adults, we encourage scouts to do as much of the car building as possible. For those new to scouting or just need a refresher course, here are some helpful websites:
How to Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBshCKglBkM
Design Ideas http://boyslife.org/section/hobbies-projects/pinewood-derby/
How to Tips and Templates http://www.pinewoodpro.com/pinewood-derby-howto-design.php
Online Car Designer http://www.pinewoodpro.com/pinewood-derby-howto-design.php
If you need help cutting the wood block, the pack is coordinating an afternoon at Ace Hardware for scouts to get help with cutting their car design from the wood block. Sunday January 8th 2023 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. See Pack 1776 PWD cut day for more details.
Each car must pass inspection on January 21st 2023 by 1pm by the official inspection committee before it will be allowed to compete. Once a car passes inspection and is entered into the race, only the race committee members can touch it. If the car loses a wheel, or is otherwise damaged, the racer has 5 minutes to make repairs.
Read the Official Pack 1776 Rules fully before participating.
For additional reference: this PowerPoint Presentation was showcased at the Pack Meeting on Dec 14, 2022.
On the day of the event, cars will race in multiple heats. They will have the opportunity to race on each of the 4 tracks. Only their best time will be used. All participants will receive a patch and medal for participating. Trophies will be awarded to the fastest three cars in each rank/group, and the overall fastest three cars in the Pack. We will also give ribbons to 1) Best Paint Job, 2) Most Unique, 3) Most Patriotic, 4) Most Interesting Design, 5) Most Original, and 6) Most Creative. Voting occurs on Race Day during the race, so come and race and see all the cars to vote.
AGENDA
Lion Heats (x4 for each Lion group)
Tiger Heats (x4 for each Tiger group)
Wolf Heats (x4 for each Wolf group)
Bear Heats (x4 for each Bear group)
Webelos I Heats (x4 for each Webelos I group)
AOL / Webelos II Heats (x4 for each AOL / Webelos II group)
Siblings Heats (x4 for each sibling)
Scouts BSA (x4 for each Scouts BSA scout)
Best Overall Heats (x4 for each First place Den Group Winner — Pack 1776 registered scouts only, no siblings or Scouts BSA)
PRIZES
Every participant, including Scouts BSA scouts and siblings, will receive a medal and cool patch for participation. Trophies will be award to top 3 winners in each group.
VOLUNTEERS
We can't do this event without volunteers. Please consider helping us with one of the following positions.
- Saturday: Impound Day Set Up (9am to 10am, 4 volunteers), Impound Inspectors & Helpers (10am to 1pm, 10 volunteers)
- Sunday: PWD Set Up (10am to noon, 12 volunteers), clean up (4pm to 5pm, 12 volunteers)
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Best of luck to all the racers!
