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April 4th ,2009
Stayton Middle School (Scout Expo)
Hosted by West Salem Pack 150Presented by Willamette District
Hello all of you Pinewood Derby enthusiast, This year West Salem Pack 150 will be hosting the District Pinewood Derby. My name is Matt and I’ll be your Derby Commissioner. We are very excited to be taking on this opportunity and look forward to running a smooth race and having lots of fun! If you are interested in being a part of the derby and can commit to working all day on April 4th, please contact me. I would like to be as inclusive as possible with the staffing of this event. Also, please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions, concerns and/or constructive feedback. Good luck and Good Racing! Matt Matthews – Pack 150 District Derby CommissionerMattmMatthews@netscape.net Registration at www.cpcbsa.org . Register by Sunday, April 1, 2009Cost: $20 per Pack
Tentative Schedule:
Webelos
Check in 9:15-9:45
Race start 10:00
Bear
Check in 10:30-11:00
Race start 11:15
Wolf
Check in 11:45-12:15
Race start 12:30
Tiger
Check in 1:00-1:30
Race start 1:45
Rules and Information on the District Web Site & Pack 150 Web Site:
http://www.cpcbsa.org/cpcbsa/council/districts/willamette/index.htm
or
http://www.eteamz.com/Pack150ws/index.cfm?subsite=4983446
Willamette District Pinewood Derby Race Rules 2009
1. Have Fun!
2. Show good Sportsmanship.
3. Cars are to be made from Official BSA Pinewood Derby car kit.
4. Cars that were made last year may not be used this year at the District Race.
5. All cars are to be no more than 5 oz in weight according to the scales at the check-in table.
6. Car length may not exceed 7 inches.
7. Car width may not exceed 2 ¾ inches.
8. Only axles supplied in the BSA official kit may be used. The nails may be smoothed or polished to remove rough spots. No solid axles.
9. Washers or spacers are not allowed.
10. No modification of wheels is allowed except for the removal of rough spots.
11. No modification of wheel width may be made to the car. Any modification will keep the car from being placed on the track completely.
12. You may modify the length of wheels location. They do not have to be in the same place as provided on the Official BSA Pinewood Derby car kit. You may drill new holes.
13. Neither propulsion devices nor floating weights are allowed.
14. No body design enhancing the starting position of the car will be allowed.
15. Only dry (powder) type materials are allowed for lubrication.
16. There will be 4 divisions - Tiger, Wolf, Bear & Webelos. Each Pack may send one Scout for each division. Scouts that are 2nd year Webelos may race if they raced in your Pack's Pinewood Derby, even if they have crossed over at the time of the District Pinewood Derby Race.
17. Once a car is checked in no other alterations can be made to the car.
18. The cars will be handled by a race official. No one other than race officials will be allowed behind the flagged area. Only officials may place cars on the track or take them off the track.
19. A car that does not finish the race due to jumping the track or a wheel falling off will be given one more chance. If the car does not finish a second time, a default time set by the computer will be given. A car that just does not make it to the end will be given the default time. It will not be raced over.
20. A car or cars that are interfered with by another car will get to race that race over again.
21. If repairs need to be made to a car the scout has 5 minutes to make the repair.
22. Each car will races 12 times, 2 times in each lane, the slowest time will be dropped and the other 11 race times will be averaged.
23. The top 3 fastest times in each division will be given a trophy.
24. The overall fastest car will get a plaque.
25. Cars will be handed back at the end of the race to the scout by a race official.
