Tips for Building a Fast Pinewood Derby Car Pinewood Derby cars are an expression of a child’s creativity and blend science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in a fun, hands on activity.

The Question Every Parent Wants to Know: How Can We Build a Fast Pinewood Derby Car? I had some ideas about what we needed to do, but with this question in mind, I began some research. There is no ...

Feb. 17 was when Cub Scout Pack 463 staged its annual Pinewood Derby and coming on March 2, the community is invited to the 68th annual Pancake Festival from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 1300 Shermer ...

Thousands of websites offer physics lectures, videos, design tips and how-to books on Derby cars. And many of them focus on where the weight should be placed on a car that cannot exceed 5 ounces.

The days of the pinewood derby are long past in my house, yet there are some tips and tricks we picked up along the way to make your car go as fast as possible, for those of you are participating in ...

Maybe with his help we can finally build a car that won’t get laughed off the track. BONUS: Click here to see 100 cool Pinewood Derby car photos collected by, who else, Boys Life.

This year I also had an epiphany. Building a winning pinewood derby car is exactly like building a winning brand. Our clientele are small to mid-sized businesses, nonprofits, and startups.

GeekDad reader and true geeky dad Jason Beck sent along this awesome picture of the pinewood derby car his son Carter and he made for a race at their Cub Scouts troupe pack. I bet that car handles ...

Each Scout engineered their own derby car design, then built and painted it to race at the Pinewood Derby on Saturday. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough) * First place: Carter Duley, 6, Pack 19 ...

Boy Scouts and non-Scouts react during a Webelos Pinewood Derby car race during the Piedmont Council’s annual Pinewood Derby races at the Piedmont Community Church gym in Piedmont on Saturday.