How to Win a Pine Wood Derby

Brian Turner presents...

How to Win a Pine Wood Derby!
(in order of appearance: Brian, Zach, and Taylor)



Step 1: Draw your design.

Step 2: Saw, sand and/or chisel out the design.

Step 3: Paint and add accessories
(in this case Brian is adding the chair to "Billy Bob's Fan Boat").

Step 4: Add the wheels and take pictures of the final product. The car on the left is my very first Pine Wood Derby car. Brian showed me what to do, but I did it all by myself! (My first attempt at learning all things Cub Scout)

Step 5: Watch all the deacons and little kids puzzle over how to turn the fan on, and make sure they don't break it before you even get a chance to race it.

Step 6: RACE!!!! Make it in the Final Four!

Step 7: Try to keep your heart from breaking as your car rebounds off the finish line, bounce off the track and fall apart in the middle of the heat to determine final placement. (You can see a tiny piece of his orange car in the bottom left corner as it bounced off the wall and flipped over, breaking the fan, chair, and batteries)

Step 8: Emergency Repair!
(Sorry, no picture here, it really was an emergency!)

Step 9: WIN!

This picture is of our friend Taylor, who won 1st in the "Regulation Category" and Brian, who won 1st in the "No Rules Category". Check out their awesome trophies!

And that's how you win a Pine Wood Derby!