NORTH FLORIDA COUNCIL
PINEWOOD DERBY RULES
GENERAL:
G-1. Essential Materials: All cars entered shall be
constructed from Official BSA Pinewood Derby Kit material. The car body,
wheels and axles must be from an official BSA Pinewood Derby kit. This includes
colored wheels and kits sold by Revell® Inc. under license by the Boy Scouts of
America. If you purchase bodies, wheels or axles from non-BSA sources, you must
ensure that the parts originated from an official BSA kit.
G-2. Competitor Categories: Cub Scouts will compete with
others in the same "Cub Scout Year." In most cases this aligns with
their year in school: Tiger = 1st grade; Wolf = 2nd grade; Bear = 3rd grade;
1st year Webelos = 4th grade. In those cases which don't match the alignment,
reconfirm the information and enter the Cub Scout according to the Cub Scout
Year. In cases in which the Cub Scout year is indeterminate, enter the Cub
Scout according to his grade in school. If none of these rules apply, contact
the Derby Chairman for direction. In these rules the terms "Cub Scout
Year", "age group", “class” and “Division” are synonymous.
G-3. Attendance: Only the Cub Scout may enter his car.
This means that the Cub Scout must be present to enter his car into
competition. An entry by “proxy” will only be allowed for special
circumstances. Check with the Derby Chairman for details.
G-4. "New Work": Construction of entries must
not have begun before the previous year's NFC Pinewood Derby Races.
G-5. Single Car per Boy per Event: A Scout may enter only
one (1) car for the race.
G-6. The Derby Chairman will be the final judge of these
rules. The decision of the Derby Chairman will be final, and will be judged in
the best interest of the boy, while maintaining a level of fair competition.
Un-sportsmanlike conduct by any entrant or member of the audience will be
grounds for expulsion from the competition and/or the race area.
Qualification:
Q-1. Qualifying Entrants: Each District is responsible
for pre-registering* their qualifying entrants. Each District may enter three
(3) Scouts from each Cub Scout Year: Tiger through 1st year Webelos. The 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place cars of each Scout year from each District’s Pinewood Derby
are qualified to enter the NFC Pinewood Derby. Each car must be registered by
the Scout who built the car, and must pass inspection by the inspection team
before it may be entered in the race (see Technical Standards). In case of an
absence, the 4th place Cub Scout from the same District in the same Cub Scout
Year may be substituted on the day of the race (this extends to additional
placements if the next qualifying Scout is not available to race). The
substitute must race his’ own car. No Cub Scout may race two cars. An entry by
“proxy” will only be allowed for special circumstances. Check with the Derby
Chairman for details.
Q-2. Attire and Appearance: The Scout should be in a
neat, clean FIELD uniform, (class “A”).
Technical Standards:
The inspection judges at
race-day check-in are responsible to evaluate each car's adherence to the
technical standards. Their decision may be appealed to the Inspection Official
and the Derby Chairman, who, after consultation with the inspection team, shall
render a final, binding decision. Any car not meeting the technical standards
will not be permitted to race. The fact that a car passed inspection at the
Pack or District competition does not guarantee that it will pass for the
Council competition. Any car, at any time, may be subject to additional
inspections. Any car discovered to have any violations of the technical
standards, even if not previously discovered during check-in, may be subject to
disqualification. This decision may be appealed to the Inspection Official and
the Derby Chairman, who will consult with any official who discovered or was
made aware of any violations. The Track Official and the Derby Chairman will
then consult with the SCOUT and his parent/assistant, and shall render a final,
binding decision.
T-1. Material: The car body, wheels and axles must be
from an Official BSA Pinewood Derby kit. This includes colored wheels and kits
sold by Revell® Inc. under license by the Boy Scouts of America. If you
purchase bodies, wheels or axles from non-BSA sources, you must ensure that the
parts originated from an official BSA kit.
T-2. Weight: Race cars may weigh no more than five (5)
ounces (total weight) as determined on the official scales during race day
inspection.
T-3. Wheels and Axles: The car must roll on the wheels
and axles from an Official BSA Pinewood Derby kit. The wheels must be attached
directly to the axle and spin freely. Use of the axle slots is not required.
You may drill holes to attach the axles and you may extend the stock wheelbase.
There must be at least four wheels on the car, however, it is not required that
all four wheels make contact with the track. You may not polish the outside (or
the top) of the axle heads, but you may polish the axles (it is recommended
that you do). It must be obvious to the judges that the wheels and the nails
from the kit are being used.
T-4. Size: Race cars may be no longer than 7 inches, nor
wider than 2 3/4 (2.75) inches, nor taller than 3 inches, as determined by the
official gages during race day inspection. (Underside clearance of at least 3/8
(0.375) inches and inside wheel to wheel clearance of at least 1 3/4 (1.75)
inches is recommended, so that the car will run on the racetrack. Adequate
clearance is the responsibility of the race car builder.)
T-5. Weights and Attachment: Weight may be added to the
car and will be considered part of the car for purposes of all measurements.
"Weight" is considered to be any material on the car that is not
provided in the kit. All weight must be securely fastened to the car, e.g. by
permanent glue, nails or screws, Weights shall be passive, i.e. non-moveable,
nonmagnetic, non-electric, non-sticky, etc.
T-6. Wheels/Axle Modifications: You may modify the axle
shaft. You may not modify the size, shape, dimensions or weight of the
wheels in any way. You may paint or polish any part of the wheel. No
additional items may be added to the wheels or axles such as washers, springs,
bearings, sleeves, bushings, o-rings, etc. Wheel tread surface must be
cylindrical. The words "Official B.S.A." and other lettering on the
wheels (inside and outside) shall remain intact and clearly visible to
the inspector. All of the original "tread marks" on the wheel face
must be intact and apparent to the inspector.
T-7. Gravity Powered: The race car may not be constructed
or treated in such a way that the track's starting mechanism imparts momentum
to the car. (For instance, this provision disqualifies cars with sticky
substances on the front of the car and protrusions which may catch on the
starting pin.)
T-8. Lubricants: Graphite lubrication is common. Other
lubricants are allowed. ALL lubricants cannot leak or foul the track. ALL
excess MUST be removed. All lubricants must be dry at the time of
inspection/racing and NOT applied to the exterior of the wheels.
T-9. Staging: The car nose must not be pointed or forked.
No part of the car can protrude past the starting pin.
T-10. Body: The car body may have no
moving parts.
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