I am resending this email to remind you all of the upcoming Pinewood Derby. Let me know if you have any questions. Greetings Pack 163! As you all start to prepare for Christmas vacation, you will probably be thinking about working on your Pinewood Derby Cars! So, here is all the information you need. I have attached our pack's Pinewood Derby Rules. If you have any questions, please let me know. I have also attached some design idea documents on the website to help you along! _____ The Pinewood Derby Weigh-In is on January 10th. Each den has a time slot. 6:00 - Tigers 6:25 - Wolves 6:50 - Bears 7:10 - Webelos Design judging will be done at the end of the weigh-in by teachers and PTO members. The 3 categories are: Most Spirit (Cub Scout or Patriotic) Most Original Most Car Like The trophies will be awarded at the end of the Pinewood Derby Race. We need volunteers for each of the weigh-in stations: Check In The Garage - help scouts make adjustments for items that did not pass qualification Inspection -checking the physical dimensions of the car Weight Check - checking the car does not exceed the maximum weight Observation Deck -quarantine area for cars after qualification Please let me know if you would be willing to help _____ The Pinewood Derby Race is on January 11th at 6:00pm. Invite your family and friends to attend this great event. This is also a fun meeting for bringing a friend that might be interested in joining Cub Scouts. Please wear your uniform, just like any Cub Scout event! We will have pizza and water for sale. We will send out another email closer to the race to get an idea of how much pizza to buy! We will need people to help at the food station! The trophies are explained in the updated rules, but I will list again here. There are 6 trophies awarded in each Cub Scout Rank (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos). 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for Speed The 3 design categories That means 24 scouts will win a trophy! We only give 1 trophy to a scout. If a scout wins a speed trophy, he cannot win a design trophy. The speed trophies are determined by the average of the 4 race times for each car. The cars are raced randomly against other cars in the pack across all Ranks. Where a car places in each of the 4 races has nothing to do with how it ranks against the other cars in the same Rank. After we have determined the winners for each Cub Scout Rank, the four 1st place cars will race against each other 4 more times to determine the Pack Grand Champion! The average times for those 4 races will be used to determine the winner. This is the method the pack committee has chosen for many years, and we feel it works best for our pack. As we get closer, I will send out reminders and any new information. If you have any questions, please let me know! Yours in Scouting, Rob Landquist Pack 163 Committee Chair
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Pack 163 Pinewood Derby Rules.pdf
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My Pinewood Derby Car Templates.pdf
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PinewoodDerbyTemplates-Combined.pdf
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