[Pack163] Pinewood Derby Information
- From: "Rob Landquist" <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Pack163@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:19:08 -0600
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.
We will also be posting some design idea documents on the website to help
you along!
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The Pinewood Derby Weigh-In is on January 12th. 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 (new this year) :
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
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The Pinewood Derby Race is on January 13th 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 drinks for sale. We will send out another email
closer to the race to get an idea of how much pizza to buy!
We are trying to get volunteers from Kohl's to help serve the food, but if
we do not have any response, 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.
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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