Rainier Expedition-->Pinewood Derby
2008 Pinewood Derby
Clockwise from upper left: a close finish, the new track, anxious spectators (top),
3pm series 1st & 2nd place Kristjana Harder & Cole Altig (bottom), 9am series 1st place Erika Harder
2007 Winners
2008 Results
9am Series
First Place - Erika Harder, Thunder Bunnies, 209.3 mph
Second Place - Kaitlyn Greenlaw, Rainbow Rockets, 203.7 mph
Third Place - Margaux Hadley, Thunder Bunnies, 203.6 mph
11am Series
First Place - Emerson McMullen, Jim Hawkins Circle, 207.5 mph
Second Place - Chance McArthur, Unknown Circle, 206.1 mph
Third Place - Lauren DiJulio, Firework Doggies, 205.4 mph
1pm Series
First Place - Clayton Elwell, Scorpion Hunters, 203.1 mph
Second Place - Ben Sikora, Scorpion Hunters, 203.1 mph
Third Place - Eleanor Baker, Rainbow Rockets, 200.0 mph
3pm Series
First Place - Kristjana Harder, Sugar Bears, 205.8 mph
Second Place - Cole Altig, Cobras, 204.8 mph
Third Place - Tommy Gibbons, Tigers, 204.5 mph
Full 2008 Results
Click HERE for full results
Rules
2008 Rules - Click HERE
Construction Tips
Reduce the width of the body to fit the axles, with both the wheels and the end-caps on, as one of the very first steps. Otherwise you end up carving really ugly ‘wheel wells’ at the last minute to allow the wheels to turn, after you try to put on the axles in the final step and realize they don’t fit.
Make sure the axle slots are wide enough to fit the axles as one of the first steps, while you are still dealing with a square block of wood that is easy to drill out vs. a curvy racecar.
Make sure the car is exactly on weight, before you get to registration. A digital kitchen scale works well. You can get weight kits up at American Eagle hobby store at about 125th and Lake City Way.
Use lots of graphite on the wheels just before the race.
Have other tips? Send them to the webmaster for posting.
