Saturday 08-March-2008
Results: will posted after the event.
Flyer: click here
Where:
This fun adventure occurs at the Littleton YMCA.
Littleton YMCA Gymnasium
11 West Dry Creek Court
Littleton, CO 80120
(303) 797-9622
When: 08-March-2007
(Saturday)
07:30am - Boys Check-in
08:00am - Boys Racing Begins
09:00am - Boys Finals Begin
09:30am - Boys Award Presentation
10:00am - Girls Check-in
11:00am - Girls Racing Begins
1200pm - Girls Finals Begin
12:30pm - Girls Award Presentation
Entry Fee: $5.00, which includes the car kit. Contact your Circle Leader. This fee is paid in advance to save time at check-in. .
Check-in: Each car will be weighed and measured. See Rules section below for maximum measurements/restrictions, or check out last year's flyer. Only cars meeting all requirements will be allowed to take part in the race.
Circle Leaders: Your Circle will be assigned a block of numbers. Please assign your car numbers to your participants and return your sheet
| Blocks of Numbers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Circle | Min | Max |
| 1 | 19 | |
| 20 | 37 | |
| 38 | 56 | |
| 57 | 75 | |
| 76 | 94 | |
| 95 | 113 |
Lunch: It is recommended that you bring a sack lunch, since the races are held during lunchtime.
Trophies: YES, there will be trophies!
-Fastest Cars- Places 1st Thru 12th
-Fastest Looking
-Best Theme Car
-Best Paint Job
-Prettiest Car
-Most Colorful
-Most Detailed
-Most Original
-Most “Bling” On A Car
Rules:
• All cars must be newly constructed; last year's car, cars handed down from older brothers or sisters are not in keeping with the spirit of this event!
• Use only the Pinecar (tm) Pinewood Derby Basic Car Kit P370; this car has solid axles – no nails
• Height must not not exceed 4.50 inches (11.43 cm)
• Width must not exceed 2.75 inches (6.99 cm)
• Overall length of car must not exceed 7.00 inches (17.78 cm)
• Weight of car shall not exceed 5 ounces (141.748 g); ballast may be added to the car to achieve the maximum weight
• Axles, wheels & body shall be made from the materials provided in the official Pinewood Derby kit provided to you. Decorative accessories & decals may be used on the cars within the size & weight limitations noted above
• Wheel bearings, washers and bushings are prohibited.
• No lubricating oil may be used. Axles may be lubricated with powdered graphite at the derby prior to the start of racing.
• Wheel seams can be removed by sanding or filing as noted in the building instructions (item 3). The contact surface of the wheel must be flat as it sits on the track. There shall be no grooves, slots, extruded edges or significant rounding of the contact surface which would give the car a competitive advantage.
• The car shall not ride on any kind of spring.
• The car must be free-wheeling with no starting devices.
• No loose materials of any kind are allowed on the car.
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Frequently Asked Questions, etc: Click here to open last year's 1.2MB flyer that includes tips & tricks.
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updated 22-Jan-2008.