7 simple steps that ACTUALLY MATTER to building a winning pinewood derby car. I built a car in 45 minutes using these steps and crushed all the competition by more than 2 car lengths (proof is in the video 🙂 Special thanks to Steve at DerbyMonkey.com for providing his expertise and materials for the video.
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HERE’S HOW I MADE THE ROCKET CAR:
7 Key Steps:
1. Max weight ~1″ in front of rear axle
2. Reasonably aerodynamic
3. Ride on 3 wheels
4. Lightweight wheels
5. Bent polished axles
6. Railride/alignment
7. Lots o’ graphite
***HELPFUL LINKS***
Dr. Acton’s video:
Pre-polished, bent axles to purchase:
Also on derbydust.com which is where the photo came from
Lightweight wheel options to purchase:
More details on polishing the axles:
Axle bender tool:
More details on Rail Rider alignment:
Materials used in the video provided by www.derbymonkeygarage.com. It’s also the only place I could find the pre-polished bent polished axles. Link provided above.
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