Purpose of Pinewood Derby

The primary purpose of Pinewood Derby® is for the Scout/Youth and parent (hereafter referred to as Race Team) to spend TIME together! A fast car takes considerably more TIME to build than a slow one. Likewise, a beautiful or cool car takes much more TIME than a plain or ugly one. Therefore, a fast or beautiful car represents a success story of Pinewood Derby’s® primary mission!

Remember:

The Youth is not supposed to build the car.

The parent/adult partner is not supposed to build the car.

They’re supposed to build it TOGETHER!

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Articles in this series (click to read):

- Learn Pinewood Derby from the fastest racers in the world!

- Purpose of Pinewood Derby

- The Foundations of Pinewood Derby Speed

- The Keys to a Fast Pinewood Derby Car

- Pinewood Derby Rules

- Anatomy of a Professional Pinewood Derby Rail Riding Car

- Pinewood Derby Wheel Preparation

- Preparing Pinewood Derby Axles

- Proper Pinewood Derby Car Weighting

- Pinewood Derby Car Alignment

- Pinewood Derby Car Aerodynamics

- Pinewood Derby Car Body

- Pinewood Derby Car Lubrication

- Pinewood Derby Car Assembly

- Questionable Pinewood Derby Information

- Pinewood Derby Race Day

- Pinewood Derby League Racing