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Best of the best race at 2017 Pinewood Derby World Championship in New York
Cub Scouts don’t let a little rain ruin the day. They adapt. Same goes for the Greater New York Councils, organizers of the 2017 Pinewood Derby World Championship last month in New York City. Even though morning thunderstorms forced the competition to change locations at the last minute, GNYC put on another successful event. The 276…
Read More2017 Council Pinewood Derby Results
Check out the 2017 Lake Minnetonka District Pinewood Derby Finals Results and Photos THE RESULTS OF THE COUNCIL PINEWOOD DERBY RACE On June 3 we had nearly 300 people in Base Camp throughout the day for the 2017 Northern Star Council Pinewood Derby. The atmosphere was electric and the cars were fast. A big thankyou…
Read More2014 District Pinewood Derby Finals 2014 – April 5, 2014 – Race Results and Photos
2014 District Pinewood Derby Finals – April 5, 2014 – Race Results and Photos Event Details: Cub Scouts from Lake Minnetonka District participated in the District Pinewood Derby Finals at Wayzata Community Church in Wayzata. Packs entered their top (3) three finishers from each of their cub ranks: Webelos II, Webelos I, Bear, Wolf, Tiger…
Read More2017 Council Pinewood Derby Finals – Jun 3, 2017
Anyone Can Join The Race! The Council Pinewood derby is on Saturday, June 3, 2017 and will be at the Boy Scout Base Camp, located near Fort Snelling, Minnesota off of Highway 62. Races will be in several heats this year and Scouts will race against other Scouts their age from all across the Council!…
Read More2017 Pinewood Derby District Finals – Photos and Statistics – April 8, 2017
Cub Scouts from Lake Minnetonka District participated in the District Pinewood Derby Finals at Wayzata Community Church in Wayzata, hosted by Pack 206 from Orono. Over 350 pinewood derby enthusiasts turned out for this 5 hour event! This event was open to any Cub Scout wanting to race his car against the fastest cars in the…
Read More2017 Pinewood Derby District Finals – Photos and Statistics – April 8, 2017
2017 Pinewood Derby District Finals – Photos and Statistics – April 8, 2017 Event Details Cub Scouts from Lake Minnetonka District participated in the District Pinewood Derby Finals at Wayzata Community Church in Wayzata, hosted by Pack 206 from Orono. Over 350 pinewood derby enthusiasts turned out for this 5 hour event! This event was open…
Read MoreAt this military base’s Pinewood Derby garage, they’re making more than cars
Guest post by Sgt. David N. Beckstrom, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Reprinted with permission JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The smell of sawdust wafts through the air. Power tools whine. It’s mid-February, and inside the Scout Hut on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the boys and parents of Pack 462 are preparing for the annual Pinewood Derby in late March. The…
Read MoreThis Harry Potter Pinewood Derby car is muggle-made, wizard-approved
The boy who lived, come to … race? A Pinewood Derby car inspired by Harry Potter’s Nimbus 2000 broomstick has landed on a Cub Scout racetrack this season. The car is the handiwork of Henry, a Webelos from Pack 350 of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Longhorn Council. Henry will soon cross over into Boy Scouts, so this is his last…
Read MoreWatch a Pinewood Derby kit go from tree to track in 73 seconds
In real life, it takes weeks for a Pinewood Derby car kit to go from a sustainable lumber mill in Idaho to an assembly line in Indiana to your local Scout shop. But through the magic of movie editing, you can experience that whole process in just 73 seconds. Ready … set … go! Watch a Pinewood…
Read More2017 District Pinewood Derby Finals “Need for Speed” Official Patch Design Contest
The date is set for the district’s 2017 pinewood derby finals! Wayzata Community Church in Wayzata will again play host to our derby on April 8, 2017. Soon it will be time for Cubmasters to distribute pinewood derby cars to their packs. Leaders are encouraged to hand out copies of the official pinewood derby rules at…
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