Wooden Pinewood Derby Track Plans

Shape n race derby pinewood derby kub kar rally whatever you call it a derby is a lot of fun and it s a great opportunity for learning and for making memories.

Wooden pinewood derby track plans. Weight shall not exceed 5oz. Verify these rules before getting started on your car. If a different plywood is used. This is a set of plans for a four lane derby track.

If you are handy with wood you can build your own pinewood derby track but it will take time and a bit of effort. Cost of track 1. Besttrack is the patented original all aluminum track for pinewood derby awana grand prix royal rangers and girls fast track races that you can add lanes to as your budget allows. A few things to think about before you get started.

Length shall not exceed 7. Racing distance is 32. Grand prix track plans track size 1. This expense prevents many clubs from purchasing one.

If you want to purchase a complete pinewood derby track our pro track is a light weight yet durable plastic track. Then increase the width to 15 75 and modify the corresponding dimensions as laid out in these plans. If you are handy with wood you can build your own pinewood derby track. The track size is 14 75 x 35 2.

The track is designed to disassemble for easy storage. What size of track do you need. Now the person that designed that track never said it was a good track just an easy track to build. Commercial 4 lane pinewood derby tracks run anywhere from 800 to 1200 in 2013 depending on whether you want plastic wood or aluminum.

Gee it takes 12 strips of wood nailed to 4 pieces of plywood to make 3 lanes. The race of miniature cars on a pinewood derby track is an event that is anticipated and enjoyed by boy scouts and their fathers every spring the boys race their cars down the track until a winner is declared. Cars must be shaped from the original block of wood. Pinewood derby car rules width shall not exceed 2.

These may not match up with national standards. The pinewood derby cars rest on top of these keeping the cars from going off center. Space the center of each track 3 1 2 inches from the adjacent lane leaving the center of the two edge lanes 1 3 4 inches from the sides of the plywood. Below is information and free pinewood derby track plans you can download.

Lead time is approximately 3 weeks from receipt of payment. For four lanes of track you will need 128 feet of 1 4 inch thick and 1 3 8 inch wide pine lattice strips. The world s original all aluminum pinewood derby track the ultimate track for pinewood racing. Pinewood derby metal plastic and wood tracks building a pinewood derby track.

Four lane derby track plans for a shape n race derby pinewood derby etc. To make life even easier for someone building a pinewood derby track the wood lath was sold by many lumberyards in bundles of 12 tied together with twine. Track should be able to be built for less than 200 includes paint and hardware. As i began to develop plans i also decided to address several problems with the professionally made pinewood derby tracks.