TheLastColdBeer Posted April 12, 2023 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4669 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5853 Achievement Points: 41041 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) The owners of the company I work for are members of the local Rotary Club. They put on a fund raiser pinewood derby event, and it sounded like a wonderful waste of time. I bought a ticket & kit car a couple of days before the event, so I had to throw a car together & test in one day. Toe Pincher is the result, and it taught me two things, aerodynamics come into play, even within 44', and money wins races. My car was first out of the gate every time, but got creamed on the straight away. Fun was had by all, and the Silver Dome in DePue, Illinois was packed tight. At least they let you step outside with a beer, nobody gets shook up in small towns. Edited April 12, 2023 by TheLastColdBeer thought I double added a pix RobMc, loaderXI, baldie and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Smeggie Posted April 12, 2023 Member ID: 24118 Group: + COD4 Moderator Followers: 25 Topic Count: 54 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1078 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 2015 Achievement Points: 10017 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 02/19/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 01/23/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted April 12, 2023 Good times. Really loved the Pinewood Derby as a scout leader! TheLastColdBeer, bds1961 and RobMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted April 12, 2023 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6417 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6494 Achievement Points: 54337 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:37 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted April 12, 2023 Ah there is a bit of magic you have bestow upon them wheels and of course proper weight placement...In the end the one who got it close takes home the booty Always a fun day win or lose bds1961, TheLastColdBeer and RobMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
lTplkey336 Posted April 13, 2023 Member ID: 27768 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 10 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 938 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 1137 Achievement Points: 7763 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/18/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Device: Windows Share Posted April 13, 2023 Ahh, brings back memories of my kid in cub scouts and the pinewood races. TheLastColdBeer and RobMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Dot80 Posted April 13, 2023 Member ID: 2128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1072 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1099 Achievement Points: 22543 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/15/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 12/06/1955 Device: Windows Share Posted April 13, 2023 I was a tiger cub leader so much fun with the derby's TheLastColdBeer and RobMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LtLaszlo Posted April 13, 2023 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9137 Content Per Day: 1.71 Reputation: 24296 Achievement Points: 94148 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 314 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 02:26 AM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) Both my son's raced them in cub scouts, one a winner! Good stuff! Edited April 13, 2023 by LtLaszlo TheLastColdBeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted April 13, 2023 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4669 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5853 Achievement Points: 41041 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 The Lewis family, Dad, Son, & Son-in-Law took first, second & third. They're hard core, tungsten paste, custom graphite filled wheels, & a test track in their garage. I entered for the food & fun, but also ran on our track @ LKCS, and put my car on the conveyor for a few hours. Here are their cars, sorry I didn't snap a pic of the winners, I was holding onto a Modelo and a shredded beef. loaderXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted April 13, 2023 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6417 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6494 Achievement Points: 54337 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:37 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted April 13, 2023 57 minutes ago, TheLastColdBeer said: custom graphite filled wheels Ahhh the magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sammy Posted April 13, 2023 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted April 13, 2023 I guess it’s true. Those with the he most money tend to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
J3st3r Posted April 13, 2023 Member ID: 2162 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 153 Topic Count: 152 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5088 Content Per Day: 1.05 Reputation: 5010 Achievement Points: 44663 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 01/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 02/26/1972 Device: Windows Share Posted April 13, 2023 LOL That Beer truck. Me and my brother would have won with out CO2 cars back when we was in the boy scouts but some assmunch messed with both of our cars. Our cars were both pencil thin and coated with a nice thick coat of Testors enamel model paint (Which soaks into Balsa wood) to keep them from breaking as fast and graphite sleeved wheels. We took out design from the Top Fuel Drag Cars. We wanted to add a balsa wood spoiler but that was not allowed. We did not have alot of money but we were both very smart kids for our age. When a CO2 car goes down the track with it's front wheels in the air you know that something is wrong. When they gave us our cars back, both rear wheels were bent outward like someone purposely pushed down on the rear of our cars. The rear wheels were rubbing the body on both of them. The winner was some big fat kid that happened to be the scoutmasters nephew with a generic Wedge shaped car painted up to look like a Frog. Shortly after that me and my brother quit going because it was quite obvious that the Smart kids like me and my brother and a few others were purposely being singled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted April 13, 2023 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 265 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18130 Content Per Day: 3.47 Reputation: 20147 Achievement Points: 132864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 263 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 15 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted April 13, 2023 NICE!!! Wish we had that when I was in Scouts - we raced dinosaur bones LtLaszlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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