Every year since 1953, Cub Scouts across the country have participated in the Pinewood Derby with the goal of building and racing small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track, powered only by ...

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On Saturday (Feb. 17), nearly 40 racers rolled 57 handmade pinewood derby cars down a 48-foot aluminum track. Racing participants included siblings, friends, parents or guardians of Scouts.

Gregg Opelka would have had no guilt had he been my son, Sean (“My Father’s Pinewood Derby Lesson,” op-ed, June 16). My construction skills are so bad that no one thought his car was made by ...

Seven-year-old Abel Gonzalez of Granite City takes his car to the starting gate during the Pinewood Derby at The River Church in Alton on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Seven-year-old Wyatt Buttry of ...

A 48 foot aluminum track in the middle of the downstairs hall fulfilled the need for speed for 55 racers at the annual Cub Scout Pack 463 Pinewood Derby. Cars approach the finish line at the ...

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The green flag drops at the Indiana State Museum today for the 17th annual Pinewood Derby. Cars will be able to race down the 125-foot track that stretches from the 2nd floor of the museum down to ...

but on a recent Saturday it was the "cow car" that took home the first-place trophy Cub Scout Pack 512 held its annual Pinewood Derby races at the local dealership earlier this year. A crowd of ...

The event, included with general admission, allows families to race Pinewood Derby cars on a two-story, 125-foot-long track. “Pinewood Derby is one of our most popular annual events,” Carla ...

The days of the pinewood derby are long past in my house, yet there are some tips and tricks we picked up along the way to make your car go as fast as possible, for those of you are participating in ...

The cars are powered only by gravity. With an adult’s help, each Pinewood Derby car is built by a Cub Scout using a kit that includes a wooden block, plastic wheels and metal axles.