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Build a
Pinewood Derby Car
that Reaches ...
Pinewood Derby
Products
 Speed to the Finish!
The most complete source for pinewood derby speed tips and techniques on the market today!
Kits & Blocks
Pre-cut pinewood derby car kits, blocks, bulk kits, and more.
Wheels & Axles
Speed wheels, speed axles, competition components, and more!
Pinewood Derby Weight
Tungsten, lead, and steel weight for your pinewood derby car.
Specialty Tools
Unique and innovative tools to get the maximum speed from your car!
Speed Supplies
Pinewood derby polishing supplies, lubes, and more!
Pinewood Car Plans
Detailed car plans, with templates and step-by-step instructions.
Decals, Etc.
Decals, Accessories, Finishing Supplies, DerbyDome, and more!
Race Management
Pinewood derby software, gauges, and more!
Why purchase from
Maximum Velocity?
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Our Pinewood Derby Results
Here are our family's pinewood derby results using Maximum Velocity! Click on a car name to see a picture of the car.
| Year |
Janel |
Stephen |
2008
Maximum Velocity!
10th Edition |
Two-wheeled Wonder
Outlaw
1nd Place Design
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Wedge SE
Upper Division
1st Place Design
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2009
Maximum Velocity!
11th Edition |
Street Rod
Outlaw
Fourth Place
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Green Stealth
Outlaw
3rd Place Design
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2010
Maximum Velocity!
11th Edition |
No Entry |
Vaccinator
Outlaw
1st Place Design
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| Year |
Randy |
2011
Maximum Velocity!
11th Edition |
2-Wheeled Car V2
Outlaw
4th Place8
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Spring 2012
Maximum Velocity!
12th Edition |
Pharodox
Outlaw
2nd Place Design
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Fall 2012
Maximum Velocity!
12th Edition |
Lightning Bolt
Outlaw
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1I spoke with the owners of all of the top cars in the race, and they all followed the guidelines in "Speed to the Finish".
2My 12 year old son built this car on his own using the guidelines in Maximum Velocity! It was a photo finish with his car just a whisker behind the winning car!
3A failed experiment. If you look at the picture of the car, you will see that the pyramid weights are not centered on the car. Thus, the car was heavier on one side and would not go straight. Oh well, there's always next year!
4A tough year, but no excuses. The competition increased significantly, and the club switched to the PineCar kits with solid rod axles. These proved to be a challenge. My consolation is that all of the winning families participated in our workshop!
5My wife wanted to enter a car in the Outlaw Division this year. So I built this three-wheeled snake. I can't take credit for the idea, as it was inspired by a photo I found on the web (if you know the name of the original designer, please let me know). The car was the fastest in the race, but was unstable. On the last heat it jumped the track, so it ended up in second place.
6After the race I found out that by time (not points), the car was third place. But due to the heat mix (it raced the two fastest cars more than other cars), the points scoring method placed it fifth.
7This was actually the 2nd fastest car, but it jumped the track on one run resulting in third place overall. Oh well, that's the breaks.
8The car was actually the third fastest (behind two cars with needle axle outlaw wheels). But on the second to last run the front bar broke off, so on the last run the car didn't trigger the finish line. I should have attached it with glue and a screw instead of just glue. Oh well.
Our Guarantee
We cannot guarantee that your pinewood derby car will win a trophy, but we can guarantee that you will be satisfied with our products. If you are not satisfied with a product, please refer to our return policy.
With Maximum Velocity! booklets and supplies
you can build a pinewood derby car that reaches
MAXIMUM VELOCITY!
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