Pinewood Derby Times, Volume 18, Issue 4 – November 14, 2018

In this Edition – Editor’s Notes – Feature Article: Is it Cheating? – Humor – Product Showcase: One Set of BSA Speed Axles for 1 Cent – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Pinewood Derby Memory: Hard Work Pays Off – Q&A Editor’s Notes Reader Feedback We received this note from Mark Robison regarding our recent […]

Pinewood Derby Times, Volume 18, Issue 3 – October 31, 2018

In this Edition: – Editor’s Notes – Feature Article: Did Tom and Ray Give Good Pinewood Derby Car Advice? – Humor – Product Showcase: Car Plans 10 and Speed to the Finish – $5.00 off – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Pinewood Derby Memory: Pinewood Derby Winner 45-Years in the Making – Q&A Editor’s Notes […]

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Pinewood Derby Times, Volume 18, Issue 2 – October 17, 2018

In this Edition: – Editor’s Notes – Feature Article: Last Minute Weighting – Consider Steel Hardware – Humor – Product Showcase: Fall Sale – 10% Off All Weight Products – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Pinewood Derby Memory: You Know You’re a Pinehead if … – Q&A Editor’s Notes Reader Feedback “Just a note to […]

Pinewood Derby Times, Volume 18, Issue 1 – October 3, 2018

In this Edition: – Editor’s Notes – Feature Article: Five Keys to Performance – Humor – Product Showcase: Fall Sale – 10% Off – Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – Pinewood Derby Memory: Keep it Inside – It’s Cool inside – Q&A Editor’s Notes Welcome to the New Pinewood Derby Season It’s autumn, and time for […]

Spring Sale – 2018

Now that the 2017-18 Pinewood Derby season is coming to a close, Maximum Velocity is offering you an opportunity to prepare for the next racing season with great deals on many products including tungsten and kits, and a 10 percent discount on all purchases. Specifically, we are offering clearance pricing on: – Tungsten – Clearance […]

Pinewood Derby Classic in Downtown Phoenix

For for the first time I participated in the Pinewood Derby Classic held at Short Leash Hot Dogs in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.  The event was a real hoot, with some beautiful cars and lots of fun people. Not knowing how picky the inspection would be, I entered a standard wheelbase Formula One (our logo car), […]

Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – April 20, 2018

All Revved Up: Ryan Newman I made this car for a scout competition in 2000. It was just the plain wedge design. This year I found a blower from a 1957 Chevy “Muscle Machines” model car. I put that on the back, got some accessories from the local hobby shop, a front bumper off of […]

Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – April 12, 2018

Cube Car: Greg Hayes Here is our car from last year. Tungsten cubes add weight on the back/sides, and the front “bumper” is a soldering iron tip (we needed a front to the car to trigger the finishing system). The Wheelbase length is stock, but we moved the wheels back further on the car to […]

Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – April 5, 2018

Chroma Lusion: Cody Baugher My dad painted this car with a Dupont automotive paint called Chroma Lusion. It changes color from green to purple to blue. The paint costs $625.18 per quart! No he didn’t buy it just for this car – he had to paint a Corvette with this color. The car body only […]

Pinewood Derby Car Showcase – March 30, 2018

Ferrari Enzo: John Campbell I built this car for the Unlimited Class – cars can be no more than 6″ tall, 3 1/4″ wide, 12″ long and weigh more than 2 lbs. The car took 3rd place in show at the District Finals this year. It is built from 3 blocks and is carved using […]