Derby 2026 Fun Patch
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Help your troop build and race their own derby cars. The entire process teaches your scouts in many areas from woodworking, precision work, decorating, competition and sportsmanship. *This item is not eligible for Return/Refund
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The Pinewood Derby is a staple Cub Scout racing event, running since 1953, where youth build and race their own miniature wooden cars. Using a provided kit (wood block, plastic wheels, metal axles), Scouts design, carve, and paint cars—often weighing up to 5 ounces—to compete for speed, craftsmanship, and creativity.
Girl Scouts also enjoy making and racing Pinewood Derby Cars. You can get ideas and tips for your derby in our blog Special Guy and Girls Derby Planning.
How to Make a Pinewood Derby Car Faster
- Weight Management: Maximize weight to 5 ounces, placing it in the rear (approx. 1 inch in front of rear axles) to increase potential energy.
- Reduce Friction: Polish axles and use graphite on wheels/axles.
- Wheel Alignment: Ensure the car travels straight (or “rail-rides” against one side).
- Aerodynamics: Shape the car to reduce drag.
- Three-Wheel Motion: Some builders lift one front wheel to reduce friction
Earn a STEM badge for making and racing Pinewood Derby cars:
- Daisies can earn: Automotive 1: Design, Automotive 2: Engineering, Automotive 3: Manufacturing
- Brownies can earn: Automotive 1: Design, Automotive 2: Engineering, Automotive 3: Manufacturing
- Juniors can earn: Automotive 1: Design, Automotive 2: Engineering, Automotive 3: Manufacturing
- Cadettes can apply to their Woodworking badge.
- Cub Scouts can earn specific Adventure Loops (for Tigers, Wolves, and Bears)
- Webelos can earn Adventure Pins (for Webelos/Arrow of Light) by participating in the Pinewood Derby
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