what I do with my spare water slide decals

[lanesteele240]

these are my son's Pinewood derby cars. i posted them here because i think they are models. if you have some speed tips then share. if you need them i will share. that is if it is ok of course.

this one is for the Cub Scout council race.

the one in the center is the car he raced at a church event and the one on the far end is a 1:24 that i built

thanks for looking

[Wayne Buck]

Those are pretty cool! I had a couple of them when I was a kid.

Back when I was in middle school, we were in a class (I forget what it was.. "Technology" or something to that effect) and we all got to make Pinewood derby style cars that were propelled by CO2 cartridges.

The cars were made of balsa and had a big hole in the back for the cartridge to fit in. We would line them up 2 at a time and there was a little tool that would puncture both at the same time. There were little eye hooks underneath and they would run down fishing line to keep them on the track. We had eliminations until 1 car remained. It was really cool!

My car didn't do so well. I guess this was because I was more concerned about it looking cool than being light and aerodynamic. I made it look like a funny car. It was red with yellow and orange flames on it. Pretty sure I still have it somewhere.

Edited May 19, 2010 by NJ-Wayne