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FINALIZED- Old School Pinewood Derby Throwdown- Date TBD

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spek1098

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I hear ya Jay, getting to technical does tend to take the fun out of it but I like the idea of racing against the pack. We do our derby race the end of January, doing this right after the day of, when the track is set up, would be the most likely option to be workable for the pack. We have a den meeting this Tuesday and a pack meeting the fallowing Tuesday. Tom, I will present your ideas to the people in charge then and let you know what they think.
 
mndsm

mndsm

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Awesome man, thanks.

Jay- I know, the problem is, unless we have a clear set of rules, there is going to be much pissing and moaning and cheating and whatnot, and I do like the concept of sticking to the BSA rules for both that reason, and for the possibility of working with the scouts. I don't know TOO many den parents that would be ok with going to AJ's garage and running pinewood deathrace. Sure, anyone that has a kid in scouts HERE would do that... be we're "special". I guess it's more dependent on who would actually do this to see if it's even feasible.
 
dmention7

dmention7

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It's not the idea of having rules that makes me lose interest, but the BSA rules are pretty restrictive on what you can and can't do. And while that ruleset is important for something as huge as the scouts, for our purposes it's kind of like bringing NFL officiating to a pickup football game.

I'd be more down with something that allows for some creativity and stuff, even if it's at the expense of having a level playing field. But that's just my $0.02
 
mndsm

mndsm

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dmention7 said:
It's not the idea of having rules that makes me lose interest, but the BSA rules are pretty restrictive on what you can and can't do. And while that ruleset is important for something as huge as the scouts, for our purposes it's kind of like bringing NFL officiating to a pickup football game.

I'd be more down with something that allows for some creativity and stuff, even if it's at the expense of having a level playing field. But that's just my $0.02
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I see where you're goin... I s'pose I can work within that. We still need SOME rules tho. I guess the first ones I'd be willing to throw out is the restrictions as to what you can do TO the wheels... I have some ideas. I'd still like to run against some BSA kids tho with a BSA car....
 
AJ

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
give me a set weight and tell me how wide the track is for each car, that should be all that matters. Can't go over a set weight, made of wood, and bam, fastest down wins. Then blow shit up.
 
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DrWebster

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Here's a suggestion for some simple rules:

1. You get ONE pinewood derby kit. No frankensteining two kits together to make stretch limos or nothing.
2. Your car must use the wood block, wheels and axles included with the kit.
3. The finished car can't weigh any more than the raw kit does. Basically, if you took the wood block and put the wheels on it (without carving the wood block), whatever that weighs is all the more your finished car can weigh. This is so people can't drill out the bodies on their cars and fill em with BBs or anything.
4. Other than that, anything goes.

The way I see it, this way everyone gets a fair shot at winning, but without stifling creativity. Thoughts?
 
Big Nate

Big Nate

Chaos Engineer
We can work basic rules out but I think we could just put a car up on the block and if everyone agrees to race then everything is good no questions about anything.
 
Workdawg

Workdawg

NARWHAL
I dont plan to participate... but I think for maximum fun, you need minimum rules. Something like, "As long as it fits on the track and doesn't interfere with the other cars, it races."
 
dmention7

dmention7

Hater
Workdawg said:
I dont plan to participate... but I think for maximum fun, you need minimum rules. Something like, "As long as it fits on the track and doesn't interfere with the other cars, it races."
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This is a more succinct way of putting what I was trying to say. But I might drop the part about not interfering with other cars. lol
 
mndsm

mndsm

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Ok, so someone smarter than me draft up some rules. Also- I suggest a minimum wieght balance, or we're gonna have 15lb blocks of lead wrapped in wood veneer shaved from derby kits racing down this thing.
 
Workdawg

Workdawg

NARWHAL
mndsm said:
Ok, so someone smarter than me draft up some rules. Also- I suggest a minimum wieght balance, or we're gonna have 15lb blocks of lead wrapped in wood veneer shaved from derby kits racing down this thing.
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Rule #1: "As long as it fits on the track and doesn't interfere with the other cars, it races."
Rule #2: There are no other rules.

Done and done.

What's wrong with racing a block of lead?
 
dmention7

dmention7

Hater
Rule #3: Before being allowed on the track, your car will be dropped onto your unprotected crotch from a height of 5'

That should impose a weight limit where cheating is counterbalanced by lulz for the rest of us, no?
 
YSOSLO

YSOSLO

is the word, beotch
dmention7 said:
Rule #3: Before being allowed on the track, your car will be dropped onto your unprotected crotch from a height of 5'

That should impose a weight limit where cheating is counterbalanced by lulz for the rest of us, no?
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By far the most genius and simultaneously funny thing I've read on this site evar!....awesome Jay. Saaaaalute!!
 
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