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Eno River District Pinewood Derby

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When:
March 1, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
2025-03-01T08:00:00-05:00
2025-03-01T14:00:00-05:00
Where:
Westminster Presbyterian Church, in the Fellowship Hall
3639 Old Chapel Hill Rd
Durham NC 27707
Contact:
Jen Modliszewski
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Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby

This Saturday’s Eno River District Pinewood Derby has been rescheduled from February 22.  Thank you for your patience!

 

Rescheduled Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Time:
Registration starts at 8:00am
Registration ends at 9:00am
Racing begins at 10:00am

 

Location
Westminster Presbyterian Church
3639 Old Chapel Hill Rd
Durham, NC 27707
Westminster Presbyterian campus

 

Virtual broadcast link: To be shared closer to the event

Contact: Jen Modliszewski – jmodlis@gmail.com

Reminder to Scout Leaders: all derby cars will be turned in by the Scout Leaders on race day and should be impounded after your Pack’s Pinewood Derby race.

This is a link to the registration form for Scout Leaders to fill out:  District Registration Form

 

Here is a link to the Scout questionnaire: Scout Questionnaire Google Form
The information will be used by the Master of Ceremonies during the race so that we can tell the audience about you!

 

For this upcoming District Pinewood Derby, Packs may present entrants to any or all of the available categories. For this year, we will have the following categories:

a. Lion/Tiger Speed – Fastest 3 Lions and Tigers
b. Overall Speed – Fastest 3 cars
c. Beauty/Originality Lions/Tigers – 3 cars decided by adult judges
d. Beauty/Originality Older Scouts – 3 cars decided by adult judges

Note:

  • Beauty/Originality is a single category, not two separate categories.
  • There will be a trophy for Scout’s Choice, but Packs do not send “Scout’s Choice” entrants. Scout’s Choice is determined by the scouts at the District Derby, based only on cars in the four categories.
  • In the interest of fairness, the rules of the race will be followed. Any car not meeting weight, dimension, or build requirements will be disqualified.

Pinewood Derby cars are intended to be designed and built by Scouts with supervision and assistance of their Akela. Scouts BSA guidance for age-appropriate use of tools is published in the Guide to Safe Scouting.

Each car must be built by a Cub Scout starting with the materials in an Official BSA Pinewood Derby Car Kit. This includes the pine wood block, axles and wheels. Any official wheels from the Scout Shop are permitted. Separately purchased  especially prepared components such as contoured pinewood blocks or machined wheels are specifically prohibited.

 

Download the complete Rules and details.