Every year since 1953, Cub Scouts across the country have participated in the Pinewood Derby with the goal of building and racing small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track, powered only by ...

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The days of the pinewood derby are long past in my house, yet there are some tips and tricks we picked up along the way to make your car go as fast as possible, for those of you are participating in ...

Friendship Baptist Church hosts open event for all pinewood car fans, with proceeds helping missionaries in South Africa.

On Saturday (Feb. 17), nearly 40 racers rolled 57 handmade pinewood derby cars down a 48-foot aluminum track. Racing participants included siblings, friends, parents or guardians of Scouts.

The green flag drops at the Indiana State Museum today for the 17th annual Pinewood Derby. Cars will be able to race down the 125-foot track that stretches from the 2nd floor of the museum down to ...

but on a recent Saturday it was the "cow car" that took home the first-place trophy Cub Scout Pack 512 held its annual Pinewood Derby races at the local dealership earlier this year. A crowd of ...

The Pinewood Derby track is open this week for guest to practice racing their cars. They can practice for the big event on Saturday. On Saturday, April 5 guest can race their Pinewood Derby cars ...

The cars are powered only by gravity. With an adult’s help, each Pinewood Derby car is built by a Cub Scout using a kit that includes a wooden block, plastic wheels and metal axles.