The Pinewood Derby

Race Location:
Rehoboth Beach Fire Station
219 Rehoboth Ave,
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Parking
You can either park along Rehoboth Ave. or you can park in the Convention Center parking lot which is located directly behind the fire station and can be accessed via Lake Avenue.

Den Race Schedule:
Sunday, February 22, 2025

12:00-12:30 PM: Lions
12:30-1:05 PM: Tiger
1:05-2:10 PM: Wolves
2:10-3:25 PM: Bears
3:25-4:05 PM: Webelos
4:05-4:45 PM: Webelos AOL
4:45PM: Championship (Top 8 cars in the pack)

Awards
Place of Finish

• Scouts who place 1st-4th in their den heat will receive a place of finish patch to match their finish position.
• Scouts who place 1st-3rd overall for their den will receive a trophy
• The top 8 cars in the pack will compete immediately after the Webelos AOL den for the pack championship. Scouts who finish 1st – 3rd overall for the entire pack will receive a trophy.
• Design Awards

For those scouts who care more about the appearance of their car versus speed, we have five design awards to be distributed to the entire pack:

1. Best paint Job
2. Most realistic
3. Best BSA (Scouting) theme
4. Most unique
5. Most clever/funniest

Rules
Please remember to follow the rules which are included with the car kits:

• The car must not weigh over 5 ounces
• Only powdered graphite can be used as lubricant
• Cars must be 7” long (length of the original block)
• Width between wheels must be 1 3/4” (width of the original block)
• A 4 3/8” wheelbase (distance as measured between original block’s axle slots)
• All other rules included in the derby kit

Any Derby Cars not meeting the rules may be fixed/adjusted & re-tested. If they still fail, they may still race, but no award may be earned.

If you have any specific questions about the rules or derby in general, feel free to email leadership and we will gladly answer your questions.

Very, very basic emergency car repair materials will be available, do not arrive needing extra weight, or graphite.

Please remember that the Pinewood Derby is to be a learning experience for your scouts to build and show their car (as much as age appropriate). Do not purchase a car or race kit. Do not build the entire car for your scout. Neither of those teaches your scout any skills and it is unfair to the other scouts who worked hard on their car.