Meets 7:00 PM Thursdays
Shepherdsville Community Center

The Pinewood Derby is one of the most fun events of the year.  In Pack 868, we insure that the Cub themselves get to build the cars by requiring that all work on the cars be done during weekly den meetings at the Community Center.  This keeps things in perspective and promotes fairness.  It also removes nearly all the adult ego that tends to slip into the Pinewood races in many units.

On race day, we use an electronic finish detector and a computer program that organizes the heats so that every Cub Scout gets to race his car the same number of times as every other Cub Scout.  This takes a bit longer but beats the heck out of a traditional single or double elimination bracket system where some boys may only get to race once or twice.

At the end of the day, nearly every scout (and every parent) goes home happy and winning is secondary to the fun of making the cars.

The process started with weighing the cars to make sure they didn't exceed the 5 ounce limit.		Pack Committee Chairman Tom Gordon and Bear Den Leader Billy Frank were the weighmasters.
Once the cars passed the check-in process, they were parked in the pit area.  From this point forward, no one touched a car except it's owner.
Cubmaster Steven Frank explained the process of how the race would be conducted to the scouts.		Scouts and parents sat on both sides of the track so that everyone could clearly see the races.
Cubmaster Frank and Committee Chairman Gordon alternated as starters.		The Cub Scouts whose cars were currently racing were able to take special front row seats.
The action was quick, so the races also held the attention of the boys who weren't currently racing.		Wolf Cub Scout James placed his car into Lane 2.
These guys were both so excited they were on their feet as their cars neared the finish.		In this heat, the car in Lane 3 seems to have been a bit faster than the car in Lane 1.