Pope's Pinewood Pages Portal

Pinewood Derby Racing Resources on this Site:

• For Pinewood Derby Car Builders and Their Mentors:
  • Pinewood Derby Car Design Tips by Stan Pope
  • Brian's Science Fair Report on Pinewood Derby Cars by Brian D.
  • Michael's Science Fair Report on Pinewood Derby Cars by Michael M.
  • Pinewood Derby Wheel-Axle Friction -- Test and Results by Bob Barga
  • A Method to Compare Pinewood Derby Wheel-Axle Frictions by Stan Pope
  • Pinewood Derby Design PowerPoint Presentation by Stan Pope
  • Rail Car Construction Techniques Presentation by Stan Pope
  • Wheel Preparation Jig (Power Point) by
  • Race Car Planning Worksheet (pdf) and Instructions for Use by Andy Holzer
  • Race Car Planning Graph (pdf) by David Fengler
  • Computing Center of Mass and Weight Distribution by Stan Pope
  • Drilling quality axle holes, adjusting the drill press table. by Stan Pope
  • Aligning Cambered Rear Axles by Stan Pope
  
  
• For Pinewood Derby Race Organizers - Practical
  • Mentoring Pinewood Performance PowerPoint Presentation by Stan Pope
  • Conducting a Pinewood Derby by Stan Pope
  • Partial Perfect-N Race Chart Generator by Cory Young and Stan Pope
  • A "Really Better" Way to Run a Pinewood Derby ... see "Cases 4 & 5" by Stan Pope
  • A "No-Chart" Racing Method by Stan Pope
  • Judging Pinewood Derby Races "By Eye" (Plan "B") by Stan Pope
  • Recognition!... Pinewood Derby Plaques by Stan Pope
  • Pinewood Derby Race Timer Plans by Kristin Hammond, et.al.
  • Timed Pinewood Racing Considerations. by Stan Pope
  • Staging Platform to get those short Cub Scouts up to starting line height safely. by Stan Pope
  • Pinewood Derby Opinions -- Stan lets off steam! by Stan Pope
  
  
• For Pinewood Derby Race Organizers - Theoretical:
  • Perfect-N Chart Generator by Cory Young and Stan Pope
  • Perfect-N Chart Generator (Manual Method) by Stan Pope
  • Pinewood Derby Race Method Evaluation by Stan Pope
  • Pinewood Derby Race Method Evaluation - A Case Study by Stan Pope
  • How Good is Your Pinewood Derby Track? by Stan Pope
  • Mathematics of Perfect-N Racing Format by Stan Pope
  • Complementary Perfect-N Racing Charts by Cory Young and Stan Pope
  • Combinatorial Theory as applied to the Perfect-N Racing Format by Stan Pope
  • Pinewood Derby Racing Method "Challenge" Submissions by Stan Pope
  
  
• You can help me ... information gathering:
  • A Survey for those whose cars must follow the "Rules in the Box."

Links Offsite:

• -- a super page in growing site produced by Cory Young!