HOW TO CONDUCT A PINEWOOD DERBY Why We Have a Pinewood Derby Racing in a Cub Scout Derby is fun, and an opportunity for scouts to learn craft skills, the rules of fair play, and good sportsmanship, skills all boys need to learn to become successful in life. Schedule Action When Who Decide on a date and reserve the MPR, Start of school year Committee Chair usually on a Sunday in January. Order car kits, reflecting the number of November Awards Coordinator scouts plus 20 more for siblings Recruit volunteers for the Derby Committee. November Volunteers Coordinator / Need about 4 volunteers for the core Derby Committee Chair Committee, 4 more to help on the day of. Hand out car kits to Den Leaders to December Pack Awards Coordinator distribute at the end of the meeting, so kids Meeting don’t open boxes and spill contents. Have Pack Photographers cover the event December Volunteers Coordinator / Committee Chair Derby Committee meets and confirms job December Derby Committee assignments. Order trophies, medals, certificates, and December Awards Coordinator / Derby patches. Committee Announce, post and email Pinewood Derby After December Pack Cub Master, Web Master, rules, instructions, workshop, and race date. Meeting Secretary Derby Committee meets with Pack and Den First week in January All Leaders Leaders, shares plans, and finalizes details. Order pizza for the Pack. For 75 scouts, 15 Week before the race Derby Committee pizzas (6 pepperoni and 9 cheese), cut into 16 smaller slices. Car Impound – make sure race cars qualify. Day before the race Derby Committee Assign each car a number and insert the car’s number in the Derby scoring system. Race Day – set up the race area and test the 3 hours before the Derby Committee track, timing devices, and Derby race race tracking programs.
HOW TO CONDUCT A PINEWOOD DERBY Why We Have a Pinewood Derby Racing in a Cub Scout Derby is fun, and an opportunity for scouts to learn craft skills, the rules of fair play, and good sportsmanship, skills all boys need to learn to become successful in life. Schedule Action When Who Decide on a date and reserve the MPR, usually on a Sunday in January. Start of school year Committee Chair Order car kits, reflecting the number of scouts plus 20 more for siblings November Awards Coordinator Recruit volunteers for the Derby Committee. Need about 4 volunteers for the core Derby Committee, 4 more to help on the day of. November Volunteers Coordinator / Committee Chair Hand out car kits to Den Leaders to distribute at the end of the meeting, so kids don’t open boxes and spill contents. December Pack Meeting Awards Coordinator Have Pack Photographers cover the event December Volunteers Coordinator / Committee Chair Derby Committee meets and confirms job assignments. December Derby Committee Order trophies, medals, certificates, and patches. December Awards Coordinator / Derby Committee Announce, post and email Pinewood Derby rules, instructions, workshop, and race date. After December Pack Meeting Cub Master, Web Master, Secretary Derby Committee meets with Pack and Den Leaders, shares plans, and finalizes details. First week in January All Leaders Order pizza for the Pack. For 75 scouts, 15 pizzas (6 pepperoni and 9 cheese), cut into 16 smaller slices. Week before the race Derby Committee Car Impound – make sure race cars qualify. Assign each car a number and insert the car’s number in the Derby scoring system. Day before the race Derby Committee Race Day – set up the race area and test the track, timing devices, and Derby race tracking programs. 3 hours before the race Derby Committee
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