RobertN
Super Member
Axle/wheel prep, and weight.
One year, one of the fastest cars in our pack was by a family that had been out of town. The night before the Derby, the kid and Dad filed the nibs off the nail/axles, then polished them(chuck them up in a dremel. Then they cleaned up the wheels. Using the alighnment jig(available from Scout store/web), they got everything alighned.
That was it. Otherwise it was just a plain block, with a number penciled on the side. It was prefect on weight, just a tad under the limit.
That car flew!
We always had a car building day. One of our parent/leaders had band saw, sanders ect. Idea was all the kids had opportunity to build a quality car, regardless if they had access to the tools or skills at home. Usually had snacks, grilled some burgers and hot dogs, and made a fun event of it.
We never had a Dad class, but some Packs do. Kids build cars, Dad's build thier own.
One year, one of the fastest cars in our pack was by a family that had been out of town. The night before the Derby, the kid and Dad filed the nibs off the nail/axles, then polished them(chuck them up in a dremel. Then they cleaned up the wheels. Using the alighnment jig(available from Scout store/web), they got everything alighned.
That was it. Otherwise it was just a plain block, with a number penciled on the side. It was prefect on weight, just a tad under the limit.
That car flew!
We always had a car building day. One of our parent/leaders had band saw, sanders ect. Idea was all the kids had opportunity to build a quality car, regardless if they had access to the tools or skills at home. Usually had snacks, grilled some burgers and hot dogs, and made a fun event of it.
We never had a Dad class, but some Packs do. Kids build cars, Dad's build thier own.