Pinewood Derby Q&A

pine wood derby car help?

where is the best place to position the weights for a fast car

Public Comments

1. Forward. In the rear slows it down.
2. the closer to the back the better. its the last part off of the decline of the ramp thereore giving you that extra push. If i remember right you have 5 ounces to work with and on average the car weighs 2 so that usually leaves 3 to work with I would apply 2 just on the front side of the rear axle and 1 to the very rear if you put it all at the rear you'll create wheel hop. the most important factors are wheel alignment and smoothness. I sanded my wheels with 2000 grit sand paper lightly and use an extra fine powdered graphite from a hobby shop not regular from dept. store makes a diffrence if i can help any more instant message paintermanone glad to offer any assistance.
3. My son put about 2/3 of the weights just in front of the rear wheels and the other 1/3 just over the back wheels. And it is really important to make sure there is as little friction as possible on the wheels and axles to get the maximum speed.