Pinewood Derby set Jan. 24

By Sam Waller

Albany’s Cub Scout Pack 255 will hold its annual Pinewood Derby at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24 at the Scout Hut.

Scouts from Tiger through Webelos are eligible to compete with cars carved from a standard pine block.

“We pick up the kits with the rules inside them from the Abilene Scout office and give them to the kids,” Cubmaster Jacey Shack said. “The kits include instructions on how to build them, what they should weigh and all the other rules. The Cubs show up on race day and have to weigh their cars in.”

Shack said entries must also meet requirements for height, width, and ground clearance.

Race Rules

Cub Scouts are expected to craft homemade race cars and pair them against each other on a 36-foot aluminum track.

Gravity is used to power the wooden vehicles down the track and across the electronic finish line.

The local Cub Scout Pack will use the same racetrack they have used for the last few years, with cars paired against each other, and the winner of each race advancing.

Each Scout can enter only one car in the local competition. However, the Cub Scouts can also take a car to the council race in Abilene if they choose to.

For more information on the Pinewood Derby, contact Shack at 325-762-0006.