Post by derbydad on Jul 12, 2018 7:09:36 GMT -7
Hi,
I just stumbled across this site after wondering if there was a way to race PWD at more than just the cub scout pack race day.
My son did very well in his den and pack race, but our pack got started late (car parts shipment delay) so our pack was not able to go to the district race.
These were our first 2 cars ever, so it is disappointing that the fun ends so quickly after you make them since we only have 1 race a year.
I was thinking we could maybe ship our 2 cars for some more competition, but I'm not sure which league we'd be in since we can't touch the BSA wheels. We just polished and bent the axles. Also, we can only use graphite as our lube. We must use the current axle slots in the wood block and cannot drill new holes.
So any clue on which class is like the basic (BSA) Cub Scouts class would be helpful.
As far as weight, I got our cars close with a little PWD car scale I bought at the hobby store, and then at our official weigh-in I added a little putty and hot glued it on.
What do people do for the weigh-in when they are mailing their cars in to be raced? What if they are a little over? Can the judges just remove some of the putty weight or is it auto DQ?
I know every little bit of weight helps, which is why we brought putty to our weigh-in to be right on the money.
My son's car is the blue one. He took 1st in his den and the pack. My car is the black one and I took 1st among the adults.
One last question. Anyone know of a good solution to removing graphite flakes from a paint job. I didn't realize how messy that stuff is. Would like to make the paint look nice and clean again without damaging the clear coat.
DerbyDad
I just stumbled across this site after wondering if there was a way to race PWD at more than just the cub scout pack race day.
My son did very well in his den and pack race, but our pack got started late (car parts shipment delay) so our pack was not able to go to the district race.
These were our first 2 cars ever, so it is disappointing that the fun ends so quickly after you make them since we only have 1 race a year.
I was thinking we could maybe ship our 2 cars for some more competition, but I'm not sure which league we'd be in since we can't touch the BSA wheels. We just polished and bent the axles. Also, we can only use graphite as our lube. We must use the current axle slots in the wood block and cannot drill new holes.
So any clue on which class is like the basic (BSA) Cub Scouts class would be helpful.
As far as weight, I got our cars close with a little PWD car scale I bought at the hobby store, and then at our official weigh-in I added a little putty and hot glued it on.
What do people do for the weigh-in when they are mailing their cars in to be raced? What if they are a little over? Can the judges just remove some of the putty weight or is it auto DQ?
I know every little bit of weight helps, which is why we brought putty to our weigh-in to be right on the money.
My son's car is the blue one. He took 1st in his den and the pack. My car is the black one and I took 1st among the adults.
One last question. Anyone know of a good solution to removing graphite flakes from a paint job. I didn't realize how messy that stuff is. Would like to make the paint look nice and clean again without damaging the clear coat.
DerbyDad
