Wooden Pinewood Derby Track Plans

Space the center of each track 3 1 2 inches from the adjacent lane leaving the center of the two edge lanes 1 3 4 inches from the sides of the plywood.

Wooden pinewood derby track plans.

Length shall not exceed 7. This expense prevents many clubs from purchasing one. Grand prix track plans track size 1. Racing distance is 32.

Two lanes are fine if less than 20 boys are going to race. A few things to think about before you get started. Then increase the width to 15 75 and modify the corresponding dimensions as laid out in these plans. Lead time is approximately 3 weeks from receipt of payment.

The track is designed to disassemble for easy storage. Four lane derby track plans for a shape n race derby pinewood derby etc. Shape n race derby pinewood derby kub kar rally whatever you call it a derby is a lot of fun and it s a great opportunity for learning and for making memories. If you want to purchase a complete pinewood derby track our pro track is a light weight yet durable plastic track.

Cost of track 1. Besttrack is the patented original all aluminum track for pinewood derby awana grand prix royal rangers and girls fast track races that you can add lanes to as your budget allows. These may not match up with national standards. Weight shall not exceed 5oz.

Gee it takes 12 strips of wood nailed to 4 pieces of plywood to make 3 lanes. Pinewood derby car rules width shall not exceed 2. Now the person that designed that track never said it was a good track just an easy track to build. This is a set of plans for a four lane derby track.

If you are handy with wood you can build your own pinewood derby track but it will take time and a bit of effort. If you are handy with wood you can build your own pinewood derby track. For four lanes of track you will need 128 feet of 1 4 inch thick and 1 3 8 inch wide pine lattice strips. Below is information and free pinewood derby track plans you can download.

The pinewood derby cars rest on top of these keeping the cars from going off center. The track size is 14 75 x 35 2. What size of track do you need. The world s original all aluminum pinewood derby track the ultimate track for pinewood racing.

Track should be able to be built for less than 200 includes paint and hardware. If a different plywood is used. To make life even easier for someone building a pinewood derby track the wood lath was sold by many lumberyards in bundles of 12 tied together with twine. Commercial 4 lane pinewood derby tracks run anywhere from 800 to 1200 in 2013 depending on whether you want plastic wood or aluminum.

As i began to develop plans i also decided to address several problems with the professionally made pinewood derby tracks. But while the boys and their dad s build the racing cars it is usually the boy scout leaders and parents who build the track. Most tracks have between two and four lanes. Cars must be shaped from the original block of wood.