Pinewood Derby Fast and Furious Speed Secrets: Tips & Tricks for Building Winning Cars (Fox Chapel Publishing) Handbook of Scout-Legal Step-by-Step Techniques to Make Faster Cars with Ordinary Tools
Troy Thorne; David Meade; Other Derby Experts
Language: English
Published by Fox Chapel Publishing, 2016
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- Title
- Pinewood Derby Fast and Furious Speed Secrets: Tips & Tricks for Building Winning Cars (Fox Chapel Publishing) Handbook of Scout-Legal Step-by-Step Techniques to Make Faster Cars with Ordinary Tools
- Author
- Troy Thorne; David Meade; Other Derby Experts
- Publisher
- Fox Chapel Publishing
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- acceptable
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1565239040
- ISBN 13
- 9781565239043
Cross the finish line in the fastest car and experience the thrill of winning the Pinewood Derby!
- 19 patterns for building jaw-dropping, prize-winning Pinewood Derby cars
- Hundreds of color photographs and clear diagrams and illustration
- Tips & tricks for using the 4 basic principles of speed
- Expert priming and painting instructions for giving your car an automotive quality finish
- Race-winning performance tips for prepping the car's wheels, axles, and weight
- Step-by-step instructions for making a "Diesel" Dodge Charger and a VW Beetle Race Car
In this ultimate guide to Pinewood Derby success, Derby-winning dads reveal their scout-legal tricks for making faster cars, using ordinary tools that you probably already have at home. With hundreds of color photographs and clear diagrams and illustrations, this essential handbook offers tips for designing your own car, placing the weights, optimizing the wheels, applying a cool paint job, and more.
With Pinewood Derby Fast & Furious Speed Secrets, you can create a sensational racer while building memories that last a lifetime. This easy-to-use guidebook provides 19 phenomenal designs and inventive ideas for crafting exciting and eye-catching Pinewood Derby cars. You'll learn how to product the coolest car ever, with original patterns and step-by-step instructions for building a "Diesel" Dodge Charger or a VW Beetle Race Car.
Simple explanations of derby car speed science will inspire you to shave those last tenths of a second off your time and go home with the trophy!
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About the Author
Pinewood Derby-winning dad Troy Thorne is a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, and spent over 10 years in the advertising field. He is an active scouting volunteer, builds furniture and canoes, and works with his son who was a national finalist in the All-Star Derby Design Contest.
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