platinum01
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Sounds like a good time. Like the pro drag truck. LOL
I'm building a Pro Stock Diesel Drag Truck
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RandyH
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Bama - Wanna race my Peterbilt?
DaveBen
SDD Senior Member
Have you guys seen the Commercial with the kid and his father racing a tapered block of wood against some "fancy" racing machines? The block of wood won!!
Dave
Dave
BamaSixGun
SDD Super Mod/Staff
RandyH: Anyday buddy 
Dave: Yes, it humbled me greatly.
Dave: Yes, it humbled me greatly.
RandyH
Full Access Member
I've seen a few races where the block of wood won and even one that was cut really thin that had a mustard bottle strapped to it for weight!
BamaSixGun
SDD Super Mod/Staff
From watching our derby races last weekend, the shape of the wood seemed to have very little to do with it.
The winner in my division had a flat body of wood, that was only about 3/8 of an inch think, and he had more weight in lead than wood.
You gotta have the axles straight as an arrow to cut down on friction when the inside of the wheels rub against the track. Lube the crap outta the axles, polish the axles to a mirror/smooth finish, and keep the weight even across the car, with maybe a touch more weight towards the back.
As big as my truck looks, it never lost by more than an inch.
The winner in my division had a flat body of wood, that was only about 3/8 of an inch think, and he had more weight in lead than wood.
You gotta have the axles straight as an arrow to cut down on friction when the inside of the wheels rub against the track. Lube the crap outta the axles, polish the axles to a mirror/smooth finish, and keep the weight even across the car, with maybe a touch more weight towards the back.
As big as my truck looks, it never lost by more than an inch.
WD40
Full Access Member
How is the truck races going?
BamaSixGun
SDD Super Mod/Staff
Wow WD, where you been buddy? Our scouts had the pinewood derby races back on Feb. 28th.
My son Austin took 3rd in his class & I took 3rd. in the parent/sibling division.
He didn't get to go. He had been sick all that week and his momma wouldn't let him go and take a chance on relapsing. He was very dissappointed not to be there.
It was a great time and look forward to next years races.
Tail_Gunner
CRJ & ERJ A&P Mech.
I was looking at the pics. I couldn't tell, was that an early 99 or 99.5 pinewood derby racer??
