Our race will be held on Feburary 8th at the church. Registration will begin at 10:30am and race will start at 11am. This is a family event....so you are more than welcome to invite family to come watch your scout race.
We will again allow siblings and dad's/mom's to enter a car to race in our 'Outlaw' race which will be held at the end after all our scouts have raced. The rules listed below apply to the 'Outlaw' race too. You will sign in and register your car the same time as the scouts. There will be a designated place for all 'Outlaw' cars to be placed until racing. Dads/Moms will race together and ALL siblings will race together.
These are the official rules of the Chappepeela District Derby. Our pack uses these rules also since all winners from the pack derby will advance to the district race in March.
1. Official BSA Grand Prix kits ONLY!! Wheels, body and axels must be of the official BSA kit. Kits from other retail outlet stores are NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!
2. Width: not to exceed 2 3/4 inches
Length: not to exceed 7 inches
Clearance: 3/8 inch minimum between car bottom and bottom of wheels
Weight: not to exceed 5 oz.
3. Wheel axel relocations are allowed, but wheels may not extend out the front or back of the car. Only the axels sold with the BSA kit or wheel kit can be used. No substitutions allowed. Substitutions will result in being disqualified from race.
4. Official BSA wheels are the ONLY wheels allowed. They must say BSA on the side!! No shaving or altering of the wheels is allowed. Wheels must remain flat! Rounded wheels will disqualify the car.
5. ONLY dry graphite or official BSA Cub Scout Derby lubricant may be used for lubrication.
6. No loose materials of any kind are permitted on the car. Wood or lead can be added for extra weight but can not exceed the 5 oz limit. The scale reading will be the weight considered for participation in the race.
7. Car must be free-wheeling with no starting devices.
8. Any type of springing of the car is prohibited.
9. Wheel bearings, washers, and bushings are prohibited.
10. Any details such as steering wheels, drivers, decals, painting are permissible as long as the details do not cause the weight of the car to exceed the maximum weight of 5 oz.
11. Cars made in previous years are not allowed. A new car MUST be made each year.
12. If a car leaves its lane and interferes with another car, the race will be run again. If the same car leaves its lane a second time and interferes with another car, the heat will be run again without the interfering car which will automatically lose the race. If a car leaves its lane and doesn't interfere with another car then the race will not run again.
13. The scout will present his car at registration. No one is allowed to touch the car once it is registered except the scout. (No parents or leaders) The Cub Scout shall place and line up his car on the track.
14. All adjustments to car and application of graphite MUST be done before registering. Once the car is registered, the scout will then place the car in the designated area until his name is called to race. Once race is over, the scout will pick up his car from the track and return it to the designated area until his next race. NO ONE is allowed to touch cars once they are placed in designated area until called to race and you may ONLY touch your car.
15. UNScout-like or unsportsmanlike conduct by a participant or member of the audience will be grounds for expulsion from the competition or race area.
Pack 164 will give trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each Den. There will also be Best of Show ribbons for one scout in each den. Certificates will also be awarded for misc. awards and participation.
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