EASY Pinewood Derby Car WINS using Science!!!
7 simple steps that ACTUALLY MATTER to building a winning pinewood derby car. I built a car in 45 minutes using these steps and crushed all the competition by more than 2 car lengths (proof is in the video :) Special thanks to Steve at DerbyMonkey.com for providing his expertise and materials for the video.
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5. Bent polished axles
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It’s been over 25 years since my Derby days. Watching this made me realize just how brilliant my old man was ...and how much I miss him now,too. He wasn’t the type of father to built the projects himself,that just wouldn’t fly with him! Instead,he’d stay right beside and guide me through each step,giving advice and tips along the way. Most importantly,he took the time to explain to me the reasoning behind HOW and WHY things worked the way they did. Consequently(no doubt intentionally) my old man instilled in me a lifelong curiosity in mechanics and engineering,which eventually lead me to a degree and career in Aerospace Engineering. Of all the random YT videos,it took this one to make me tear up and smile at the same time!
I came here to learn, not to feel
Why can't I "thumbs up" more than once?
i usually don't like comments like this but this was genuinely sad
Wholesome
Are derbys still popuAlr
“Local ex-NASA worker destroys kids in a simple tournament with science.”
Remove “in a simple tournament with science” and that comment is a *looot* worse
Sh4dow funnier though
Albert Shapiro
Lol
*cough cough* alternate title *cough cough*
My car was built like a DeSoto sedan and even had car doors. I came in last, but hey, I came in last with style.
holy smokes, should have put a spoiler and tint the windows. Would look nice.
My pine would derby gave out trophies for design as well.
I had a buddy whos dad was a wood worker by trade, his dad used two template bodies and made a perfect scale Lamborghini Diablo, even had holographic paint.
@@quattobeast oh, Lamboh should have been a killer :)
@@carsonproctor6037 same
I lost every time because I actually built them myself.
I placed 3rd with my own design and car when I was in 3rd grade..went to the next level..it wasnt states or anything not sure what it was..didnt even place. was coold to say I got 3rd since lots of cars were built by the dads
I handbuilt mine too, with my dad only there to teach me and keep me supervised. All my cars had a natural wood finish, no paint. 2nd, 2nd, 1st, respectively :)
imagine being beat by a door stop
Hobo Chicken 😂😂😂😂 this has been the best comment hahahahaha
I want to see the railroad track dom vs brian in the fast and the furious scene remade but with dom driving a doorstop
Hobo Chicken now imagine being beaten with a doorstop.
I love this comment.
I mean, it literally is a door stop... :'D
"The less friction there is, the faster that car can be!" I threw the car, so there is only air resistance, and it worked
lmao dqed the second u pick it up and yeet it lmao
@@frederikchristiansen8121 karen alert
@@frederikchristiansen8121 karen alert
SP D that isn’t a Karen u incel
Ha
One of my friends always won the races for consecutive years in Cub Scouts. Years later I asked him how he always won. He told me that he (and his dad) put graphite on the axles which reduced friction. Great idea.
We set some records today with my son’s “Fast Food” french fry car. Thanks for all the tips, Mark! This single mom and her boys have been having so much fun with derbies ever since finding your video a few years ago. 💗
yes!
Yeah Slay Queen!! So Brave You and your boys and no father in the house it's all so brave, so fun, so great Slay queen slay
@@Ellesdy1 say slay one more time
mark is that dad who prepares all year for this and studies aerodynamics in his free time
@Zachary and instead of taking a skilled subject they take computers
@@pambotts7334 Ey respect the computers :D It takes a lot of skill
@Pam Botts Programming takes skill. I’d like to see you code anything without any prior experience.
@@pambotts7334 whats wrong with computers?
Correction: mark is the uncle who prepares for this to become the coolest uncle
This would have been useful to me 10 years ago.
AerialAtom same
More like useful 30 years ago for me, pre-KZhead and internet, so I was screwed either way! Al though my Dad did have an engineering degree, it was chemical engineering, so not so helpful for pinewood derby. We did use graphite back then thou.
Lol
30 years ago for me.
AerialAtom yea, I could have used this 48 years ago! My car was disqualified anyway since it weighed slightly more than allowed! Curses!
We’ve done pinewood derby’s at family reunions in the past, we’ve done okay. This is the first year my daughter is doing it as a Scout. We’re going to be the Swiftest down the track.
I’m working with my daughter on her’s for powder puff. Not only must it go fast, it has to look like a prehistoric horse wearing a Girl Scout vest. And open to disclose yummy cookies.
My son’s middle school did CO2 cars and the science teacher had been unbeaten for 12 years. No graphite was allowed, so we just polished with a drill as shown. Our cars had axel holes drilled all the way through the body and so we also smoothed the inside of the hole with the smoothed axels. Anyway, he ( ok, we) beat the teacher for the first time. Lots of fun!
Texas Swift - derbies
Do golf ball dimples
My daughter just won first place at her pinewood derby by using your techniques. Thanks Mark!!
everyone knows that flames make it go faster.
Oh hell yeah Xd
Bunnies are actually faster than hot rod flames
I thought it was lightning bolts and comets! XD
James Burk 800 horsepower per fireball
I’m the 500th like
My class: *has a pinewood derby race* My teacher: So what’s ur strategy? Me: have the most green blocks
We are having a race in S.T.E.A.M. and My whole class knows I have a secret but I won't tell anyone! I am taking as many notes from this video, and the other videos Mark put in the description, as I can. Also, my sister's car won for her grade so, I am taking some ideas from that car as well. I am also going to make it have the best paint job in the grade so that just in case I don't win for speed, I will still have a chance for design. I love science and art so this is the best project ever for me!
@@morganc1695 Tell us how it all went down :)
@@Tayfaan It hasn'r happened yet
@@morganc1695 I know, I meant I wanted to know when it happened lol
@@Tayfaan oh ok lol
Beautiful work Mark. The visualization of energy using blocks is absolute genius.
Thanks from my son for making this video. You helped us win his first pinewood derby. Definitely couldn't have done it without your video.
My son and I watched this video for research for our car and it really really helped us out tremendously. We won 3rd place out of around 60 kids! Thank you, Mr. Rober!!
Congrats
So second loser? haha kidding. Congrats!
next near do what i did you make a wedge and drill two level holes through it start big at the start of the whole and when it is nearly straight through it is smaller using the air movment to go into those hole the air has to go through the smaller holes at the back it gose fast
Gg rm?
You mean Your Car?
1. Draw flames to your car 2. Done
make sure it's a yellow paintjob cause that adds 150bhp in ANY car
Vault Dweller *Face palm*
Ordan Oath do you even irony bro?
Vault Dweller *Face palm TIMES TWO!!!*
***** Hot pink master-race bro. Get on mah level.
When my sons and I did the PD circuit, many years ago, we figured it out on our own and I used it as a teaching tool. It’s gratifying to see that we had worked out several if these things on our own.
Great video mate! The other dads in the troop can eat my dust…. I mean my kids dust
"Former NASA engineer bullies middle school kids in pinewood derby."
lol
"Former NASA engineer bullies middle school kids' dads in pinewood derby."
The pinewood derby is in Cub Scouts, not Boy Scouts, so it would be Elementary school kids.
@@vylet4807 I bet you're a riot to hang out with.
@@SnazzyZubloidsActually, I'm basically the nerd of 7th grade, everyone calls me a nerd, and I consider myself a nerd.
"Built by their dads and raced by the kids"
Lance Stroll?
What dad😳
In the same Boat Bro.
but i dont have a dad
I built my car then again i am 14
So, KZhead suggested this for me, and I enjoyed it. My grown son did this with his dad back in the day and they were really consumed with creating it and racing it. A bit of nostalgia, and some learning. Thanks!
We just did our pinewood derby last night and my kids car won! I did about half of the tricks you described in this video. Prioritized the tips that had the biggest impact. Thanks for making this vid and helping us out! You made my kids day (and mine)!
I love how he went from "bullying kids in a kid's competition" to "helping bust crime rings and scammers"
Character development.
same
Do you think he is bullying kids? This is a great informative video, the fact you see it as bullying is embarrassing, I prefer this stuff over his new stuff, mark and science is awesome, watching to catch a predator/true crime stuff is just eh
@@imnotsmartbutimdumb this is a joke based on his pinewood derby video
@@imnotsmartbutimdumb it’s a joke.
Imagine building your own car gor hours. Then get beaten by a damn cheeseblock slapped with duct tape
How would it be a cheese block imagine being beat by a square of American cheese
@@nonotagain Imagine being beaten by those things that hold the door closed at the bottom (the wedges)
@@blackbed5108 A doorstop?
@@nonotagain a cheese door stop
imagine being beatin by nothing
I used this video for reference to make a pinewood derby car at my summer camp and I took home the trophy thanks Mark!
my husband passed 3 years ago, so now I get to do the dad stuff like this. it's honestly more fun than the normal mom stuff I usually have to do. thank you for the tips!
"his 12 hour build against my 45 minute ex-nasa-engineer build" lol
Well the physical build process may have been 45 minutes, but a lot of research was conducted first. We should count the time he spent researching what to do as well as the time spent doing it. I'm sure the 12-hour builders did research too, but they probably spent a lot of time on aesthetics, and on optimizing factors that didn't contribute as much to the car's success.
He deserved to be flexing that ex-Nasa engineer title 😅
BOIZ
Would he have done so well against it before slamming into it with his rocket car?
@@josephgarvey2153 I was thinking the same thing! That hit could have easily thrown the other car out of alignment. We also don't know if the Pack is running on the same rules as what he built his car by.
Guaranteed there’s a 7th grade teacher showing this in a classroom. This generations bill nye
zBKhJr He is another Bill Nye, but not a replacement.
litteraly the only reason im here
Mark Robber the NASA Guy
Mark Robber the NASA Guy
Just want to say “Thanks!” Followed the tips and advice in this video with my son to build our first ever derby car. We managed to beat out 101 other cars and take the top spot. Science works!
I was going to leave my husband & son to it, but your video has given me the confidence that my daughter & I can kick their butts with our awesome car! Thanks!
Stole my school's doorstop. Won the pinewood derby race
How do you sleep at night?
@Adon LovE and the doorstop behind his door so that no one can come in and disturb him
@@castraatmoko5444 lol
Sebastian-Benedict Flore only thing you stole was the top comment...
@@gonzalez6073 On a slightly inclined mattress with bent legs and center of mass concentrated at my head while staying close to the rail.
Never had one of these cars, will never build one of these cars, spent 16 minutes watching this and I have no idea why 😂
me too
Me too
same
probably because youre boring, not productive, and a loser with nothing better to do.
stevie6868 same 😂😂😂 ok not even in America there isn't any Boy Scouts where I'm from
My 8yo ate this video up and did as much as he could with these tips. Dad and I helped very little - just cutting the basic shape and putting on the wheels for him. He set the track record for the year - can't beat that!
9:45 - wow, that's crazy to see what Mark's channel once was. Such immense growth
I made a pinewood Mustang, it jumped the side of the track and drove into crowd of ankles.
"crowd of ankles", is that an original expression you came up with? i love it!
I made a jdm car and then it started doing skids
How many ankles did it break. If you know what I mean.
A crowd of ankles is a better target than a normal crowd, because there are twice as many of them (if we're talking typical humans)
@@joshuachan6918 and had a bunch of stickers and a big wooden wing
“Mark dunks on children for 16 minutes”
one second off
FamilyBand CNMT what do you mean no that’s the reel big oof no? Ok.
Why is James crying?
Nope 15:59 so your one second too much
You must be fun at parties
My son won 1st place out of about 15-20 other kids in his youth group at church thanks to your instruction! Academically, he’s off the charts but pretty shy and very tender hearted. He’s had 0 interest in actually “competing” in any contest until this; largely thanks to your video! You’re exceptionally gifted at explaining and sharing your knowledge for others to understand and follow, thank you! I wish I could share a picture here for you to see!
Hi Mark, we won first place in our group and overall applying the science you've taught us, thanks!
But how do i make the slowest scientifically possible car that still makes it past the finish line so i can drag out the race.
I could help you on that one. Signed, Last Place finisher. LOL
Daniel Greenwood make it light, with a draggy body shape
Do this but in reverse.
r/madlads
Do this but only following the information on the thumbnail, I got the “most economically friendly” award by doing that
He just explained energy in physics in like 4 minutes in an understandable way, something my physics teacher can't do.
But you do have access to this and are able to show your teachers! "Hey I was looking in to this and he explained it in a way that is quite nice and simple" If he/she asks why then you are honest "Well, I find your way of explaining quite hard to follow some times" This is nothing bad, nor says it is bad. They're people in the learning process and believe me the best feedback comes from the client.
@@hiba756 yay same bud
I love the way he dose that
them colored blocks
Same here.. he has a gift
Used this video last year for my son's (my) first pinewood Derby. He (I) won all 8 races.
I just love how KZhead throws these off the wall videos on my feed. They almost never disappoint.
Mark: uses science Judges:"wait, that's illegal" I changed the comment since we all know he won't call kids trash
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
e ? ??????
@@userwastaken3069 eeee
He wouldn’t say that but yeah
Yep
My dad would polish the axles super smooth with a sandpaper drill bit. Me and my brother would alternate who won every year. It's hilarious to realize that this was more of a competition for the dads.
It’s just sad for the kids who built their own car and your father was building for you
@@eliaskjrbo8142 Well, most 8yos haven't taken physics yet and are in it for the fun. Dads usually have way more competitive spirit, too.
@@eliaskjrbo8142 the kids will grow up and build their kids car, and the cycle repeats
@@Crusader1815 when i did it i was 13 and i did it myself and studied for it. Guess what i destroyed the competition! 😂
@@eliaskjrbo8142 because you were the only one in the competition
My favorite design I (my dad) made, was 2 3d printed airfoils with carbon fiber rod connecting them. Then obviously all the stuff you mentioned here. Honestly it was a pretty cool design. Looking forward to improving it when I hopefully have kids in a few years.
It's at 13:27 when I saw the CO2 powered car that me and my family actually went out of our way with some family friends and connections to make our own no rules pinewood derby event. We did it 2019 and are hoping to resume in 2023 after all that has happened between. Thanks Mark.
I can guarantee you someone put all the weight at the front thinking it would "pull it down faster". In reality it's the worst possible spot.
I raise mine up on stilts that way gravity has to work harder and pull it down the track.....😃
I made a cop car Pine wood derby car and I put all that weight in the front.... Lost all the races but got best design!
I put half in front half in back and won 👌
@@hunterhendrickson4764 amature. I got best design AND I got best speed. Every year.
@@NightyFall amateur*
Don't forget the flames and racing stripes. Adds 100hp
+EpicMeh Everything about this comment is perfect. xD
+EpicMeh sponsor decals +5hp each
+EpicMeh Sanic decals add 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 hp
+EpicMeh THE COLOR RED GOES FASTER!!
Sponsored tires +15 hp each
11/10 great content! About to shepherd my 5y/o through his first derby. And DANGIT I’m gonna try and let/make him do most of the work, but may have to build one of my own. Would 1000% love to see an updated version of this, too.
I'm honestly really glad my pinewood derby days were before the internet really took off. KZhead has kinda ruined it, I just see every kid/parent looking up videos like this now adays.
Why did I even listen to this? I've never tried it and I probably never will. You are too damn interesting man.
***** I really enjoyed it! Feel free to make more longer videos :)
I have no idea how n why i came here.. but i did actually watch the whole vid even if i had no fking idea abt the railroad cars or whtever
- ̗̀new ̖́-Truly Atomic We don't even do pinewood derby in the UK and I watched the whole thing.. How did I even get here?
- ̗̀new ̖́-Truly Atomic I was just about to write the same thing... :D
Adam Same in Australia, its a very interesting topic on how stuff works and why.
People: use THIS graphite Mark: GRAPHITE IS GRAPHITE
THEY CAN'T CHANGE GRAPHITE!
SHOE IS SHOE
P40Gaming SHOE IS SHOE
P40Gaming it’s a meme
Have you ever drank Bailey's out of an old shoe?
Nobody makes learning as fun and interesting as Mark Rober does.
This has actually been one of my favorite videos of Mark's
I just love how an American sport has morphed from kids racing blocks of wood to dad's spending hours making precision engineered cars that their kids pretend they made.
Xaiano A dad with integrity wouldn't build the car for his son. But who cares about integrity these days, or, better yet, who cares about teaching their kids integrity?
A dad with integrity wouldn't build the car for his son. But who cares about integrity these days, or, better yet, who cares about teaching their kids integrity?
My dad always gave me a hacksaw and made me do it myself. My first car was fantastic looking and we made it look like a spaceship and it took me forever to build. In the years that followed, I got lazier and ended up eventually just cutting a 45 degree angle in the nose and drawing some flames on it in sharpie. I actually did pretty okay that year.
My father had me draw the shape I needed for the car, and he cut the rough shape. Why? I wasn't allowed to use the saw. It was modeled after the old gremlin my Dad had and got rid of a few years before. I then used my jack knife to carve it how I wanted the rest of it, sanded it. I use model paint to color it. Then in the end I drilled a bunch of holes in the bottom near back, melted some old sinkers in. We used graphite, sure he helped with melting and some of the drilling. but I did a large portion of it. it didn't win, it didn't get last place. Overall a bonding experience.
A dad with integrity would teach the son why his "precision engineered" car wins. And allow his son to do most of the work under his guidance. My dad did that, and because of his teaching i got a hobby, interest in physics, and basic tooling skills which i later refined and now use in my profession (woodwork)
Why am I watching this, I'm not making a derby car... hell I never made a derby car in my life and never will so why am I even here?
TNSH Guy Because science is what makes the world go round. It's what makes just about every celestial body go round in fact.
cause it's the internet. watch the random things.
TNSH Guy because you clicked the video
science brought you here
because it's cool
My son won today and neither of us have any skills building things. Thanks Mark.
Thank you!! My daughter just won 1st place in her Pack’s Pinewood Derby with all of your advice!
As an Eagle Scout who is trans, it warms my heart to hear of young girls now thriving in Scouting.
(By the way, to anyone who isn't familiar, I'm assuming it's not Girl Scouts because of the use of the word Pack, since Girl Scouts used the term Troop at all levels, whereas Cub Scouts - ages 6-11 - used the term Pack when I was a kid, and that's the age group that did pinewood derby)
Thanks, Mark. My girls won the #1 and #2 spot today with the help of these suggestions.
+Evi1M4chine No, his "girls" are the cars he made all by himself in his garage. He named them Betty and Veronica
+Zemeda Zonne i think he's talking about his real girls
+Dustin Dilworth Didn't know that girls were boys. How progressive of you.
+Turk Sandwich Girls can't race pinewood cars? Not sure that's progressive... Sounds like a dad spending time with his daughters.
Phillip Carr Well considering it is the "Boy Scouts" I don't know that dad spending time with daughter needs to apply. There is something called "Girl Scouts."
He just designed the cybertruck 5 years prior
lool
lol
L0L
Lol
Lol
Been more than 40 years ago for me. Polishing the axles (nails) smooth, narrowing the contact points on the wheels, adding lead to EXACTLY the allowed weight, Fancy aerodynamic carving and sanding followed by a polished lacquer paint job... Ran in one rally and won every single heat hands down. Of course, as much as I know all that stuff now, I didn't have a large hand in the actual process at the time. I still have the car and the ribbons on a dedicated little shelf in the rec room.
Thanks for the video! My son got first place today on his first pinewood derby. West Bridgewater pack 23!
Best part of racing pinewood derby as a kid was the time spent with my grandpa. He made me do everything except when he melted the lead fishing weights to pour inside. Didn't do anything fancy. Made it to Districts. Still remember working in the shop with Grandpa 35 years later.
grandpa's are all kinds of awesome
Michael Jolley heartwarming man ;)
Didn't have my grandpa around at the time in the late 70s, but a little old man I would visit in a wheelchair up the street helped me cut my block down into something that looked like a car before I started sanding it. Good memories.
Isn't that the true reason for these races?
@@keithkooistra3670 yes
I dont even race and I watched the entire video. What am I doing with my life.
Same
+Brave Cat The reason is knowledge.
+Brave Cat Learning physics
+Brave Cat You're learning, nothing to be ashamed of.
im now sad those races arent really known here in germany... would be great back then:)
Oh, it's so cool when you mount a camera to the car in both directions (or one 360-degree camera that you've sliced up the view from)! Of course then that makes it "illegal" for the moment.
Me watching this knowing I'll never enter in a pinewood derby:
It's not even a thing in my country (England)
Is no thing in country I be (Brasil)
@@tornadotaylor8956 lol I live in England too
Marry a woman and have some boys. It's the dads who do it anyhow.
Thanks for screwing it up, Girl Scouts...
I like how people have spent years trying to improve their designs, then you come along and wins with a door wedge.
+mtothem1337 omg door wedge should totally use it
+mtothem1337 Hilarious comment lol
+I BallisticRaptor I actually did quite well with one that was just basically a brick.
Make a Hollow door wedge it is tons lighter.
Brandon Leonhard lighter doesn't mean faster look at the Chinook. Heavier = more potential energy which will be converted to speed
That's not a pinewood derby car, that's tesla's new cybercar
cybertruck*
@@sorcerer6373 No the cybertruck has different dimensions and has a truck bed in the back. These aren't pine wood derby trucks.
Chris Anderson I haven’t see anything about a cyber car. Only the cyber truck
yeh lol
SAME IDEA
When I was in grade 8 woods class, we did something very similar. Used Co2 canisters to propel our cars across the shop floor while attached to a string. I made a car that was as light as possible, low as possible and the wheels were covered. Fastest car in the class
this video is about to turn my team to a champion! Thank you Mark Rober!
Paint flames on it.. Flames make it faster.. Proven scientific method
David Hamlin yes
David Hamlin word
True story!
paint flames flaming in which direction?
NICEFINENEWROBOT backwards obviously, otherwise they would Slow the car down :D
Damn this is soo high quality for a 2014 video
Dude it was 2014 not the 1960s we had access to decent cameras 😅
@@jobo9534 I think the guy means the content is quality, not the video itself.
KZhead was better in 2014
@@roarshack1591 And that's a fact
doesnt beat vsauce
Miss the days of the derby car. I have like 4 of them and am very proud of me and pops making them.
Idk if anyone noticed this, but the transition of the blocks’ color between piles is so smooth.
EDIT: Adult man explains taking candy from children.
Edit 2: Ex Nasa engineer BODIES kids at car racing competition
EDIT#3: children beat ex-nasa scientist to death with toy cars
EDIT: ROCKET MAN USES PROPULSION TO ANNIHILATE THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT TROOPS ROLLER DERBY
Edit: Edit
Brain: should probably go to sleep now You tube: behold the mysteries I have to share
Who is Brian? Ralphylad
@@chadliampearcy It's your Brain
It's 3am on Christmas day and I'm still up on here
SAME
I am personally offended by the mistake Edit:oh wait
I used this video to make a car for my daughter in cub scouts and we took 1st. My daughter was super excited, thanks!!!
I have a pinewood derby car that my pop made for me when my brother was competing in the derby when he was a boy scout. Thanks for this. I appreciate it! I'm 54 and I still have my pinewood derby car.... lol.
When I was a kid my dad basically just gave me a couple of little metal plates and some glue and said have fun So I made an armored car
You made the Tesla cybertruck
Baby musk
And wheels, never forget the wheels.
I remember my little brother stuck half of a sawblade on top of his car and used design tape that had a flame design, so the flames didn't have to be painted on...he won for Best Design, and I'm still not really over it. I mean, how did he qualify with that sawblade?
awesome
Fun fact: I met the guy who was the original maker of the kit. The reason the block of wood is the size it is, is because the company also made window frames and they were the scrap left over from cutting window frames.
I built my first Pinewood Derby car in 1965.
I work in a lumber mill and have been getting ideas looking at our scrap pile. Maybe a walnut or oak derby car.
That’s cool thanks for the tidbit
@@krisaskew5801 start a local walnut derby league 🤣
Henry Ford used engine crates as beds for the pickup trucks they made. Very smart. I really enjoyed watching these videos. You all have really raised the bar to win or even compete. Thanks!
44 years ago, when I was in the Cub Scouts, my dad and I won the pack championship and came in 2nd at district. Yes, my dad was an engineer (chemical engineer with BASF). We lost by
Thanks so much!! This helped me through my first Pinewood Durby!!:)
This video is missing one thing, a racing stripe. Everyone knows a race stripe makes a car go faster
+Rpp Wing And speed holes.
Lol
+Paul Metcalf and the color red
monster energy sticker
And being red
Scientifically speaking, if you would have put racing stripes on it it would have approximately 2.5 million times faster
ThePloyMaker's Evil Plans l
he forgot the brembo brakes as well
ThePloyMaker's Evil Plans also red cars go faster so paint it red, I have estimated that this makes it 3.57 times faster and had my theory confirmed by 3 physicists that studied at Harvard.
Red goes faster.
Double that if it's red.
Makes me miss my dad. He helped me build a winner. He was an excellent woodworker. I was so happy when he fired up the oil heater in the garage for us to work on those cars in the cold Iowa winters. It was like the car building scene in days of thunder minus Robert Duvall. Shaved her down and shaped her like a bullet. Get rid of wood weight and put the weight where you want it. Back then you could mess with the wheels so we made them perfect. Splurged on a light coat of metallic green paint even though it's wasted weight. He taught me so much that transferred into the rc carpet oval world. It allowed me to be dominant in the Midwest in the 90s. I hope he was proud.
Thank you for this video! We took what you said and applied it to our boys’ cars and they got st and 3rd today!
This really makes me miss my dad.45 years ago he "helped" me build the most beautiful pinewood derby car. He was an engineer, we came in 2nd. The car flipped on the final round. He passed away about a year ago RIP Mike.
rest in peace he does
Sorry for your loss ;(
bro same here only I took first early 70's because of his knowledge & GRAPHITE !!!! we were the only one to use it..... Also a NASA \ Space \ MIC elec. engineer he passed in '99
Rest In Peace
@@cameltube-vk7el Lot more recent in the 00s my dad did the same. I forget what kind of weight we used though.
Randy Marsh accidentally discovered warp speed during a Pinewood Derby build for his son back in 2009. True Story.
^^
Haha gd on randy he is a true genius. I remember he dressed up as princess leia too steal the magnet
That's the same year Princess Lea was caught breaking into some lab if I remember correctly.
Shhhhhhhhhhhh or we have to give back the money
Lfmao
Not sure when this changed but there are clear rules and guidelines now about polishing , wheels touching, width , length (weight 5oz which has always been), bottom clearance , width between wheels etc.
And just like that, did everything in this video and took 1st place against 42 other cars. Thanks Mark!
I followed his whole video and did exactly everything he said and my sons car was the fastest on the track out of 50 Boy Scouts he won first place thanks to tips and tricks on how he told you to put the wheels and everything
Congrats
👏👏 good job
woooow xD
our races all 4 wheels needed to touch and no wheel mods besides removing injection mold seams
So basically it's a competition between the scouts dad's xD
I didn't use a co2 cartrige; I used a c6-5 rocket motor, then ran for a fire extinguisher.
I bet that ended well.
c6-5 burns to long, try just using the 1st stage from a 2 stage c class motor. forgot what they were called (haven't had a rocket in 15 years) but I know the only burn for less than a second
c6-5 burns to long, try just using the 1st stage from a 2 stage c class motor. forgot what they were called (haven't had a rocket in 15 years) but I know the only burn for less than a second
c6-5 burns to long, try just using the 1st stage from a 2 stage c class motor. forgot what they were called (haven't had a rocket in 15 years) but I know the only burn for less than a second
Joshua Leniger I want it to burn FOREVER so I beat the SH** out of the competition!
I loved Pinewood Derby back in Cub Scouts! I got 3rd place with my2 half oval shape, painted silver.
The "ghetto duct tape" is a great tip...we taped the weights down as well...easier to make last minute adjustments than if the weights were glued...thank you for this video, Mark🤜🤛...my son took 1st place today🥇🥇🥇
I love how easy he makes things to understand for incompetent people like me
The colored blocks especially were a nice touch.
😂 your such a nice person
Who ever has the most green blocks wins!! now let’s count them, can you count with me? Let’s see uno dos tres🤣🤣
i understand it, but don't have all the tools he used. I'm a female trying to build this car with no tools for my son. My son's going to be devastated.
@@BrendaMLKovacs aight
Nobody: Mark right before the Pinewood derby: PROPANE MAKE CAR GO ZOOOM
Hahahaa veri funy comment
@@danu4763 in fact it is. Sucks to be you to not understand it ?
CO2*
@@befer what?
@@danu4763 this comment is 2 months old I don't even remember
your taking the fun out of it with this video the games are only fun when we arnt trying to win so hard you have gone ahead and min maxed this and thus taking the fun out of it for alot of people
This is gonna help us so much!thank you mark😊!!!!