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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HERE'S HOW I MADE THE ROCKET CAR:  http://youtu.be/vlBxPjxacsk

7 Key Steps:
1.  Max weight ~1" in front of rear axle
2.  Reasonably aerodynamic
3.  Ride on 3 wheels
4.  Lightweight wheels
5.  Bent polished axles
6.  Railride/alignment
7.  Lots o' graphite


***HELPFUL LINKS***

Dr. Acton's video:  http://pinewoodphysics.com/index.html

Pre-polished, bent axles to purchase:  http://www.derbymonkeygarage.com/pre-bent-pinewood-derby-axles-p/1404.htm

Also on derbydust.com which is where the photo came from

Lightweight wheel options to purchase: https://www.derbymonkeygarage.com/wheels/

More details on polishing the axles:  http://youtu.be/wdd-ZFbemIU

Axle bender tool: http://youtu.be/ZpNRt0F1YXQ

More details on Rail Rider alignment:  http://youtu.be/9H96uufnygk


Materials used in the video provided by www.derbymonkeygarage.com.  It's also the only place I could find the pre-polished bent polished axles.  Link provided above.



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