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2/25/15

Pinewood Derby Rule reminder

Just a reminder.  One of the Pinewood Derby rules is that all 4 wheels need to touch the track.  It is not allowed to intentionally set your wheels up so that only 3 of the 4 wheels are touching.
Some Pinewood Derby websites recommend trying to do this, but it is not in fair play as there is 25% less friction.  Now the placement of the axels and wheels is not perfect but if the inspector notices a wheel is consistently not touching the ground you will be asked to fix it prior to the race.
Please do your best, we do not want unhappy scouts with a disqualified car.
Thanks!

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