Building the Fastest Pinewood Derby Car: Speed Secrets for Crossing the Finish Line First!
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1565237625 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tom Perkins said Very good tips. I bought this after our 1st year of Pinewood derby and not doing to well. Our first car was designed by my son, and (unfortuntely) built more by me than him. This book is easy to read and has directions that are easy to follow for a young boy. Next year he will do the majority of the work with me helping with the dangerous parts and fine tuning. We hope to be more compeditive next year.. Scout Parent said This is the "This is the 200 Level PWD Course You're Looking For" according to Scout Parent. Great book. This is sort of like the updated version of the David Meade book, but addresses topic Meade only glosses over that are now the standard thinking on what makes a fast and consistent derby car. As with Thorne's other book, it's well illustrated/photographed to make it accessible to adults and kids. It also spends a fair amount of time on design/decoration. The book includes several very good templates for fast cars.Unlike the Meade book, this book includes discussion on several techniques that are considered essential to having a competitive car rail riding, wheel boar prep, and what to look for in doing your alignment/testin. 00 Level PWD Course You're Looking For. Great book. This is sort of like the updated version of the David Meade book, but addresses topic Meade only glosses over that are now the standard thinking on what makes a fast and consistent derby car. As with Thorne's other book, it's well illustrated/photographed to make it accessible to adults and kids. It also spends a fair amount of time on design/decoration. The book includes several very good templates for fast cars.Unlike the Meade book, this book includes discussion on several techniques that are considered essential to having a competitive car rail riding, wheel boar prep, and what to look for in doing your alignment/testin. A fantastic add-on to the other books in this series!! Meyer Great new patterns, the same "let your child make it THEIR build" approach and theme, even more pictures, cartoons and diagrams than the earlier books! My son (Wolf Cub, 2nd year in cubs) goes to bed reading this book and then suggests ideas to make his pinewood derby cars faster when we have breakfast together.You will not find a better "tuners guide" for kids than this book. Not only fun, but it is packed with engineering concepts, their application, and their relevance to making pinewood derby cars go faster - presented in a manner that is accessible to 7 year olds and parents alike.There is a little bit of appropriate repetition of
The book uses the same cartoon character, Dash Derby, and he's got two new friends, Max Design and Professor Speed. What you're going to find are some of the coolest books EVER on cutting, drilling, painting, balancing, and racing a pinewood derby racer. This new book is not to be confused with Thorne's other offering from 2011 -- Getting Started in Pinewood Derby --Getting Started in Pinewood Derby . Building the Fastest Pinewood Derby Car is written by Troy Thorne and is 135 pages of full-color instructions.Author Troy Thorne has followed up his Getting Started in Pinewood Derby publication with a new book, Building the Fastest Pinewood Derby Car. Like the other Fox Chapel pinewood derby books, this one is in full color, offering super-detailed photos of the various aspects of crea
Cross the finish line in the fastest car with the techniques revealed in this book by established Pinewood Derby(R) authority, artist, and Scoutmaster Troy Thorne. There's no secret to creating a winning entry: all you need is a great design and these tips for tricking your car out for maximum speed. Discover the "ultimate car" championship techniques that will allow you to shave those last tenths of a second off your time and go home with the trophy.
Creative Director for Fox Chapel Publishing, and a Pinewood Derby-winning dad, Troy Thorne is a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, and spent over 10 years in the advertising field. . He is an active scouting volunteer, builds furniture and canoes, and works with his son who was a national finalist in the All-Star Derby Design Contest