Assume that your pack already has its own Pinewood Derby track or can borrow one form a nearby Cub pack. The next step is to plan for the competition. There you will find useful tips on how to set up tables and assign people for weighing and inspecting the cars, registering cars and their Cub Scout owners, running the races and giving out trophies, medals, ribbons and certificates of participation. It is recommended that each boy be allowed to race at least twice. The pack committee should establish and share the rules for competition before the Derby with copies for each boy.
Boys place their own cars at starting gate.
Starter releases gate. Two nonpartisan judges are at the finish line. Both must agree on winner or race will be rerun. If car jumps track in the first heat of a den race, it will have a chance to run in the second heat if it can be repaired quickly. In the first heat of a den race, if a car jumps the track, it will be judged as finishing last.