Sunday, January 23, 2005
Park-West Lion's Club, Manassas
Registration: 3:30 p.m.
Racing starts at 4:00 p.m.


Rules and Regulations

1. CAR MUST BE BUILT WITHIN THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR.

2. CAR AXLES, WHEELS AND BODIES MUST BE BUILT FROM OFFICIAL BSA PINEWOOD DERBY KITS. ONLY CARS BUILT FOR THE 2005 PINEWOOD DERBY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPETITION.

3. THE WHEEL PROFILE SHOULD BE FLAT, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ROUNDING OE SHAPING. ANY OFFICIAL BSA WHEELS ARE ACCAPTABLE. WHEELS MAY NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY THAT CHANGES THE DIMENTIONS. WHEELS MAY BE LIGHTLY SANDED TO REMOVE FLASHING. BEARINGS, WAHSERS OR BUSHINGS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

4. CARS CANNOT BE MORE THAN 7 INCHES LONG OR 2 ¾ INCHES WIDE. CAR BODY MUST CLEAR THE GROUND BY AT LEAST 3/8 OF AN INCH. HEIGHT CANNOT EXCEED 4 ½ INCHES.

5. THE CARS WHEELBASE MAY BE ALTERED, BUT THE WIDTH BETWEEN WHEELS MUST BE AT LEAST 1 ¾ INCHES.

6. CARS MUST RUN ON AT LEAST THREE WHEELS.

7. CARS CANNOT WEIGH MORE THAT 5 OUNCES. IF YOUR CAR WEIGHS 4.8 OUNCES , IT WILL PASS WEIGH-IN. IF THE CAR IS MORE THAN 5 OUNCES, YOU WILL HAVE TO REMOVE WEIGHT UNTILL IT FALLS BETWEEN 4.8 AND 5.0 OUNCES. THE WEIGHT SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL SCALE IS FINAL. MERCURY CANNOT BE USED AS A WEIGHT.

8. ALL CARS MUST BE FREE-WHEELING WITH NO STARTING AIDS. THE CAR CANNOT RIDE ON SPRINGS. MAGNETS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

9. CARS ARE ALLOWED TO USE DRY LUBRICANTS SUCH AS GRAPHITE OR TEFLON. NO LUBRICATION WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE CAR HAS CHECKED IN AND PASSED THE OFFICIAL WEIGHING OR BETWEEN RACES. THE SIX CUB CARS ADVANCING FROM THE QUALIFYING ROUND WILL BE ALLOWED TO RE-LUBRICATE BEFORE COMPETING IN THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, HOWEVER.
10. EACH CAR MUST PASS INSPECTION BY RACE OFFICIALS BEFORE IT IS ALLOWED TO COMPETE. CARS DETERMINED BY THE JUDGES TO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE RULES MAY BE DISQUALIFIED OR LIMITED TO THE OPEN CLASS COMPETITION.