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How to Book: Formula for Building & Racing PineCars | 
 enlarge | Creator: Woodland Scenics
Publisher: Woodland Scenics
Category: Book
List Price: $4.29
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 892497
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 28
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.2
ISBN: 1887436049
EAN: 9781887436045
ASIN: 1887436049
Publication Date: December 1, 1988
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Condition: new paperback. clean and in great condition.
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Book Description
The Formula for Building and Racing PineCars was written especially for young racers. This book is the first in its field to give you step-by-step instructions that include designing, cutting, shaping, painting and adding details to your derby race car. It also devotes an entire section to Speed and Racing. This section gives detailed information on how factors such as shape, weight, and axle polishing can be used to get the most speed out of your racer. The Speed Tips included will give you the winning edge at your race.
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| Customer Reviews:
A very good resource February 21, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
First of all, I must start this review with a warning. This book was published by the PineCar Company to support their product line. Most Scout troops require the use of official Boy Scout Pinewood Derby kits, which are different than the kits sold by PineCar. Using a PineCar kit to make your car can get you disqualified, so please check with the sponsor of your race to ensure that a PineCar kit can be used. That said, though, this book contains a great deal of advice that can be applied to making either PineCar or Pinewood Derby cars.This wonderful book walks you, step by step, through the creation of a PineCar. The book begins with information on planning and designing your car, the use of various tools for shaping it, and information on painting and decorating. Following this is information on weights, polishing axles, lubrication, smoothing wheels, and reshaping wheels (this final technique is forbidden by most Scout troops). So, overall, I would recommend this book to anyone making PineCar or Pinewood Derby cars. If you are making the latter, then simply ignore what ever doesn't apply to your kit. Overall, this is a very good resource.
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