Artwood Derby 2014

Admission to event: FREE
Racer entry: $8 ($5 for SPACES' members) or $3 for Old Skool (see below)
Register to race: http://www.bit.ly/spacescup
Pay racer entrance fee: https://www.spacesgallery.org/shop/tickets

Sunday! Sunday! SUNDAY! Help SPACES celebrate its 36th birthday in knock-down drag-out pinewood derby style!*

Artists and non-artists (ages 5 and up) are invited to make their own car for the derby using the kits provided by SPACES. Entry fee for racers is $8 ($5 for SPACES members/season pass holders) and gets you a car kit (block of wood, 4 nails, and 4 tires) and one beverage from the bar the day of the event. If you still have your old Pinewood Derby cars from yesteryear, you may enter them in Old Skool for $3 (entry fee + a beverage from the bar).

Entry Categories

Fastest (must abide by regulations)

Cars made for speed

Hottest Mess

Your car may not even move, but it looks good going nowhere.

Best of Show

For overall goodness. This car need not be fast or even pretty, but should blow the judge's socks off.

Old Skool

Do you still have your old Pinewood Derby car? Pay your $3 registration fee and race with the rest of the Old Skool cars.

Rules

All racers wishing compete in the Fastest category must have cars that pass the following inspection to qualify for the race:
1. Width shall not exceed 2-3/4 inches.
2. Length shall not exceed 7 inches.
3. Weight shall not exceed 5 ounces.
4. Axles, wheels, and body shall be from the materials provided in the kit.
5. Wheel bearings, washers, and bushings are prohibited.
6. No lubricating oil may be used. Axles may be lubricated with powdered graphite or silicone.
7. The car shall not ride on any kind of spring.
8. The car must be free-wheeling, with no starting devices.
9. No loose materials of any kind are allowed in the car.

Cars entering in the other categories need not meet any requirements. As a matter of fact, the cars don't even need to move. Make them small, make them huge, make them sleek, make them elaborate. HAVE FUN!

For more information on this style of racing, visit http://www.pinewoodderby.org/.