Specifications

Pack 353 Pinewood Notebook
Page 7 2012 pinewood notebook
Job Descriptions:
Hall Director/First Check in – This person will sit at the card table at the hall. At this
station all cars will be check for track clearance using the special jig. The bottom of the
car should clear this jig. If the car does not clear this jig it may drag on the track and
slow it down. This jig is 3/8 of an inch thick which is the specification but slightly thicker
than the actual track. Racers have the option to run even if they don’t clear the jig but
should be aware that if they go to district they may have problems. Final check at this
station is to make sure wheels and lubrication meet specifications. Name tags will with
name and car number will be handed out at this station then participants will be directed
to the side cafeteria door for check-in. Name tags with car numbers should be made
prior to the race to speed up the check-in process. There will be basketball being played
in the gym and we need to keep our people out of that area.
Car Weigh-in – This person will weigh each car using a digital scale. Place the wooden
car holder on the scale and turn on the scale. The scale will automatically calibrate to
zero. Then add one car to the scale. Cars cannot weigh more than 5 oz. Cars weighing
less may be raced as is but if Cubs want to modify the car they can. Cars over 5 oz.
must have weight removed before they can check-in. After passing these two areas
pass car on to the Check-in person. Car cannot be touched by the cubs after it has
passed the weigh-in station.
Once the car is checked in the Cub will be given his Pinewood segment and
participation ribbon.
Note: We have not checked each car overall dimensions in the past. This is an area to
consider for future races.
Check-In Data – This person will enter the car as passed in the computer and also
check the car of on a paper copy of the roster (this is a backup in case something goes
wrong with the jump drive used to move data between computers. They will also put a
round 3/4 inch round label on the TOP Back of each car with the car number, if the
label cannot be put on the back please put an arrow toward the front of the car so that
the starters know which end of the car is the front. This label will be used for car
identification during voting and staging. After all information is recorded the car is
handed off to the staging person.
First Staging – After check-in the car is placed in a temporary staging rack until the
cars can be transported to the race staging area where the cars will be held during the
race.