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2. Use a computer and a spreadsheet to calculate the number of points; it is easy to make a mistake. Still have the posters on the wall since the kids want to look at them.
3. Reserve the first row for the Scouts. The race is for them, not the adults.
4. Sticker the cars with a number but also sticker the kids so that they remember their number.
5. Give the adults something to pour their creativity into. Have a parent (sister, brother, etc.) race. Call it The "Masters" Race (with fun awards of course). Have a leader race at one of your roundtables
6. Have the district meet at a mall. This is good for Scouting public relations. I bet the local TV station would turn out for it.
7. Invite a local celebrity or two (Mayor, Police Chief, Weatherman, Minister) to make a car and race it against the top scout cars. They can also be judges for the Scout race.
8. Ask the Federal Highway Safety Administration if they have crash dummy costumes that you can borrow.
9. Make simple car stands as a den project.
10. Bake some car shaped cookies.
11. Have a car building clinic after the previous months pack meeting. Contrary to popular belief, not all men know how to handle power tools.
12. Announce that there will be adult supervised free racing after the official races. After spending two-three weeks building the car, the boys want to race them more than a couple times.
13. Use this opportunity to tell your Webelos about inertia and gravity for their Scientist pin.
14. Use this opportunity to teach your Wolf Cubs about tools for their badge requirements.
15. Hold a coloring contest to keep the boys occupied between races. Have a picture of a Pinewood Derby car that they can color.
16. Have a den pit stop and allow them to work on their cars during the race?
Food for Derby Day
You can rent an urn full of coffee at Peet's Coffee. They provide all the cups, stirrers, sugar, and napkins along with it. The cost is dependent of the size of the urn you rent. I suggest rented a small or medium. The coffee got cold after the first couple of hours and did not sell well, after that.
2000 menu
5 doz. donuts $25
2 doz. Costco muffins $10
2 doz. Costco pastries $10
2 cases citrus juice $12
I case apple juice $6
1 case water $8
2 cases juice boxes $12
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