Pack 42
Pinewood
1 You must use the block of wood,
the four nails (axles) and the four wheels from the kit distributed by Pack
42. No substitutions of any kind are
allowed for these components.
2
The block of wood can be shaped by cutting or sanding to any shape and
additional materials such as wood, metal, plastic, wood filler, paint, glue,
etc. can be added to the block of wood as long as none of these rules are
violated.
3 The total finished car weight
cannot exceed 5.0 ounces.
4 The overall length of the car
cannot exceed 7.0 inches. The overall
width of the car must not exceed 2.75 inches.
The clearance between the wheel (side to side) should be 1.75 inches or
greater to clear the track guide strip.
Clearance under the car must be 0.375 inches or greater to avoid hitting
the track guide strip. The wheelbase
should be approximately 4.375 inches.
The overall height of the car cannot exceed 5 inches to avoid hitting
the finish line timing mechanism.
5 Wheel bearings, washers, bushings
or any other additions to the wheel-axle system are prohibited. No oil or other “wet” lubricants are
permitted. Dry lubricants such as
graphite or “while lube” (a powdered lubricant), are allowed and should be
used. The nails (axles) supplied with
the kit must be used.
6 The nails can and should be deburred and polished.
Wheels can have flash removed and some smoothing at the gate (entry
point of plastic into the mold) is allowed if it is required. However, the wheels cannot be rounded – they
must have the same flat contact width as furnished in the kit. This will be judged by holding the car wheels
against a flat surface and checking daylight.
Nail tips must be visible on the completed car so judges can confirm
that the supplied nails were used.
7 The front of the car must have a
blunt point (0.25 inch or wider) to rest against the starting pin. The starting pin will contact the center face
of the front of the car. No detail or
feature of the car can extend forward beyond this blunt point.
8 The car must be
freewheeling. No starting or motorized
drives of any kind are permitted. All
decorations, weights, etc. must be fixed to the body and not free to move.