Race Car12 ReviewsFIND MORE PRODUCTS LIKE THISTechnicVehiclesRelease the pull-back motor and tear up the track!Lego Projects For KidsLego Ideas For BoysLego Ideas To BuildPlay IdeasHow To BuildLego Building Ideas For KidsGames For BoysIdeas 4School ProjectsForwardUse Legos to build race lanes for cars - the post shows how to build a simple mechanism to release all the cars at once! What is the difference between Pinewood Derby and LEGO Derby Car racing? LEGO Derby is a new, cool way to race cars! It's all about building a car made from LEGO parts and racing them down a pinewood derby track. You get all the fun of pinewood derby racing without the extensive time it takes to make a car from wood. Just snap together LEGO parts, right? There are a few problems to solve. Commercial LEGO wheels and axles do not work on a pinewood derby track. First, you need the perfect wheel spacing so your car fits the lanes on a pinewood derby track. Second, you need the correct track clearance.
Third, you want your LEGO Race Car to be fast! LEGO parts are not made for racing like pinewood derby car parts, so a car built with LEGO parts will be slow. The plastic LEGO axles are slow. The rubber LEGO wheels are slow. Lastly, if you've raced pinewood derby cars, you know that you need to add weight to your car to reach maximum velocity. LEGO race cars on plastic track The secret is Pinewood Pro's new PRO Brick Wheel Assembly : LEGO derby cars on Pinewood Derby track To add weight, snap on a Zinc Brick. (See the silver colored Zinc Bricks on the back of the LEGO Derby cars in the image above.) Pinewood Pro used their engineering skills and 15+ years of pinewood derby racing expertise to design the perfect parts to bring the fun of pinewood derby car racing to LEGO Derby car racing. The PRO Brick is a custom designed part that supports a Speed Axle and custom Ultra-Lite Wheel designed for speed. The PRO Brick, Speed Axle and Ultra-Lite Wheel are pre-assembled to give the perfect pinewood derby track clearance and the Wheel is preset with the perfect gap to minimize wobble and friction.
Each PRO Wheel Assembly weighs only .11oz (3.15g) so your car starts fast, accelerates fast and allows you to place more weight on the car body giving your car more inertia through to the finish line. Individual wheel assemblies gives more flexibility to move wheels. More flexibility means more creativity. Just snap the PRO Brick Wheel Assembly into any LEGO part and you're off to the races. PRO Brick Wheel Assembly to Race LEGO Derby Cars We designed these parts for speed so your your LEGO Derby Car will be fast. A fast car needs fast wheels and fast axles . The PRO Derby Wheel is Ultra Light, yet sturdy. The axles are nickle-plated comparable to our best pinewood derby speed axle. This new Wheel-Axle combination will make your LEGO Derby Car zoom down the track comparable to the fastest pinewood derby cars. Lastly, you need weight, since your car flys down the track from the force of gravity. Just like pinewood derby cars, you want your LEGO Derby Car to have the maxiumum weight allowed in your race rules so your car has the inertia to speed to the finish line.
The easiest way to add weight to your car is with our new Derby Zinc Brick. Just snap this zinc weight anywhere on your car just like any other LEGO part. Each brick weighs .44oz. You can easily move this weight to adjust the center of gravity for optimal performance. For more speed tips, the Winning Pinewoood Derby Secrets also applies to LEGO Derby Car racing. Zinc Brick Weights for LEGO Derby Cars If you want to build a LEGO Pinewood Derby Car, you need to build your car on top of the "pine wood" derby wooden block that comes with your official pinewood derby kit. In addition, you need to use the axles and wheels that come with your official kit. All pinewood derby races require using the parts that come with your car kit. Your kit could be the BSA kit for Cub Scouts or the Awana Grand Prix car kit or other similar pinewood derby kit. Read our free Guide How to Build a LEGO Pinewood Derby Car that tells you how to build an official pinewood derby car using LEGO parts.
LEGO Derby PRO Brick Wheel Assembly or Zinc Brick Weights Running a LEGO Derby race for your Pack, Summer Camp, School or Church? Call about Group Discounts 203-400-3713 LEGO car racing is great idea for Cub Scout Recruitement night. It's fast, it's fun and kids get a feel for the excitement of a fun scouting event building and racing cars. Best of all, adults and siblings can build and race cars too. Check out images from our Pack 44 LEGO Car Racing for Cub Scout recruitment. Run a LEGO derby car race to teach Engineering and the Physics of motion for a STEM summer camp. I taught AND demonstrated the principles of Friction, Inertia, Center of Gravity and Velocity in a fun way. Check out images from our STEM Summer Camp LEGO Car Racing.Race these LEGO cars on a pinewood derby track You are here: Home » Lego Cars Now you can build your pinewood derby car with LEGO blocks or build a LEGO car to race on a pinewood derby track. Get this official pinewood derby block then add LEGO pieces to build your car.
The block still has the original axle slots. You can use the wheels and axles from the BSA kit or use our prepared and polished wheels and axles. A car made from this block should be legal in most races as the original pinewood derby block is used but check your local rules. More on the Pinewood Derby LEGO Cars Parties, Schools, Corporate Events, Summer Camps Includes frame, axles and wheels. Add your own lego pieces to build a car or purchase our lego kits. Cars made from this kit can be raced on standard pinewood derby tracks and on our tracks. More on the LEGO Car FrameCars Birthday Party GamesRace Car PartyCars PartyFinn'S PartyTrack DiyCars TrackGardnerfamily2005 PhotobucketRace Car BirthdayKids BirthdayForwardNoahBirthday2-1016x.jpg Photo: This Photo was uploaded by gardnerfamily2005. Find other NoahBirthday2-1016x.jpg pictures and photos or upload your own w...Hold a LEGO car race at your next party or event. You can use a pinewood derby track or the track sold at the bottom of this page.
Use your own LEGO pieces or our LEGO kits to make a car. Should not be used for official pinewood derby races. require that you use a pinewood derby block and official wheels and axles. See our pinewood derby LEGO block here. Includes two wheel/axle modules and three frame pieces. Uses pinewood derby type wheels and straight through axles. Requires some assembly - colors may vary. The wheelbase of the car can be adjusted by attaching the wheel modules to different parts of the frame. Light wheels and low friction axles Faster than our Basic Wheel kit. The four wheels are independent and can be placed anywhere on the frame. Includes four wheel/axle modules and three frame pieces LEGO KitsAssembly instructions are not included with our LEGO Kits but you can Download or print pictures of all the LEGO cars on this page here. Each LEGO kit contains approximately 50 pieces. Each piece is selected to give a wide range of possible car designs.
The number and type of pieces vary slightly with each kit depending on availability of the pieces. Add your own pieces for even more variety. Example of a pinewood derby car made from the gray lego kit Gray LEGO Car Kit This kit contains mostly gray pieces with a few black pieces and a black curved piece that can be used as a cockpit/windshield. Example of a car made from the white/pink lego kit Black/Orange LEGO Car Kit This kit contains a mix of black and orange pieces with a gray curved piece that can be used as a cockpit/windshield. Example of a car made from the red/yellow lego kit Red/Yellow LEGO Car Kit This kit contains a mix of red and yellow pieces with a brown curved piece that can be used as a cockpit/windshield. Example of a car made from the lime/black lego kit Lime/Black LEGO Car Kit This kit contains a mix of lime and black pieces with a black curved piece that can be used as a cockpit/windshield. Example of a car made from the blue/white lego kit
Blue/White LEGO Car Kit This kit contains a mix of blue and white pieces with a black curved piece that can be used as a cockpit/windshield. Example one pound of bulk parts Bulk LEGO PartsWheels and frame are not included Same parts that are in the above kits but sold by the pound. Each pound contains approximately 350 pieces in a variety of colors. About 7 cars can be built out of each pound of parts. Example of the windshield kit and the red/yellow car kit. Requires LEGO Frame sold above This kit contains a windshield and steering wheel. Use your own lego figure for a driver. Example of the engine kit and the gray car kit. This kit contains one engine and two grills/vents. Car weight has a large impact on the speed of the car and length of track required. Cars will typically weigh 2.2 to 2.4 oz. We recommend that you limit the weight of each car to 2.4 oz. A 2.4 oz weight limit will require a 14 foot track. You will need 16 feet of track for a 3 oz limit and 18 feet for a 3.5 oz car limit.
These track lengths assume a car starting height of 29" using our track stand. Different starting heights will require different track lengths. Pinewood derby tracks are typically 35 to 40 feet or more. If you plan on using a pinewood derby track, you may need to shorten it or raise the starting gate. Or you can use the full track length and the car that travels the farthest in its lane is the heat winner. Weight can be added to a car by adding lego pieces to the bottom of the frame and by using our lego weights. No piece should extend below the bottom of the axle modules. You can also add metal weight to the car by creating a "pocket" in the car with lego pieces then covering the pocket with more lego pieces. Snaps onto any standard LEGO part Each brick weighs .44oz.Two weights per set Sold in 2 ft. Order more than one section to make the length that you want. Place sections side by side to make additional lanes. Car and track not included Attaches to the end of the practice track to safely stop your car.