Derby Dashboard
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Running the race

You volunteered to run the derby, or got volunteered. Straight answers for race night: heats, check-in, ties, volunteers and awards.

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A printed pinewood derby heat chart on a clipboard beside a wooden race trackRunning the raceFree pinewood derby heat chart generatorMake a fair pinewood derby heat chart in seconds: enter your cars and lanes, and every car gets one run in every lane. Print it or copy it into a spreadsheet. · 3 min read
Adult volunteers lining up wooden pinewood derby cars at the starting gate of a four-lane trackRunning the raceHow to run pinewood derby heats without the chaosA practical guide to running pinewood derby heats: volunteer jobs, staging cars, calling heats, loading lanes, re-runs, ties and keeping a steady pace. · 4 min read

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