Would you use your tech prowess to cheat at the Pinewood Derby ... enough perhaps to try a magnetically levitating car. The aluminum track provided a perfect surface to leverage Lenz’s Law.

Like all good pinewood derby cars, the success of [ilektronix]’s entry relied on the overall design. The wooden chassis cleverly hugs the raised guide in the track, and the slight downward angle ...

The whole silver Pinewood Derby track amazed Mike Shambaugh Saturday morning. The tracks he was used to were 75 years old, wooden and, well, just regular old lanes for regular old Pinewood Derby cars.

Pinewood Derbies are a tradition in scouting. Let's face it, racing cars is a lot of fun, even if they're just handheld ...

In case you don't know, a pinewood derby where kids build a car out of a block of wood, add some nails for axles and plastic wheels and then race them head-to-head on a length of track with an ...

Muktar Hamed works for India’s informal recycling sector. He is 15 years old and earns a living by recycling aluminum scrap. Every day, he wakes up just before 7 a.m., washes, eats breakfast, and then ...

Watching your car cross the finish line. Cub Scouts Pack 92 know all about the thrills of participating in a Pinewood Derby Car race. What makes this year's event special is the group has decided ...

We would recommend that all riders new to Derby book at least one Track Development session (dependent upon your recent track experience). Races at the League events will vary for each scheduled ...

We would recommend that all riders new to Derby book at least one Track Development session (dependent upon your recent track experience). Races at the League events will vary for each scheduled ...

Pinewood will close its TV department in 2025. Its TV studios are one of the largest film and TV facilities in the UK, and have hosted a long list of hugely popular LE shows, including Would I Lie ...

Cans are making a comeback, providing a boost for an industry that recently got crushed.

Alcoa has shown a turnaround as Q2 earnings improved, driven by aluminum's rising price and ... The Company is on track to deliver the full target by year end 2025. Now that we have a sense ...