Which pinewood derby wheels are fastest?
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All of our wheels were speed tested with hundreds of test trials using controlled experiments to prove that we have the fastest. The Speed Test number below is the average speed increase you can expect over Stock BSA wheels.
Fast Wheels!
| BSA Speed Wheels - Precision Lathed |
Speed Tests
5.5% Faster
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Lightly lathed inside and outside tread, hub stem and hub top, wheel edge |
$15.95 |
| Awana Ultra-Lite Grand Prix Wheels |
Speed Tests
9.7% Faster
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Awana races only, NOT for BSA. Lathed inside and outside tread, hub stem and hub top, wheel edge |
$19.95 |
Faster Wheels!!
| PRO BSA Speed Wheels - Lightly Lathed and Graphite Coated |
Speed Tests
7.5% Faster
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Lightly lathed, then graphite-coated outer tread and hub |
$19.95 |
| Pinewood Derby BSA Ultra-Lite Wheels |
Speed Tests
21.9% Faster
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Ultra-Lites have additonal material removed but all BSA markings remain. Check your Rules |
$24.95 |
Fastest Wheels!!!
| PRO BSA Ultra-Lite Wheels - Graphite-Coated |
Speed Tests
23.8% Faster
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Ultra-lite wheels with our exclusive graphite-coating on outer tread and hub |
$29.95 |
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Outlaw Wheels (Not for Cub Scout Races!) |
Speed Tests
32.6% Faster
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Our lightest wheels. NOT allowed in Cub Scout Races |
$34.95 |
Stock BSA Wheels
| BSA Replacement Wheels and Axles | Rreplacement Cub Scout BSA wheels with nothing done to them. |
$4.00 |
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| BSA Matched Wheels |
Cub Scout BSA wheels that are mold matched. Nothing has been done to them. |
$7.95 |
The wheels in your kit have imperfections that slow your car down. When races are won by 1000ths of a second, every speed improvement you make can give you the edge to win your race.
When a wheel is lathed, it is put on a high speed machine (a lathe) and spun very fast. We then tune the wheel to make the treads and hub trued to the center bore, while balancing the wheel and removing extra material on the outer tread, inner tread, wheel rim and outer hub...all of which make the wheel lighter.
The result is a high performance wheel that requires less inertia to start and roll down the track.
Fast wheels equals fast cars.
Pinewood Pro also performs an exclusive graphite-coating operation to our PRO wheels. This makes your fast wheels even faster, giving you the winning edge.
...and we proved it with hundreds of speed tests.
BSA Speed Wheels - Precision Lathed
Awana Ultra-Lite Grand Prix Wheels
Precision lathed and tuned Awana Grand Prix Wheels
Official Awana Grand Prix Wheels, precision lathed and tuned for optimal performance. |
PRO BSA Speed Wheels - Lathed and Graphite-Coated
PRO Graphite-Coated BSA Speed Wheels are...friction-free!
Lightly lathed, graphite-coated PRO BSA Wheels |
Pinewood Derby BSA Ultra-Lite Wheels
Precision lathed BSA Ultra-Lite Wheels
BSA Pinewood Derby Wheels lathed to perfection. Our lathing process makes these wheels precision tuned while removing weight giving you a fast start and precision rolling all the way to the winners circle!
Tip: we highly recommend using our Axle Inserter/Puller Tool to insert and remove these wheels because Ultra-Lite wheels are fragile. BSA Ultra Lite Wheels |
PRO BSA Ultra-Lite Wheels - Graphite-Coated
PRO graphite-coated BSA Ultra-Lite Wheels are...friction free!
Our new PRO Ultra-Lite wheels have all the advantages of our Ultra-Lite wheels, then treads and hubs are perma-coated with graphite using our exclusive process.
Tip: we highly recommend using our Axle Inserter/Puller Tool to insert and remove these wheels because Ultra-Lite wheels are fragile. PRO Graphite-Coated Ultra-Light BSA Wheels |
OUTLAW Wheels!
Outlaw wheels - when the rules don't apply! (NOT for BSA Cub Scout races!)
Tip: we highly recommend using our Axle Inserter/Puller Tool to insert and remove these wheels because Ourlaw wheels are VERY fragile. Outlaw Wheels, when there ARE NO RULES! |
BSA Wheels - Mold Matched
Official pinewood derby BSA wheels - mold matched for a balanced set
Official BSA wheels, unmodified, mold matched. |
BSA Replacement Wheels and Axles
Official pinewood derby BSA replacement set of 4 wheels and axles
Replacement set of four BSA axles and wheels |
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