The Flash - Pinewood Derby 3D Car Design Plan

Great product walks you all the way thru the process of making the car

28 Feb 2020

Instruction were detailed and easy to follow Thank you

19 Feb 2020

Very detailed car plans, like 35 pages of info. Car turned out well. Didn’t take 1st place but my son loved the design and had a blast building it.

09 Feb 2020

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21 Jan 2020

MY 3 year old grandson won 2 place for design at the local derby. I helped him cut the body design, and do the sanding. He selected his paint colors and painted the body like a Minion mobile. This was our first time doing the derby so this pattern was a great help.

04 Apr 2019

This helped us create an awesome pinewood derby car, without it we would have been totally lost.

13 Feb 2019

won 3rd place with this design.

22 Jan 2019

The image did not fit the block of wood. I did not use it. Waste of my money.

16 Jan 2019

The template of cutout was great and provided an attractive appearance. 1st time in derby and information was helpful. Car took first place in speed. Just remember to reduce friction on wheels and axels and place maximum weight in proper places

13 Feb 2015

I was looking for a design, and this one was very easy to cut out. It only took a minute, and my son loved it.

21 Mar 2014

As a Grandfather -first exposure to Derby Car in Cub Scounts. Plan I ordered provided the map I needed to help my Grandson build a great car. Thank you!!

24 Feb 2014

Body style took first place in design .. Did not modify a thing The best looking car out of 200

14 Feb 2014

Car was pretty easy to make and it looked cool

31 Jan 2014

This was our first derby. The template was easy to follow and the entire packet of information was well worth it. My son won first in 3 of 4 heats and took first in his den.

11 Mar 2016

This design was great. My son chose and I worked with him to complete. The car got compliments on the design and did well in it's heats. Good tips included for speed.

17 Apr 2012

I must first say, I was surprised to know that the template was part of a 26 page instruction booklet. Way more information than I was expecting. But definitely a good thing. I loved the design of this car and the colors. So when my son (8yo) picked this template I was quite happy. However, my husband modified the hood just a little and changed the colors to red and yellow. I was disappointed with the color change but a apparently it was the right thing to do because not only did the car place first in the pack race, it also won for best color, and overall favorite of the pack. My son's first time doing the pinewood derby and his car won 3 trophies. Thanks for the help!

30 Mar 2012

I have never worked with wood, and I ended up building a great car. This product definitely helped me to do it.

17 Feb 2012

Turned it into a viper body with more rounded curves. Didn't place but had fun.

11 Feb 2012

waiting to see how this performs, but my son is enjoying the process. Thanks.

20 Jan 2012

We had a great time building & racing The Flash, renamed it the Shamrocket with an Irish theme. With some extra tips that I picked up from this site we won first place. Thank you very much

08 Apr 2011

Flash body was stable on track. Weights properly placed make it a competitive racer

25 Mar 2011

My son and my daughter both used this design for Scouts and they both placed!

24 Mar 2011

This was our first time building a pinewood derby car. Im glad we chose to buy this plan. My son's car turn out great. He won second place out of about 20 cars in his division, which I thought was ok for our first attempt. Most importantly though we had fun building the car together.

18 Mar 2011

This was an easy car to build and paint. We raced in our pack and won the pack championshop. We raed in the city distric out 70 cars and finished 8th. Over good car for a first year toger cub scout

06 Mar 2011

I have never done any wood working in my life but my husband was away for 3 weeks so I pretty much had to help my son with his Pinewood Derby car. I bought The Flash design and we used the cut-out templates. After that we pretty much winged it but his car won 5 out of the 6 races and came 2nd in the 6th race. Not bad at all!!!! He won the den trophy and came 5th out of 60 in the Pack.

13 Feb 2011

very helpful. Will turn here first next time!

11 Feb 2011

This is my scout's first year in scouting and he is really excited about the pinewood derby. He picked out the car he wanted to build and we downloaded the instructions. I was very pleased to see that the instructions are extremely user friendly and very easy to follow. Definitely a bonus for a first year scouting building his first derby car!

31 Dec 2010

1st timer with my grandson...he came in 4th out of 60 cars. Would of done better if I had worked on the wheels and axle..We were both thrilled..All I was hoping for was for it to make it to the end of the track..lol

21 May 2010

My 4 yr old son used this design for his car this year and won 1st in the Open Division. My 7 yr old did the Inferno design and won 1st in both his den and overall. We did have to add alot of weight to them but were very satisfied with performance. Great Designs! Will be back next year!

09 Apr 2010

The instructions are wonderful for first time users and old pro's. This is from a new pinewood derby partiicipant for a daughter.

16 Mar 2010

This was a great car. My son took third out of 50+ kids. He was competing with other kids from metro Detroit whose dads are mostly engineers in the automotive industry. He is 9 years old and was able to do most of the work himself.

16 Mar 2010

Downloaded this design and used it as the basis for building this year's Pinewood Derby cars. Given that we are living overseas, it is hard to come up with more than basic supplies. So it was great that this design was simple to execute and didn't require any specialized tools. (In fact we had to improvise and use door hinges for weights...) In addition, the design allowed for good personalization by each builder (important as we have 3 Cub Scouts in the family.) Best of all were the results -- winning cars in both the Tiger and Webelo divisions. Wish I had known about this website earlier! Very, very satisfied customer.

15 Mar 2010

This was a fun car to carve and my boy had a blast. We also bought the Winning Pinewood Derby Secrets and even though this was mine and my boys first car we beet all 20 cars at the race. We did not loose one race!!! The information you give is incredible easy to follow and makes the derby more than just an scout meeting. It was a huge bonding time for my boy and I and he got 2 killer trophies for winning hiw age goupr and winning everything!!!

15 Mar 2010

Great looking design. Easy to make...even if you don't really have all the "right" tools!

15 Mar 2010

I have 3 boys so have built many cars over the years. This is first time we purchased plans. It was SO much easier than trying to figure it out on our own. It is MOM who has Pinewood Derby detail in our home so having the plans made it much easier. This is the best-looking car of 10 we have built so far.

15 Mar 2010

These plans were a huge help with our son's car. He was having a hard time deciding on a shape he wanted and this made it super easy for him. Giving you tips on where to put the weights and how to balance it made building the car easier and was great at helping our son learn about the process

18 Mar 2024

The instructions were very simple to follow! Love the design.

18 Feb 2024

Easy, step by step instructions

18 Mar 2023

My son chose this car for the Awana derby race. He loved it and instructions were easy to follow. If I remember correctly, the axles didn’t line up from this design plan to the car that Awana provided but we were able to adjust it and make it work. Thanks!

11 Jan 2023

Not bad. Somewhat sluggish.

11 Mar 2022

This was my first time making a pinewood derby car and the instructions were so clear and easy to follow.

07 Mar 2022

Great plans, tips and information.

22 Jan 2022

helpful combination of design and construction advice.

17 Jan 2022

Great instructions

21 Nov 2021

Awesome car!! This design won 3 out 4 races!

06 Jun 2021