2025 Pack 40 Pinewood Derby

Click here to register for the race by Wednesday Jan 29, 2025.

Date: Saturday, Feb 8, 2025

Car Weigh-in / Drop-off: Saturday, Feb 8, 2025 -- 9am-10:45am

Race start time: Saturday, Feb 8, 2025 --11am

Address: Nobscot Scout Reservation, 1 Nobscot Rd, Sudbury, MA .

Building: White Lodge, next to the Nobscot main entrance & parking lot. Circled in red on this Nobscot map

Scout attire: Class-A (blue/tan) uniforms

Cost: $0

Questions? Email dianeorf@gmail.com

Volunteers - Pinewood Derby Crew

Sign up for a large or small job to help our Pinewood Derby run smoothly!

Click here to sign up

We need volunteers to help with:

Car kits and rules

Cars must be made from the official BSA car kits. 

Each Scout receives a free kit. For kits for Cub Scouts, contact Sarah Austin at seaustin519@gmail.com.

Parents and non-Scout siblings who want to participate in the race can purchase their own cars at the Scout Shop (23 Turnpike Rd, Southborough, MA) or online at https://www.scoutshop.org/official-pinewood-derby-car-kit-17006.html.

Cars must comply with the official "Pro-Stock" BSA 2024 Mayflower Council rules (click to follow link to rules) *Will update for 2025 when available. We don't anticipate big changes. *

FAQ: Are adults allowed to help make the cars? Yes! This is supposed to be a Scout & parent/guardian activity. Make great memories together! 

Race Day!

Check out  photos from the 2022 Pinewood Derby , 2023 Pinewood Derby and 2024 Pinewood Derby to see what it's like.

Restrooms are available in the building.

Pizza lunch will be served.


Siblings and adults will race their cars first in the "Pace Car" race. Cub Scout races will take place after that. Each race will run multiple times, giving every car a chance in various lanes.

Prizes will be awarded within each rank for speed, and other awards will be given as well. The Scouts from each rank who win 1st-3rd place in speed will be invited to represent Pack 40 at the Council level race (date and location not announced yet).

Schedule :

What happens at "Weigh-in and Dropoff"?

Each car will be weighed and measured by a race volunteer.

In order to compete, cars must meet all requirements specified in the BSA 2024 Mayflower Council rules *Will update for 2025 when available. We don't anticipate big changes. * (Pro-Stock rules) . The official scale and measuring box are the final ruling.

There will be tools available to make adjustments the day of the race to comply with rules.

Once the owner is satisfied and the car meets weight and size requirements, the car is taken by race volunteers. Owners may not touch their cars after this point until the races are complete (unless the car is damaged during racing, at which point the owner has the chance to fix their car.)


Special chance this year  through Scout Life magazine and race car driver Zachary Tinkle to get your pinewood derby car design on a real race car!

Read more and enter by midnight CT 2/28/25 here!