Saturday, April 1, was a day when IndyCars were supposed to take to the track at the Motor Speedway for a test run. The weather was too cold for the high-powered cars, but did not stop a Pinewood Derby taking place.
The race, featuring toy cars on a wooden track, was run at the Indiana State Museum. The museum hosts the event annually, along with the Boy Scouts of America.
Entrants learned that the Pinewood Derby involves a lot more than taking a block of wood and shaping it to look like a race car, then putting on metal axles and plastic wheels, according to Scouts spokesman Patrick Sterrett. Building the car involves using aerodynamics, physics, and the science of speed, Sterrett says, adding that builders are also incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) principles, learning and having fun at the same time.
On race day, there was a Best in Show contest, where judges looked at the visual design of smaller cars. Awards in design were given in such categories as restaurant, camp, architecture, science, Indiana sports, movies, and most creative.
Once this event ended, racers were encouraged to donate their cars for use in the Riley 500, another Pinewood Derby slated to take place next month ay Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health.
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