Pinewood Derby World Championship

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Wow that's awesome.
Now my turn to brag a little bit, much smaller scale than above. My youngest son had his final pack pinewood derby in January. I laid back and let/told him to do all the work. I was a true assistant; I manned the mitre saw for major cuts, he used coping saw for detailing. I chucked up axles in the drill press, he did all filing and polishing. He didn't win best looking, didn't win most hands off. But out of about 40 cars, he got 3rd overall in the pack, heading to the district race in April.

If you want to tweak it some: Remove the wheels. Clean the axles off. I assume you polished them? Take some Lemon Pledge...not Orange, Lemon. Spray the axles. Shake them off and let them dry at least 15 minutes. Then wipe them gently off with a microfiber or a clean paper towel, re-graphite and reinstall.