3rd Annual
"Summernationals"
Pinewood Derby
at the Gualala Arts Center
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Check In & Inspection 10 - 11 a.m.
Races start 11:15 a.m.
Returning in support of the
Auto Show
for the third year, the "Summernationals" Pinewood Derby will again be run on Gualala Arts' state-of-the-art aluminum racetrack complete with computerized time, speed and results display.
Pinewood Derby, Gualala Arts Center, July, 2013
Make this part of your Auto Show experience by building your own Pinewood Derby car, and make the competition interesting by having all your family members build one, too! Youth and the young at heart will be able to design and build their very own custom car to race. Racing classifications include 8 and under, 9 to 12, 13 to 18, 18 years and older and Vintage (car built prior to 2013 or a previous Gualala Arts Pinewood Derby entry).
There will be racing trophies awarded for 1st place and 2nd place in each classification. All cars will race a minimum of 4 races within a heat, running once on each lane of the track. The winning cars in each classification will be the cars with the two lowest total
elapsed times for all races they complete. One Best Time Overall trophy will be awarded to the car with the lowest total elapsed time among all classifications except Vintage. For the first time this year all entries in each class will also be judged for their artistic execution, and each class will have a Most Artistic award presented to one entry. There will also be an overall Most Artistic award presented to a single car regardless of class. All racers will receive participation medallions.
Registrations will be accepted any time up to 11:00 a.m. the day of the races, but you are encouraged to enter early. Check in and inspection is Saturday, July 20 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., races start at 11:15 a.m. Registration forms
are available online and at the Gualala Arts Center; registration cost is $5. Purchase your official Boy Scouts of America car kit either from Gualala Arts, from any Scouts headquarters or online from various websites that offer official kits. It will consist of a block of pine, plastic wheels, metal axles and decals.
2013 Summernationals
Pinewood Derby
RESULTS
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Summernationals cars in the race staging area after registration and inspection
Summernationals 9-13 Years and Best Time Overall winner
Felix Weber of Cupertino shows off his participation medallion,
given to all racers
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Summernationals 13 - 18 Years
Most Artistic winner Faye Ritchie
shows off her trophy
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Summernationals Vintage winners Zidane Koller (center), 1st Place
and Alan Ricioli (right), 2nd Place receive their trophies
from Mike "Bone Daddy" Thomas (left)
Summernationals 18 Years and Older winners Diane Maxwell (right), 1st Place,
and Jacob Maxwell (left), 2nd Place, receive their trophies
from Mike "Bone Daddy" Thomas (center)
Summernationals 8 & Under winners Elisabeth Weber (left), 1st Place
and Ayden Strickland (right), 2nd Place receive their trophies
from Mike "Bone Daddy" Thomas (center)
The Gualala Arts Center, located at 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala, CA,
is open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and weekends from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Please call (707) 884-1138 for more information, or email
info@gualalaarts.org.
Serving the coastal communities of northern Sonoma & southern Mendocino Counties.
