7 simple steps that ACTUALLY MATTER to building a winning pinewood derby car. I built a car in 45 minutes using these steps and crushed all the competition by more than 2 car lengths (proof is in the video :) Special thanks to Steve at DerbyMonkey.com for providing his expertise and materials for the video. CONSIDER SUBSCRIBING: http://tinyurl.com/MarkRober-Sub HERE'S HOW I MADE THE ROCKET CAR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlBxPjxacsk 7 Key Steps: 1. Max weight ~1" in front of rear axle 2. Reasonably aerodynamic 3. Ride on 3 wheels 4. Lightweight wheels 5. Bent polished axles 6. Railride/alignment 7. Lots o' graphite **HELPFUL LINKS** Dr. Acton's video: http://pinewoodphysics.com/index.html Pre-polished, bent axles to purchase: https://www.maximum-velocity.com/product-category/pinewood-derby-wheels-and-axles/derby-car-axles/ Lightweight wheel options to purchase: https://www.maximum-velocity.com/product-category/pinewood-derby-wheels-and-axles/bsa-speed-wheels/ More details on polishing the axles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdd-ZFbemIU Axle bender tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpNRt0F1YXQ More details on Rail Rider alignment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H96uufnygk **MY STUFF** I make videos like this once a month all year long while supplies last: CHECK OUT MY CHANNEL: http://tinyurl.com/MarkRober-YouTube FOLLOW ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/#!/MarkRober FACEBOOK ME: https://www.facebook.com/MarkRoberYouTube **MUSIC** All music created by Qwiet. You should go sub his channel: null Twitter: http://twitter.com/qwiet Facebook: http://facebook.com/qwiet