Utah Valley Pinewood Derby
Pinewood Derby Track Rental in Utah County. Serving Provo, Orem, Lehi, Spanish Fork, Pleasant Grove, Springville, American Fork, and Eagle Mountain areas.
Utah Valley Pinewood Derby provides track rental and racing services in Utah County.
30/08/2021
Thirty new Lego kits for pinewood derbies!
18/07/2021
Instant replays for all races beginning in 2021 are now available at https://utahvalleypinewoodderby.com/
06/07/2021
Printed a mounting bracket for the new electronics, and lots of testing!
08/06/2021
Really fun LEGO derby for a 40th birthday party!
23/05/2021
If you want a guarantee that I see your message, you need to email, text, or leave a voicemail. I can program a microcontroller but apparently I am now too old to figure out Facebook. I know it's 2021--and I'm sorry.
17/05/2021
Getting this custom printed circuit board made at Oshpark to replace the mess of wires we've been using for years.
16/05/2021
Starting gate was getting very dirty with graphite. I gave it a good sanding and some color. Really livens it up!
10/05/2021
Council Pinewood Derby at Camp Tracy
10/05/2021
Pinewood Derby for Provo TAC Air
01/05/2021
Big thanks to Garden Near the Green in Eagle Mountain for hosting today's derby!
01/05/2021
Congratulations to Sawyer of Pack 799, his car Lightning McGreen won the Pinewood Derby with a time of 2.69 seconds!
Our Story
We created Utah Valley Pinewood Derby to provide exciting derbies that kids will love.
Both of the founders of Utah Valley Pinewood Derby are Cub Scout leaders. When it comes to keeping a group of kids entertained, we know what works and what doesn’t. When we built our track, we knew from the start that pacing and presentation are huge factors when it comes to keeping kids and parents engaged during a pinewood derby.
We designed our own software to make running the derby as efficient and intuitive as possible. The race schedule is calculated automatically. When it is a participant’s turn to race, they will see their name and a picture of their car on the big screen. After each race, the audience watches an instant replay on the screen while the computer uploads the results to a Google spreadsheet. With this automation, we can run lots of races in a short time, keeping up the pace and preventing the audience from losing interest. In a typical derby, we average about one race every 45 to 60 seconds. We get most races done in under 30 minutes, allowing some time for races just for fun. By keeping the derby to less than an hour, the participants and their families leave still buzzing with excitement, rather than exhaustion.
Our focus on simplicity and fun doesn’t mean we skimp on accuracy. Our track was built to precise specifications and was carefully sanded and finished so as not to give one lane an advantage over another. Our timing system has an accuracy of 0.00005 seconds and can detect a first-place finish by less than a hundredth of an inch. We don’t usually emphasize extreme competitiveness, but we could if we needed to.
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