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Bear – 3rd Grade
Race Time Bear
Elective
Requirement 3

Car Need for Speed

Bear – 3rd Grade
Race Time Bear
Elective
Requirement 3

Car Need for Speed

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts identify three ways to make their Pinewood Derby cars faster. 

Indoor
2
2
2
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  • Car Tune-Up Report found in Additional Resources 
  • Printer 
  • Pencil, one per Cub Scout 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Print Car Tune-Up, one for each Cub Scout. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Have Cub Scouts use the QR Code on the Tune-Up worksheet to find helpful ways to improve their car.  Or follow this link to the Scout Shop Blog 5 Tips to Building the Fastest Pinewood Derby Car. 
  2. Ask Cub Scouts to write down three improvements they can make to their car.  

Tip: Have your Cub Scouts apply these ideas to their car for maximum speed! 

Additional Resources

Car Tune Up Report

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.