The body design of a Pinewood Derby car impacts its performance on the track ... the responsibility of hand sanding their block of wood and hammering in the axles while you assist with sawing.

He won the competition with electronics from a remote control airplane bolted on to a piece of wood ... derby cars, the success of [ilektronix]’s entry relied on the overall design.

“Cars are his favorite thing.” Mother helped her son in the design of the Pinewood Derby car. “He wanted a car that looked like one from an auto dealership website,” Schmidt said.