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I am the DL for my son's wolf den. Our mtg schedule is agreed upon by the parents involved usually a week after school starts in the summer. We make it easy, like the firt and third thursday of every month. The den leaders, CC and CM meet once a month to plan the pack mtgs and pack activities. All of the dl's try to schedule their den mtgs at the same time so we can use our church's mtg hall at the same time every month. As a DL, I go through the program guide at the beginning and then plan out all the achievements for the year. The parents get a copy of the plan for the year and mus

Thanks for the correction on the Stearns Method. I spoke to our CM again at length and I've come to the conclusion that he is going to do whatever he wants without bringing it to a vote. With that in mind, my son, his friends and I are going to build the 2 lane PWD track for our use outside of the BSA. Most of his friends are in his den and live in the neighborhood. It's going to serve as a great project as far as teaching them some skills and they can have their own races when they want. I am paying for the whole thing so it's going to be my own personal track. I have looked f

I have the excel spreadsheets foe the streams. Are there some for Pn and round robin?

I use craft paint, such as Plaid. Dryes very quickly. They also make a clear varnish.

I would like to write a software application geared towards smaller packs that cannot afford some of the expensive derby apps that are out there and are looking to manage races easily. The software would: 1. Be open source (free to use) 2. Be limited to running 2 lane races with no max on racers 3. Use VB .NET 2008 and MS SQL 2005/2008 4. Have features that would be helpful, such as certificates. 5. Not have the ability to control timers/gates but would accept time entries. I have the logic needed for creating a streams method of racing but am looking for opinions as to whic

The plastic/pvc track is very similiar to the supertrack sold by supertimer.com. My thought was to use 3/4" pvc for the support structure and insert 1/2" emt pipe into the pvc for added weight and support on the bottom and upper sections. I've done this before on some other projects and if done correctly, it's very stable. The supertrack system uses cords to string the support structure together and tighten it up. I like the use of plastic and pvc because its lightweight, very portable and the cases to store everything would be small compared to those used for storing 8' aluminum or wood t

Thanks for the info on BetaCrafts. The cost of 2 lanes is actually about the same as the plastic. I was going to support the upper 10' portion of the track with wood anyway as it the "take off ramp" and the rest is on the ground as a straight run. I like the branding idea but true, if the brand is not deep enough, it can be puttied over and painted. I just had a parent email me asking if she can use the same car. I don't mind if they use the same design, just re-create the car using a new kit.

Thanks for the input. We do let the other pack run the race for us and would just setup the location. Our derby rules state that no car from previous years can be raced but I know our CM broke the rule. Interesting idea about marking up the cars. I see your point on the 4 lanes and have no problem building it to 4 lanes. My problem is the CM and the pack management. If I was CM, i would be soooooo much different. (I am venting here, sorry.)

Hi: We are a small pack of about 20 active kids and are planning our 3rd derby. Once again this year we will be borrowing a track from another den which has been very gracious to us. I have asked our cubmaster to reconsider building our own track, nothing too expensive. I found everything I need to build the 2 lane track from plastic parts with no electronics for about $200.00. The whole setup is made from plastic and pvc which makes it very portable and easy to maintain and is upgradeable up to 6 lanes. We were supposed to discuss this at last month's pack mtg and bring it u