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We have years of experience with pine wood derby competitions in our
family. The PE to KE explanation already given is what we used to help
our sons do quite well. We never spent much time on balance and
stability or they may have done even better. If the starting gate holds
the cars at an angle (can't picture it any other way), even placing more
of the weight towards the back of the car can make a difference.
Mentioning the extreme case, our daughter is younger than both our boys
and one year we made a car for her that was WAY over the 5 oz. weight
limit. The night before the official races our Scout Pack had trial
runs. The only rule being that you couldn't test your car against
someone in your same category. Sara had a blast racing against all the
little boys as her plain boxy-looking car won every time, and not just
by a little bit. It wasn't until she let one of her friends hold her
car that they caught on.