“Over 80 million people have participated in Cub Scout Pinewood Derbies. Pinewood is a case study of the design of a Cub Scout Pinewood Derby for one particular scout pack. The system helps manage the entire race from initial entry through final results. Many alternatives for race format, scoring, and judging are presented.”
Source: Engineering Modeling and Design (1992), p. 83; As cited in: Eric David Smith (2006, p. 42).
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