VIDEO SECTION TWO 
 

Lets Identify Specific areas of friction on the axels of the pinewood derby car. As your car moves down the track, friction between the axels and the wheels slow down your car. Of course EVERYONE uses graphite to reduce friction, but if you want the fastest car possible, you need to take it a step further! And we show exactly HOW TO DO THIS! As you can see the largest friction area is the axel shaft it’self, the other area we can work on is the inner nail head. Since the axel shaft is the largest contributor to friction, a change here would do the most good. First, look at your axels and find the small raised grooves. Now because these are “NAILS” and not perfectly machined axels, they are not really round and also have all sorts of imperfections due to the process of making the nails.

 But since that’s all we have to work with, We we show you step by step how to improve and modify them to their full potential. Here's a FACT you need to know - If anyone tells you to use emery cloth to polish down your standard axels - they dont know what they are talking about ! We will show you why, and you will know what effect this -Unscientific- method will have on a car! Of course we will also show you the proper way to polish your axels and MORE! Our tests have found that the Small raised grooves are the High Spot on the axel. We have measured this with a micrometer. Now Look at your axels and find the small raised grooves. These grooves must face up when you install the axels on the car. Gravity in general will be forcing the axels (which support the weight of the body) downwards onto the wheels and by facing these grooves upwards, we can essentially eliminate them from the friction equation. Now In the Video and also in the downloadable PDF document, we show you step by step how to eliminate or improve the friction areas on the axel shaft and inner nail head. We also show you advanced axel modification techniques which you can do yourself such including machining the axel shaft and properly beveling the inner nail head for HUGE reductions in friction! You can see it in the picture - but we SHOW you HOW TO DO IT and MORE!  

When your car is moving the wheels can also cause friction similar to a caliper brake on a bicycle. The inner side of your pinewood derby wheel causes braking action when it rubs against the body of the car. We have already reduced this ‘torque braking’ on the outer side of the wheel by modifying the inner nail head of the axel so now lets focus on how to reduce this braking action against the body. The solution is similar : reduce the area and we will reduce the friction. Since you can't eliminate the wheel from hitting the body a few times when your car moves down the track, lets’ minimize the friction impact on the area that will actually rub against the body by reducing it’s size. This is the science of speed. But everyone pretty much knows this stuff. In the VIDEO, We go Way beyond this - - We Show you WHAT OTHERS DO NOT KNOW. For example, by using our advanced wheel Techniques, we show you exactly how you can

acheive an incredible amount of friction reduction on the tread surface in addition to exploring the torque braking action. In fact, Our tests show an incredible overall reduction in friction and a recipricol improvement in performance. AND you see it right before your eyes! Knowlege is POWER ! IF you want to WIN and WIN BIG this year - Get yourself the video!