Leechburg Cub Scouts' Pinewood Derby brings out more than 100 spectators

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Leechburg Cub Scouts' Pinewood Derby brings out more than 100 spectators

Joyce Hanz | Saturday, January 20, 2024 3:50 p.m.

Joyce Hanz | TRIBLIVE

Kyle Reinke, 6, of Leechburg lines up his derby car Saturday during the annual Leechburg Boy Scouts Pack 533 Pinewood Derby competition held at the Leechburg Elks.

More than 100 spectators showed up Saturday at the Leechburg Elks club to watch one of the most celebrated events in Scouting — Pinewood Derby Day.

More than 30 scouts from Leechburg Cub Scout Pack 553 revved up their engines — gravity — as they competed in six divisions.

The Scouting tradition has been around for more than 70 years and the original rules introduced in 1953 required each car be crafted from a single block of wood.

At Leechburg, the derby cars must weigh no more than 5 ounces.

The designs varied from the whimsical, with a blonde-haired girly car, to the sporty, with racing stripes.

Awards were given in two categories: Most Unique and Best Design.

Scouts from grades K-5 were eligible to compete.

Cub Scouts Pack 553 of Leechburg annual Pinewood Derby is underway Saturday in Leechburg. ⁦@VNDNews⁩ ⁦@TribLIVE⁩ pic.twitter.com/d7ITCirTeT

— Reporter Joyce Hanz (@hanz_joyce) January 20, 2024

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