Meet the Author

Phil Reinke is the founder and President of the Continuous Improvement Institute, Executive Partner/President of the PCR Group, LLC, and was recently an Executive Director at Kaplan Higher Education. He is currently working on three more books. Reinke lives with his wife, Lori, two daughters, Courtney and Rachel, and son, Tyler, in Cooper City, Florida.

Read what people have to say about "Pinewood: Winning by the Rules"

"First I commend you for your 'play by the rules' concept in your book. I have been involved in Scouting for several years and you have written the BEST book on Pinewood Derbies I have ever seen.

Have you ever thought of making a DVD for those of us that do not live close enough to you to have you come for a visit at our Derby kickoff? I think it would sell very well if it was placed in the Scout shops. I got my copy in the Scout office of the Sagamore Council in Indiana and I'm going to suggest that my council get them too.

I am sure that both councils would also be very happy to sell a DVD if you put one out.

I also am interested in finding out what the new findings you made while making this book. I have put on several clinics at the pack, district and county levels here in north central Indiana. I do this to help teach the dads that cheating and winning will be a very shallow victory. The boys will remember that they bought the trophy, and that they missed out on the fun of building a car.

Thank you again, and I will try to get everyone I see that is involved with the Pinewood Derby to buy a copy.

For a job well done a big round of applause!"
- Wendell Zetterberg
Unit Commissioner for Pack 311 and Pack 338 
 

 

And It’s a Whooooooosh to the Finish Line

One of the annual events in scouting and scouting-like activities around the world is the Pinewood Derby. Boys and girls build small gravity-powered racers to compete for the honor of being the fastest. This honor brings with it the temptation to “bend rules” to win.

Creating a Pinewood Derby car is not only a wonderful hands-on project for those into building, designing and racing their own unique car, but it’s also a chance to teach valuable life lessons. Winning by the Rules shows that the fastest cars can be built without “cheating.”

This how-to guide utilizes over four years of scientific testing to describe in easy terms how you can achieve higher speeds and better performance with one’s custom-made racers.

Phil Reinke’s first experience with pinewood derby racers began with his father when he was in the Cub Scouts. It continued when he and his son, Tyler, raced cars at Pinewood Derbies in Georgia and Florida. Their research and experience led to three consecutive district championships. This book is written to share the joy of dreaming, designing, building and racing, while completely following the rules.

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