Do a DerbyTM

the book

A comprehensive guide to running the best Derby ever!

Includes FREE Excel spreadsheet
for developing your Derby Budget

More than 100 pages of

  • Discussions

  • Ideas

  • Descriptions

  • Comparisons

  • Worksheets

  • Pictures

  • Diagrams

  • References

To review click here

 

Run a great Pinewood derby. Make your Grand Prix - Pinewood Derby event better, more fun, easier to organize. The Grand Prix Organizer™ (GPO) handles many details of organizing your Grand Prix - Pinewood Derby.

The Do a Derby e-book (also available in a notebook) provides a wealth of information for organizing your pinewood derby or grand prix event.

The right tool for organizing your Grand Prix / Pinewood Derby event.
(Software for Windows computers)
The Grand Prix Organizer handles the details of organizing your Derby-day event for Awana clubs, Cub Scout Packs, Royal Rangers, Royal Ambassadors, Indian Guides, YMCA, church groups and others who run pinewood derby races.
Put your event together, coordinate all the parts, communicate with all your people. Ready-made rules, job descriptions, brochures, flyers and more. And you can modify them to your liking. Nothing falls in the cracks. Do it your way.
The Grand Prix Organizer ...
  • keeps you on schedule for all the things you need to do for your Grand Prix or Pinewood Derby
  • provides grand prix/derby Gospel messages
  • generates driver's licenses for your racers - with each racer's picture
  • outputs to race charts and/or race management programs
  • estimates your snack costs and prints snack tickets for attendees
  • estimates expenses for awards, car kits, snacks and other costs
  • identify equipment and supplies and assign responsibility for pick-up
  • car sign-up sheets keep track of racers as they purchase car kits
  • provides ready-made job descriptions and name tags for your leaders
  • prints design judging awards - no racer goes home without recognition
  • provides tested rules and regulations for car qualification and racing
  • produces promotional flyers
  • documents what you did this year to help you do it better next year
  • provides event-day program/schedule

Home page for Pinewood Derby Grand Prix Organizer. Acces the major functions of your derby event.

Pinewood Derby driver's license.

Make driver's licenses for each derby racer

Leader badges for your Grand Prix Pinewood Derby.

Name badges for your Pinewood Derby leaders


To Order the Grand Prix Organizer
Click here!


For Awards, Decorations,
Hats, Patches
Click here!


For the complete how-to
Do a Derby
Click here!


Gospel Message Resource
Because Jesus Came and the Holy Spirit was sent.

How to Plan a Grand Prix

A companion website discussing the many aspects of planning and executing a great Grand Prix / Pinewood Derby.


The Grand Prix Organizer can save you time, help ensure that nothing "falls in the crack" and can make your Grand Prix / Pinewood Derby event the best you have ever had. 
Quickly see what remains to do, how many days until race day, what's late and what's on time. 
Simple button clicks allow fast access to major tasks. The GPO is a Windowstm application.

NEW  Grand Prix / Pinewood Derby awards, patches, hats and decorations. Fix up your race area with banners and flags. Have your leaders wear cool racing hats. ( click here)

 

NEW  Award your racers with participations pins and add winners rings for speed and car design. (click here)

 

Click here to order your Grand Prix OrganizerTM

Order the Grand Prix OrganizerTM and the GrandPrix Race ManagerTM
Discount Pricing for both products combined
The GrandPrix Race ManagerTM is a race-heat configuration and management program

Save lots of time and do a great job organizing your event. Automatically create pinewood derby race-day programs / schedules, snack tickets, promotional flyers, speed and design awards, leader's badges and job descriptions, design judging criteria and score sheets, and much more.

Leader badges for your Pinewood Derby or Grand Prix event.

Snack ticket for your Pinewood Derby Grand Prix event.

Leader's badges and job descriptions you can edit

Snack tickets control your costs

The Grand Prix Organizer also documents this year's Pinewood Derby event - snack costs, award costs, equipment, attendance, winners, etc., so next year's event gets a head start.

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Event Budgets and Costs ] Car Kits and Register Racers ] Car Kits and Event Awards ] Design Judging ] Design Awards ] Design Judging ] Drivers License ] Track and Procure Equipment ] Gospel Messages ] Leaders - jobs and badges ] Links to resources ] Order the Derby in a Box ] Order the Grand Prix Organizer ] Promote your event ] Car Qualification ] Race Charts ] Event Reports ] Scheduling ] Snacks ] Car Kits and Register Racers ] Identify and Reward Your Winners ] Put on the best Grand Prix / Pinewood Derby ever ] GPO Owner's Notes ]

Order your Grand Prix Organizer - click here

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© The Art of Invention 2003-2009
The Grand Prix Organizer and Do a Derby are trademarks of The Art of Invention
GrandPrix Race Manager and RaceFX are trademarks of Lisano Enterprises
Last update: January 2, 2009