Rules, Advancement & Awards

Dimensions

• Cars shall not exceed...

  • • 7" in length

    • 2 3/4" in width

    • 6" in height

    • 5.00 ounces in weight according to the official race scale

  • There must be 1 3/4" between each front wheel and rear wheel to ensure the car fits on multiple types of tracks

  • Cars must maintain 3/8" clearance from the track to the bottom of the car

Wheels

• Wheels shall not be cut or drilled. You may remove any seams and imperfections from the wheels.

• Wheels must be at least 1.16" in diameter and 0.38" in width.

• Wheels shall not extend past the front or rear of the car body.

  • The car must be free-wheeling, with no starting devices.

  • Cars must be exclusively gravity-powered.

  • Any plastic-safe lubricant may be used. Any lubricant that is dripping or oozing will not be permitted.

Body

• The body shall not be shaped in a manner that extends past the starting pin.

• Cars shall not impede the progress or otherwise interfere with other cars on the track.

Other

• Cars must be built new each program year.

• Cars may not be altered after passing inspection.

• Entries limited to one per car type (LEGO/Pine) per person.

Dimensions

• Cars shall not exceed...

  • • 24 LEGO® studs in length

    • 8 LEGO® studs in width

    • 15 stacked LEGO® bricks in height above the track, not the chassis plate

    • 5.00 ounces in weight according to the official race scale

      • TIP: Use Brick Derby™ Zinc Brick Weights, available in the Worthy Derby Store, to add weight and maximize your car's potential energy!

  • There must be 1 3/4" between each front and rear wheel.

  • Cars must maintain 3/8" clearance from the track to the bottom of the lowest brick.

Wheels

• Wheels shall not be cut or drilled. You may remove any seams and imperfections from the wheels. 

• Wheels shall not extend past the front or end of the car body.

  • The car must be free-wheeling, with no starting devices.

  • Any plastic-safe lubricant may be used. Any lubricant that is dripping, or oozing will not be permitted.

Body

• The body shall not be built in a manner that extends past the starting pin.

• Cars shall not impede the progress or otherwise interfere with other cars on the track.

• LEGO® parts should be glued together to prevent damage to the vehicle.

Other

• Cars must be built new each program year.

• Cars may not be altered after passing inspection.

• Entries limited to one per car type (LEGO/Pine) per person.

Each car will compete in a four-lane timed race format designed to ensure fairness and consistency. Every car will race one time in each of the four lanes. This results in four recorded times per car. The slowest single time is discarded to account for:

• Lane variance

• Mechanical issues (e.g., a wheel coming loose)

• Anomalies during a single run

The remaining three fastest times are averaged. Cars are ranked by average time, fastest to slowest.

This format ensures that no single bad run determines the outcome and rewards consistent performance

• Each Trail Life troop has its own race window.

  • AHG AL0254 will race Friday night with Trail Life Troop AL-0254.

  • All other AHG troops will share a session on Saturday.

• Prevents check-in delays and reduces time between heats.

• Troop-level awards given at the end of each troop’s session.

• Go to the Schedule page to see when your troop's check-in and racing windows open.

Races are organized by:

1. Group: LEGO vs Pine

2. Organization (Trail Life USA, American Heritage Girls)

3. Troop (all AHG troops will compete together)

4. Class (Fox, Hawk, Mountain Lion, Navigators, Adventurers, etc.)

Cars compete only against others in the same class.

We have up to 325 awards to present!

Brick Derby (LEGO) and Worthy Derby (pine) will follow the same advancement and awards structure.

Trail Life Troop Races

Certificates will be awarded to the winners of each Class - the five Trail Life patrols plus Adults and Siblings. If there are more than four cars in any of the patrol classes, certificates will be awarded to 2nd and 3rd place as well.

Medals will be awarded to the three fastest Trail Life youth cars in each troop.

The winners of each Trail Life patrol and the Adult class will advance to the Area Semifinals.

AHG Troop AL0254

Medals will be awarded to the top three cars in the Troop AL0254 AHG Girls class.

All Other AHG Troops

Results from the AHG Troop AL0254 race will be combined with all other AHG participants to determine the fastest AHG Adult and AHG Sibling and the top 3 AHG Girls. Those cars will earn trophies.

Trail Life Semifinals

The winners of each patrol in each troop will compete to crown the three fastest cars at each patrol level and in the Adult class. Those cars will receive trophies.

Area Championships

The three fastest cars at each patrol level will advance to the Area Championships to crown the three fastest Trail Life cars. Those cars will receive trophies.

Superlative Awards

Trophies will be awarded for Best Paint, Best Design, Judge's Choice, People's Choice, and LEGO Master Builder to cars in youth member classes.

Disqualified Cars

Cars that do not pass inspection will race if they do not pose a danger to other cars, but they will be excluded from winning speed-based prizes.