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[[Image:Pinewood.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Official Pinewood Derby car kit.]] | [[Image:Pinewood.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Official Pinewood Derby car kit.]] | ||
The '''pinewood derby''' is an annual event of the [[Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Cub Scouts]] (the young-age division of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]). It is the most popular event for many Scouts and is probably the best known Scouting event among non-Scouts. Other groups and organizations, such as | The '''pinewood derby''' is an annual event of the [[Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)|Cub Scouts]] (the young-age division of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]). It is the most popular event for many Scouts and is probably the best known Scouting event among non-Scouts. Other groups and organizations, such as Awana, and civic clubs often host their own pinewood derby but since the name ''pinewood derby'' is a registered trademark<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76447146 | title =Search of Trademark Application and Registration Retrieval system | format = | work = | publisher =US Patent and Trademark Office | accessdate =March 2 | accessyear =2007}}</ref> of Boy Scouts of America, they generally create their own names. | ||
The pinewood derby, for half a century "a celebrated rite of spring," has been named part of "America's 100 Best" by ''Reader's Digest'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=26667 | title =America's 100 Best: The 2006 List | format = | work = | publisher =Reader's Digest | accessdate =October 10 | accessyear =2006}}</ref> | The pinewood derby, for half a century "a celebrated rite of spring," has been named part of "America's 100 Best" by ''Reader's Digest'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=26667 | title =America's 100 Best: The 2006 List | format = | work = | publisher =Reader's Digest | accessdate =October 10 | accessyear =2006}}</ref> | ||
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* [[YMCA]] ran their pinewood derby soon after [[Don Murphy (Cubmaster)|Don Murphy]] ran the first pinewood derby. | * [[YMCA]] ran their pinewood derby soon after [[Don Murphy (Cubmaster)|Don Murphy]] ran the first pinewood derby. | ||
* | * Awana (a religious organization for young people, which is popular in many [[church]]es) organizes pine wood car races each year using the name ''Awana Grand Prix''. | ||
* [[Christian Service Brigade]] organizes pine car races using the name ''Shape N Race Derby''. | * [[Christian Service Brigade]] organizes pine car races using the name ''Shape N Race Derby''. | ||
* Other groups organizing similar races under a variety of names include [[Royal Rangers]] (an Assemblies of God organization), and [[Royal Ambassadors]] (a [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptist]] organization). | * Other groups organizing similar races under a variety of names include [[Royal Rangers]] (an Assemblies of God organization), and [[Royal Ambassadors]] (a [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptist]] organization). | ||