To build a fast pinewood derby car, you need to reduce friction. Friction is the enemy of speed. Reduce friction, increase speed. The difference in time between a
well-lubricated pinewood derby car and a pinewood derby car without lubrication can be one-half second or more (this translates into several feet on the track).
Some rules prohibit oil lubes. Obey the rules!
Most races restrict the use of anything except dry lubricants.
Our BP2000 Powder is the perfect solution for legally lubricating your pinewood derby car.
What's the difference between BP2000 Powder and graphite?
Both are dry lubricants but that is where the similarity ends.
BP2000 POWDER is pure powdered molybdenum disulfide (often called MOLY).
Moly has a lower coefficient of friction than graphite. This means BP2000
Powder is a better lubricant than graphite. Friction is your enemy and you want
to reduce it anyway you can. Using a better lubricant than graphite is your
first step.
The next step is to get the lube to bond. To lube the axles of your pinewood
derby you need the lube to bond or stick to the metal. BP2000 has a much higher
affinity for the metal of the axle than graphite does.
The size of the particles in BP2000 Powder are sub-micron, allowing them to get
into the pores in the metal surface. Graphite particles are much larger and so
cannot get into the pores of the metal. BP2000 will bond to the metal axle much
better than graphite.
Think of BP2000 Powder particles as if they were marbles. Compared to graphite
particles the size of bowling balls. If you covered a floor with both, No matter
how many you spread on a floor, there will always be gaps between the larger
balls. Whereas BP2000 Powder, being comprised of sub-micron particles, would be
the equivalent of covering that same floor with marbles Gaps between the
particles would be smaller and you’d get much better coverage.
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