AIGA SF Fall Gala 2010: Pimp My Pine Wood Derby

AFTER 12:30 PM, ON 11/18/10, TICKETS AND RACE/SHOW CAR REGISTRY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

Do you remember your first car? For many, if was made of wood or plastic. Whether you wanted to be Speed Racer or Trixie, Jeff Gordon or Danica Patrick, you used your cars to race, to transport your toys and to emulate your parents.

AIGA SF will celebrate cars, their design and the need for speed with our Fall Gala: Pimp My Pine Wood Derby. The Gala will feature custom-designed pinewood derby cars created by our guests who can choose to donate them to the auction, or race them on our derby tracks for fame and glory.

The Gala will be hosted at The Forum at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on November 18, 2010. The event will feature:

• Hosted wine, beer and soda
• Silent Auction of "Show Cars"
• Live racing of "Race Cars"
• Raffle for prizes ranging from posters, restaurant vouchers and magazine subscriptions to a copy of Adobe CS5.

Enter a Race Car
If you would like to bring a car to race, please give us your information so that we can plan how many "heats" we need. All you do is:

• Tell us you plan to enter a Race Car by registering above
• Purchase one Online
• Bring it with you to the Gala before 7:00 pm. We will have a check-in desk for the race cars.

Official Rules For Race Cars

1. The car weight shall not exceed 6.0 ounces.
2. The overall length of the car shall not exceed 7 inches and width shall not exceed 2 3⁄4 inches
3. The car must have 1 3⁄4” clearance between the wheels and 3/8” clearance underneath the body.
4. The wheels supplied with the kit must be used. The wheels may not be cut, drilled, beveled or rounded.
5. Only dry lubricants such as graphite or powdered teflon "white lube" will be allowed for lubricating the wheels. Lubricants may not foul the track.
6. The car must be freewheeling, with no starting devices.
7. No loose material of any kind, such as lead shot, may be used.
8. Each car must pass inspection by the AIGA SF inspection committee before it will be allowed to compete.

Enter a Show Car
If you would like to bring a car to donate to the silent auction, please give us your information:

• Tell us you plan to enter a Show Car by registering above
• Purchase one Online
• Bring it with you to the Gala before 7:00 pm. We will have a check-in desk for the show cars.

Official Rules For Show Cars
1. We will assign an entry # and affix it to the car.
2. You are not required to use the wood provided in the kit, nor follow any of the Race Car Rules. Just have fun!

Presenting Sponsors:
Adobe Systems
Oscar Printing

Event Sponsors:
24 Seven
Appleton Coated/Utopia Papers
Aquent
Bloom Press
The Creative Group
French Paper
Great Kolor
The Ligature
Magnolia Photo Booth
Michael Osborne Design
Mohawk Fine Papers
Neenah Paper
Visual Media Alliance

Partner with AIGA SF
If you would like to participate as a sponsor, please download Fall Gala Partnership Opportunities packet, or sign up online.