Get Started

You've seen how it works. You know the system handles matchups, scoring, and awards. Now let's get you set up.

If you haven't watched the full tour yet, the five-minute walkthrough is a useful orientation before you dive in — you'll recognize every screen as you click through setup.

The whole platform is web-based — nothing to install, works on any device with a browser. Your unit gets its own private workspace.

What You Get

The tools available depend on your unit type:

For Packs (Cub Scouts) — the Pinewood Derby race engine and Rain Gutter Regatta. Planning checklists, tournament configuration, live matchups, real-time scoring on every phone, award ceremonies with dramatic reveals.

For Troops, Crews, and Ships — a Patrol Scoring system that tracks meetings, camping trips, service projects, and achievements across patrols. Transparent competition with real metrics — attendance, service hours, rank advancement, all aggregated automatically. This is what the whole platform started with.

Both sides share core tools: roster management, attendance tracking, trip planning with meal menus and shopping lists, service hour logging, and achievement tracking. Think of it as a practical companion to ScoutBook — not a replacement, but the hands-on operational layer that ScoutBook doesn't cover.

How to Start

Step 1 — Go to www.t23b.org/dashboard/access and register your unit. Enter your Unit ID (the number from your ScoutBook URL), your Scoutmaster's last name, and choose a secret word. The system gives you a QR code — this is your admin key. Lost it? Just enter the same three fields again anytime to recover it.

Step 2 — Go to www.t23b.org/dashboard/login and scan or upload your QR code. You're in — the dashboard opens with your unit's workspace.

Step 3 — For Packs — go straight to Races, create your derby event, and add participants right there. For Troops and other units — start with your roster and patrols, the scoring system takes it from there.

Sharing access — share the QR code with your leadership team, Race Supervisors, and MC. Scan and go, no account needed. Access expires automatically and can be revoked anytime. On race day, your scouts scan the code and they're running the show in seconds.

No installation. No app store. Just a browser.

What You Need for Race Day

For the Pinewood Derby itself, the requirements are simple:

• A two-lane track
• A phone or tablet for the Race Supervisor (a Scout runs this)
• A phone or tablet for the MC — the Master of Ceremonies, typically the Cubmaster or a Den Leader, who announces matchups and runs the award ceremony
• A screen or projector for the public view (optional but recommended — parents follow on their own phones too)
• Racers — as few as 4, as many as 30+

The system generates printable materials — supervisor guide, MC guide, participant guide, and a feedback survey. Everything you need, nothing you don't.

Get in Touch

This platform is built by volunteer scout leaders who use it every week with their own units. It's free, it's actively developed, and it's designed by people who know the pain of running events with paper and spreadsheets.

Reach out to [email protected] if you:

• Want help getting set up for your first derby
• Have feedback, a feature idea, or found something that could work better
• Are interested in a full website like this one for your own Troop, Pack, Crew, or Ship
• Just want to say hi

We'd love to hear from you — whether you're running your first Pinewood Derby or your tenth.