The Soap Box Derby is an Ohio tradition that families around the world also enjoy. In June 1933, a Dayton-area photographer, Myron Scott, accepted an assignment from the Dayton Daily News to ...

Marcus Erlandson remembers participating in the Soap Box Derby races in Mankato in 1959, ’60 and ‘61, similar to the kids’ races that have taken place the last few years on Shaubut Street. As with ...

Staring down the longest soap box derby hill in the world can be intimidating for a seven-year-old, but it’s something veterans of the Indianapolis racing community have grown to love. “It’s scary and ...

The winners of the Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby are ready to compete in the national derby next week in Akron, Ohio. Kathryn Riegle, 9, of Orwigsburg, will compete in the Stock division while Jace ...

FLINT, MI – Soap box cars raced down South Chevrolet Avenue towards the finish line during Flint’s 2023 Soap Box Derby on Saturday, June 3. Soap box cars with names like the Blazing Turtles, the ...

Order your kit and start building your speed wagon, it’s almost soap box derby time. The 2024 Erie Soap Box Derby race is set to take place on June 15 at 10 a.m. on 36th and State streets in downtown ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Gravity and creativity come together for an afternoon of downhill fun when the Kingston Artists Soap Box Derby returns on Sunday, Aug. 18. Like years past, the creations, some of ...

The quiet of Folsom's Historic District - a quaint downtown area full of galleries, restaurants and shops - was replaced Sunday with the sounds of cheering and cowbells. The seventh annual ...

The 2025 All-American Soap Box Derby is happening in Akron this weekend, as the championship event returns to Derby Downs on Saturday with hundreds of racers and their families from the United States, ...

The 87th annual International Soap Box Derby race week returns to Akron's iconic Derby Downs with pre-championship races starting July 15. "It's a challenging track to race at, and a prestigious track ...

Parking is available behind the Soap Box Derby Headquarters, located off Derby Downs Drive. Attendees who want to ride down the hill are required to wear closed-toe shoes. Helmets are mandatory and ...