Soap Box Derby racing is not just a passion for the Nelmans, a family of four from Hudson, including 14-year-old Colt and 10-year-old Raegan. It's in their blood. Before Colt came onto the track at 11 ...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania -- Every year on Independence Day, the streets of Conshohocken are rip-roaring with kids rolling in soap box cars. "My brother and my cousins have been doing this, so I've ...

Ken Cline, a 1967 Soap Box Derby champion, is framed by a 1941 derby car that will be on display during this year’s Soap Box Derby Vintage Car Show, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. The 2025 ...

Lines of colorful soapbox cars awaited their drivers on a cloudy Sunday morning downtown. As children prepared to race for first place, the excitement on Broadway was palpable. Parents were scattered ...

AKRON, Ohio — The rain didn't stop teams from seeing who will win in the Gravity Racing Challenge. Six high school teams from around the Columbus area and Summit County are behind the wheel, of cars ...

Children in Pittsfield parks are getting ready for the Westside Legends Soap Box Derby with the help of some local businesses. Blue Q is one of the leads. and Interprint have staged a fleet of soap ...

Dragons, pizza rats and spaghetti-powered machines hurtled down 17th Street on Saturday as the South Slope Soap Box Derby returned for its 18th year, drawing families to Brooklyn’s most imaginative ...

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 ...

Museum catalog item 318011.1 was built and raced in the finals at Akron in 1961 by Robert Pusateri. It was donated to the Smithsonian by his father. The official catalog description for item 318011.1 ...