News

This cancellation only involves the bicentennial race, not other events that the Soap Box Derby hosts. The derby’s Senior Day ...
The first All-American Soap Box Derby was in 1934 and took place in Dayton. It moved to Akron the next year and has run every ...
There’s a lot going on this week, and much of it is “extreme” with athletes pushing the limits of outdoor survival skills, ...
Soap box racing isn’t a conventional sport, but it’s been a tradition that dates back to 1934. Simply using gravity to compete against other racers, it’s an exhilaration that keeps many ...
The view from the top of Salem's Soap Box Derby Track at Bush's Pasture Park. The track was booming in the 1990s and early 2000s, with races often held twice a month in the spring and summer.
A soap box derby fundraiser in Nanaimo has a new race course this year, but organizers are hoping for the same kind of action ...
With more than 300 racers competing in the All-American Soap Box Derby, hotels, restaurants and other establishments could see more customers.
The High Bridge Soap Box Derby was held on Saturday June 4, 2022 down Main Street, there were 32 cars entered in the competition this year. Liam McCarthy edges out Vinny Columbus for first place ...
The Hub City Soap Box Derby took place off the Comox-Bowen roads and Machleary-Wall streets nexus Saturday, Aug, 16, ...
A wave of nostalgia is sweeping through Gatineau, Que., as Soap Box racing makes a comeback. The event, a popular sport for decades before disappearing from the city, will take place in Old Aylmer.
Why has Soap Box Derby faded from Salem? The city has long been proud of being home to the only dedicated Soap Box Derby track on the West Coast, now with a caveat. It is the only such public track.