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Soap Box Derby Seeks Nominations for 2022 Hall of Fame and Youth Service Awards
International Soap Box Derby, Inc., is seeking nominations for the organization’s Class of 2022 inductees into the Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame and for the President’s Youth Volunteer Service Award. “With the rich history of the Soap Box Derby, we look forward to this...
Soap Box Derby Returns to Pre-COVID Activities; FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby Race Week July 17-23
Following two years of limitations due to COVID-19, Soap Box Derby racing is under way in local communities across the United States leading up to the 84th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby world championships at Derby Downs on Saturday, July 23. Racing season...
1937 World Champion Bob Ballard Dies; Engineering Career Led to Many Patents
Soap Box Derby headquarters recently has learned of the death in November 2020 of Robert Lewis (Bob) Ballard, who won the fourth All-American Soap Box Derby in 1937, as the 12-year-old champion from White Plains, New York. Ballard was 96 and was the longest-living...
University of Akron Continues Partnership with Soap Box Derby Through Gravity Racing Challenge and Education Programs
The University of Akron will continue its partnership with the Soap Box Derby on its Gravity Racing Challenge (GRC) STEM Team Competitions and STEM education programs. Scheduled to take place in Akron at Derby Downs, the GRC program consists of teams of students, from...