A sudden downpour may have temporarily halted activities at the Local Soap Box Derby Race on Saturday, but it didn’t dampen the spirits — or competitive drive — of everyone involved. Twenty-eight ...

They had the need for speed. More than 45 kids took to the streets of South Slope in handcrafted vehicles for some old-fashioned road racing during the neighborhood’s annual Soap Box Derby on Saturday ...

For the last time in her 15-year racing career, two-time world champion Erin Donovan traveled six hours from her Pennsylvania hometown to Derby Downs for the 86th annual FirstEnergy All-American Soap ...

Youngsters still build racers for the 75-year-old competition. Aug. 3, 2008— -- It may not be flashy, computerized, or even very fast, but there are few pursuits ...

In many ways, the history of the All-American Soap Box Derby runs through Bob Troyer. Having served as the organization’s public relations chairman since 1973, he’s been the eyes and ears of the event ...

Akron's famous All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship is history for the year. But for many racers -- including a group Cleveland teens who have traded movies, malls and parties for a paved ...

FLINT, MI-- Kevin Cronin is bringing soap box derby racing back to Flint after a nearly 25-year absence. Michigan’s first soap box derby race in nearly a decade, according to Cronin, will take place ...

Shouts of “good luck!” echo across the start line as the drivers tuck low into their cars. There is only an inch of visibility between their helmet and the body of the car as they work to get the best ...

Mike Bennett, in the final moments before his first run in the 2001 Adult Soapbox Derby on Mount Tabor. (Rob Finch/The Oregonian) Soap Box Derbies have long been the stuff of kids, competitively ...

Sarah Whitaker, right, overcame rain and wind to make her family proud by racing to victory at the 72nd All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. The 10-year-old, the 15th member of her family to ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Ayva David, 12, is looking to become a back-to-back Soap Box Derby world champion. Last year, the Clearwater native won the local stock division in a photo finish. This time, she ...