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 ...

The design and engineering of today’s soap box derby cars have come a long way from the original crate-crafted, kid-created alley races of yesteryear. “The image of soap box cars depicted in movies ...

Summer break ended on a speedy note for young racers who participated in the 17th annual Soap Box Derby on 17th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues in South Slope on Aug. 24. The racing action, ...

COLUMBIA — Crowds of families and friends came out Sunday to cheer on their loved ones as they competed in the 2023 Soap Box Derby. The Soap Box Derby is an annual event where young contenders race ...

COVE — When Sam Delaney saw his son, Reese Delaney, flying down the road on a scooter at the age of 5, he had an idea. Fast forward 10 years and the father-son duo is headed to the All-American Soap ...

Billy Evans was 10 years old when he captured the first Jamestown Area Soap Box Derby in 1985. P-J file photo EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article ran in The Post-Journal on May 24, 2009 to ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Racers from around the country are in Indianapolis this weekend to compete in the Soap Box Derby National Championships. It has been 22 years since the Circle City last hosted ...

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Pretty soon soap box cars will be racing down a hill in Pottstown. The Pottstown Soap Box Race is a more than 20-year-old tradition. 3-divisions of cars will bomb down Wilson Street, ...

The first Bel Air soap box derby since the 1960s will be racing down Main Street on Sunday afternoon, thanks to the efforts of town officials and the Bel Air Lions Club. The Bel Air Town Derby will ...

A hometown hero was celebrated, then immediately fell from grace, in the summer of 1973. That August, 14-year-old Jimmy Gronen won the 36th annual All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. His ...