Chris Brown is building a soap box derby racer from scratch, taking it on the road for a head-to-head showdown with Team Fletcher.

The following year, the race moved to Akron due to its central location and hilly terrain, with the first Akron race held on Tallmadge Hill. In 1936, Derby Downs in southeast Akron became the ...

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 ...

The winners of the Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby are ready to compete in the national derby next week in Akron, Ohio. Kathryn Riegle, 9, of Orwigsburg, will compete in the Stock division while Jace ...

The champs are in town, and they're ready to roll. But first, a grand greeting and fun for families from near and far. Nearly 300 competitors paraded through downtown Akron July 14 to kick off the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The quiet of Folsom’s Historic District — a quaint downtown area full of galleries, restaurants and shops — was replaced Sunday ...

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 ...

From 1975: Rainstorms threatened to cause the cancellation of the 1975 Soap Box Derby Race, but the skies cleared, and the young racers went zipping down the Thor Street hill. The race was far more ...

OAKFIELD — When the end of July arrives, youngsters ages 7-13 will be ready to race down Bennett Avenue in hopes of getting one of the top three places in their age group. Organizer Scott D’Alba is ...

This past June, racers, ages 8 to 17, took part in the 70th running of the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. Joe McCary, www.dcsoapboxderby.org Ava Pell, 12, of Bristow, Virginia, climbs into her ...