Maine soap box derby race winner heading to Akron, Ohio.
The local Houlton Maine race on Derby Hill was built back in 1998 and makes set up and tear down pretty quick and easy. The local Houlton ME Rotary Club helped the Northern Maine Soap Box Derby program by donating money to build the garage "topside".
Watch the 2024 Northern Maine Soap Box Derby Race Video highlights.
Big July race of the All American soap box derby race is July 14th through July 20th.
Since 1934, kids have built soap box derby race cars to compete for a chance to be in the International race. The big Akron Ohio race is three lanes for the heats each racer is assigned.
One time down the hill and two thirds of the racers are done. Race week has a lot of family fun for the local soap box derby race winners.
The Houlton Maine race guarantees four trips down the hill and every racer is a "winner".
Why wait until you are sixteen to drive a car?
Help a kids where you live experience "the thrill of the hill". Local 2024 race winners this year are Aiden Cyr in stock, Addyson Lynds in super stock division.
Houlton Maine's soap box derby race was the largest in the USA five years straight.
The biggest Houlton Maine soap box derby races with 66 volunteers to run them and 200 cars to work in and out of the heat sheet race brackets.
Race week schedule for the soap box derby out west link.
More on the local Northern Maine Soap Box Derby race program and it's rich history since 1996. Like to be part of the downhill gravity racing fun?
Kids in the soap box derby racing program learn a lot building a car and thinking about science, engineering, mechanics and so much more.
Derby racing in Maine.
It's all about safety and good sportmanship too. Maine soap box derby racers shake hands after every heat.
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