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The Soap Box Derby is a youth-oriented soap box car racing program, founded in 1934 in the United States by Dayton, OH native Myron Scott, a photojournalist employed by the Dayton Daily News, and preceded by events such as Kid Auto Races at Venice in 1914.
Jul 20, 2024 · Akron, Ohio – July 20, 2024 – More than 320 Soap Box Derby racers of all genders from across the country, Canada, and as far as Japan participated in today’s 86th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby held today, for the chance to win $36,000 in college scholarships.
Home of the International Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, and the annual World Championship Soap Box Derby Races.
History. The idea of the Soap Box Derby® grew out of a photographic assignment of Dayton, Ohio, newsman Myron Scott, who came across a group of boys racing their homemade cars in the summer of 1933.
Races today are held at Derby Downs, an appropriately Art Deco setting-it was created in 1936 as part of a WPA project. The track has three lanes, each ten feet wide, bounded by grandstands...
The world championship is held every July in Akron, Ohio, at Derby Downs. Participants become eligible to compete in the World Championship through winning their Local Race or by accumulating points in the Rally program. The Greater Cincinnati Soapbox Derby was formed in 1934 and was held most years until 1978.
Jun 5, 2021 · Thanks to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Derby Downs track was built on George Washington Blvd. in 1936, and events were held for several years, though there was a break during World War II.
