Year 13 for the Northern Maine Soap Box Derby race on Derby Hill.
Youngsters 8 to 17 learn "the thrill of the hill" with gravity racer stock, super stock and master race kit cars.Houlton Maine's 2008 race is June 21st.
My daughter Amanda and son Alex won different years during the five year largest race
reign. Close to 200 cars raced during the 1998 and 2001 years! Consider sponsoring a car in your local and if thee is not one, start one. Watch the video I threw together from 2007's race on You Tube!
Largest race in country five years running.
Visit the Northern Maine Soap Box Derby site!
That looks like so much fun...I wish I was a kid again.
I did soapbox derby two consecutive years growning up. Building the car was much more fun than the actual races. Even with a relatively steep hill where we held our races, the speeds were on the slow side.
When I raced there were a couple of kids that built their cars using the body kits that were available. From the video above, it looks like a lot of the kids built cars with those bodies. I built my cars myself except for assistance with a few of the more dangerous steps. It was a great learning experience.
If anyone gets their kids into this, don't use the body kits. It takes half of the fun of building the car away.