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Past Event: North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby is June 18th

Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2016 @ 13:56:41 UTC in Science and Technology
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Event_Editor writes:  

The Soap Box Derby has been bringing families together by teaching kids some of the basic skills of wood working, the importance of finishing what you start, and healthy attitude towards competition for as long as this 45 year old can remember!

Red Baron Soap Box Car

The Derby will be held June 18th on North Main Street in downtown Mansfield.

 

The champion of each division will represent the North Central Ohio Soap Box Derby at the world championship All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio.

The goals of the soap box box derby program are to promote families working together, teach youngsters some of the basic skills of workmanship, teach the healthy spirit of positive competition, and the perseverance to continue a project to its completion.

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About the photo: The image of a soap box derby racer of a late 1960s design, complete with the official, Soap Box Derby issue wheels, painted red at the time: Later they were white.

This particular racer, The Red Baron, was hand built in 1966 by Bill Wrigley Sr. and Jr. and raced the following year at an official, Soap Box Derby sanctioned event in Montreal, Canada. It was raced for seven years in total by Bill Jr. and younger brother Derek, at various official races throughout Quebec and Ontario.  This photo is a public domain Image.

 

 
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