Columbus Soap Box Derby Association

Register for our Autumn Rally on Sept 21 and 22. Two races each day, all three divisions, limit to the first 16 cars per division. $80 for all four races - otherwise $25 per race.

Pit at the top. We've hired a runout crew for both days.

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2024 Autumn Rally - Columbus Soap Box Derby

Congratulations to our own Delaney Nichols on winning the 2024 International Soap Box Derby Rally Stock Division. Check out Delaney's championship heat. Congrats as well to Delaney's pit crew Tamara Nichols and Troy Woodall.

86th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship Soap Box Derby

Send your good luck and best wishes to our Columbus champions competing in the All American Soap Box Derby in two weeks. Click on the link, add kid name, their car number and your message which will be delivered to them on race day.

https://form.jotform.com/241263691553155

Delaney Nichols -739
Alexa Fischer - 342
Eleni Fischer - 22
Kylie Kirk - 600
Makayla Dempsey - 159
Jack Zimmerman - 541

2024 Champ Car Messages Please click the link to complete this form.

Jay Schoedinger was director of the Columbus Soap Box Derby in the 60's. He was instrumental in getting Derby Hill constructed at Big Run Park, which opened in 1967.

Pictured here, is Jay with 1968 Columbus derby champion Greg Regor. RIP Jay Schoedinger. https://www.dispatch.com/obituaries/pwoo0866916

Tim Landers Photography was onsite at our race this past Saturday. Check out his amazing pictures at https://www.timlandersphotography.com/Soap-Box-Derby-/i-nGGhCNR/A

Email Tim at [email protected] to order pictures. While you are there, check out Tim's work for weddings, engagements, real estate, and more. Thank you Tim for your support of Soap Box Derby.

Soap Box Derby - Tim Landers Photos of recent Soap Box Derby events

We are proud of all our drivers that competed in the Columbus Championships yesterday. Lifelong memories made!

Our feature kickoff race sponsored by Roehrenbeck Electric - COSI - Center of Science and Industry executives Andy Aichele, VP of Education versus Valerie Aventi, Director of Onsite Education. Valerie throwing some shade at Andy and she backed it up!

Thank you COSI for all your support! 🏁

Congratulations to our 2024 Columbus Champs!

L-R Credit Tim Landers Photography
Eleni Fischer Masters Champ
Riley Wenning SuperStock Champ
Alexa Fischer Stock Champ

All got their start with a test drive and a club car!

Columbus Local Heat Sheets

Derby racing tomorrow. Come out to assist with the race and cheer on our drivers. Track opens at 7am, checkin by 8am, drivers meeting at 9:15am, racing at 9:30am.

We'll share some memories of our good friend and great derby advovate Tom Thome who we lost this past January.

Lots of rookie families this year so a great opportunity for our veteran families to assist.

2024 Columbus Championships. Press release and participants list. Good luck drivers. Thank you sponsors. https://columbus.soapboxderby.org/2024/06/05/2024-columbus-championships-field-announcement/

We still have Superstock loaner cars (see pic) available to compete in the Columbus Championships on June 8th. Superstock kids are age 9 and up weighing 90 to 150 pounds. Email [email protected] if interested.

STEM clinic at Unity Community Center who have seven kids racing with us on June 8th. Look for triangulation and spindle angle deflection on the chalk board.

Thank you sponsors Dick Masheter Ford , Roehrenbeck Electric, Inc. , Loeb Electric , Evening Kiwanis Club of Delaware Ohio and to Taj Bakare for all you do.

COSI - Center of Science and Industry Scifest on May 4th was great and it keeps on giving.

We have a few test drive openings this Saturday May 18 at 10am and 1pm. Kids can experience and learn the science of gravity drag racing by test driving a car.

We are especially recruiting middle school drivers to compete in the Columbus Championships on June 8th.

Watch this video for more info.
https://youtu.be/PRfPJadQec0
Signup info is here...
https://columbus.soapboxderby.org/races/2024-spring-test-drives/

columbus.soapboxderby.org

14th annual Soap Box Derby Gravity Stem Challenge returns to Derby Downs in Akron

Visit COSI - Center of Science and Industry Scifest today. We are in booth 53. Learn the STEM principles of making a gravity powered race car go fast.

And the sun is out!

COSI Scifest is May 4th, Ohio's largest event. Come see us at Booth 53 along Wolfe Drive to learn how to get involved.

We have a few test drive openings on May 1st and May 2nd. Kids can experience and learn the science of gravity drag racing by test driving a car.

Watch this video for more info.
https://youtu.be/PRfPJadQec0

Signup info is here...
https://columbus.soapboxderby.org/races/2024-cosi-scifest-test-drives/

Columbus SBD 2024 Spring Video

COSI - Center of Science and Industry Scifest is May 4th, Ohio's largest STEM event.

As a prelude, kids can experience gravity drag racing by test driving a car on May 1 or 2.

Watch this video for more info.
https://youtu.be/PRfPJadQec0

Signup info is here...
https://columbus.soapboxderby.org/races/2024-cosi-scifest-test-drives/

Columbus SBD 2024 Spring Video

Thanks to Tim Landers Photography for his amazing pictures at our rally this past weekend. Lots of faces and finish line pics. Check it out. Thanks again Tim Landers

Soap Box Derby - Tim Landers Photos of recent Soap Box Derby events

Single 4/21/24

4/21 double

4/20 - Single Elimination Heat Sheets

4/20 - Double Elimination Heat Sheets

Keep those registrations coming! Weather looks gorgeous. Come race with us. Register and pay at https://columbus.soapboxderby.org/2024-spring-rally/

Our spring rally registrations to date. Weather looks gorgeous. Come race with us. Register and pay at https://columbus.soapboxderby.org/2024-spring-rally/

Pit at the top. On Saturday, each family works a 2 hour run-out shift. We've hired a run-out crew for Sunday.

Our spring rally registrations to date. Weather looks gorgeous. Come race with us. Register and pay at https://columbus.soapboxderby.org/2024-spring-rally/

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Contestants compete at Soap Box Derby in Akron About 60 people were from Ohio.

Friends and fierce competitors. Kylee and Eleni had to race one another in the Rally Superstock division top 9 finishers.