Soap box derby races originated in 1933 ... Local businesses sold derby car kits that included wheels, hubcaps, cotter pins, washers, and square axles. Cars couldn’t weigh more than 150 pounds ...
Brenna Kilby, 12, has been racing soap box derby cars seriously for a little less than a year and she's already one of the fastest in the nation. Brenna Kilby, 12, has been racing soap box derby ...
The Herald-Mail Co. kept the winning 1939 derby car and racing helmet until the items were passed on for restoration.