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Gravity Racing Challenge STEM Team Competition - Largest Competition Ever

05.16.2015
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The Soap Box Derby® hosted its biggest Gravity Racing Challenge® event ever. On May 15-16, 2015, more than 130 teams competed in the traditional Stock and Super Stock divisions, as well as a new open build high school division. The race was presented by Time Warner Cable through its Connect A Million Minds Program™.

Teams from New York, Georgia and all over Ohio competed at the world famous Derby Downs Track. Teams of up to 10 students and educators built and fine-tuned their Soap Box Derby cars over the past several months. In addition, they worked on optional contests that included photography, writing a press release, mini Soap Box Derby car race and design, and creating an infomercial.

Five area high school teams competed in a new Open Class Division. Teams were given kits that included the floorboard, axles, wheels and steering and braking systems. They were also given a list of materials that could be used in the design and construction of the body. Some built their car to be the fastest and some wanted their car to look the best, in a non-traditional-Derby sort of way.

Below are the winners of the races:

High School Open Class

1st Place

Gaylord Matthews, National Inventors Hall of Fame

2nd Place

Julianna Giovinozzo, National Inventors Hall of Fame

3rd Place

Cuyahoga Falls High School

4th Place

Tyler Davis, Louisville High School

5th Place

Aaron Hesketh, Copley High School

 

High School Super Stock

1st Place

Victoria Dun, Pickerington Central High School

2nd Place

Matt Jordan, Springfield High and Junior High School

3rd Place

Ramneet Sidhu, North Royalton High School

4th Place

Micah Storlie, Lawrence Schools

 

High School Open Class Division Innovative Design

1st Place

Copley High School (Mystery Machine)

2nd Place

Louisville High School (Tank)

3rd Place

Cuyahoga Falls High School (Shoe)

4th Place

National Inventors Hall of Fame (Soap Box Derby car)

 

Stock

1st Place

Zach Richard, Austintown Middle School

2nd Place

Ivan Torres, Greater Rochester Soap Box Derby

3rd Place

Anthony Gonzalez, Greater Rochester Soap Box Derby

4th Place

Caleb Wilcox, Greater Rochester Soap Box Derby

 

Super Stock

1st Place

Victor LaRose, Austintown Middle School

2nd Place

Jamie Knutti, Austintown Middle School

3rd Place

Nyla Villegas, Greater Rochester Soap Box Derby

4th Place

Ryan Walker, South Amherst