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Gravity Racing Challenge

The Soap Box Derby’s Gravity Racing Challenge® STEM Team Competition is designed to give teams of 2-10 students and 2 coaches in grades 3-12 the opportunity to assemble and race a full-size Soap Box Derby car against other school and other youth organization teams!

For questions call 330.733.8723 x13 or email events@soapboxderby.org

2024 GRC Race Schedule

GRC Race High School
Akron, OH
Team Days:
May 1-3 & 6-9, 2024
Race Date: May 9, 2024 
Registration: Registration Opens December 2023

GRC Competition Divisions include:70978129 10157528517069921 8304938360581914624 O2

Super Stock - Grades 9-12

Engineering Design Challenge - Grades 9-12.  

GRC Race Grades 3-8
Akron, OH

Team Days: May 1-3, 6-8 & 10, 2024
Race Date: May 11, 2024
Registration: Registration Opens December 2023

GRC Competition Divisions include:

Stock - Grades 3-5

Super Stock - Grades 5-8

 

 

Educators/Coaches Resources

The science behind Akron’s Soap Box Derby

How Soap Box Racing Became a National Craze

Teachers/Coaches General Information

Building a Stock Car

Building a Super Stock

Engineering Design challenge Plans and Guidelines


Soap Box Derby® Education Partners:


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