Portage County Soap Box Derby
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Welcome to the Portage County Soap Box Derby website! If you are looking for a fun and educational family activity then you have come to the right place. Please explore our site and contact us for any additional information or to see if your child to would like try out racing.
You can contact one of our Board Members or send us an email at PortageCounty@SoapBoxDerby.org
2022-2023 Board Members
President - Dean Olson - 330-351-3035
Vice President - Jay Moore - 330-697-4569
Treasurer - Jillian Moore
Race Director - Dale Smutny - 330-518-9981
Rally Race Coordinator - Vickie Beck - 330-388-8200
Secretary -
John Najeway
Gary Menteer
Greg Davis
Travis Adkins
A message from the All-American Soap Box Derby
The Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program which has run nationally since 1934. World Championship finals are held each July at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio.
The idea of the Soap Box Derby grew out of a photographic assignment of Dayton, Ohio, newsman Myron Scott. He covered a race of boy-built cars in his home community and was so impressed with this event that he acquired a copyright for the idea and began development of a similar program on a national scale.
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