Ken Cline, a 1967 Soap Box Derby champion, is framed by a 1941 derby car that will be on display during this year’s Soap Box Derby Vintage Car Show, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. The 2025 ...

"The rule is that you never quit,” said Kim Potocki, mother of two. — -- The muddy, rumbling arena in Pecatonica, Illinois, looked like a scene from “Mad Max.” Helmeted gladiators, strapped into ...

This time of year is when Westminster Hall hosts time-honored Americana traditions at the Village Church of Northbrook. Feb. 17 was when Cub Scout Pack 463 staged its annual Pinewood Derby and coming ...

Every year since 1953, Cub Scouts across the country have participated in the Pinewood Derby with the goal of building and racing small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track, powered only by ...

From left, Anisa Hupp, 17, a Scout with Pack 20 helps Aubree Boudreau, 7, Tiger Pack 20, and Izabella Robinson, 10, Webelo Pack 20, set up their derby cars for a race, as Jeri Lynn Boudreau, one of ...

Members of the Northeast Ohio-based classic car club, Kool Time Kruisers— Rick Vogel of Columbiana and Mike Helman of Lisbon— work on refurbishing a wooden soap box derby car for the Quakertown Super ...

Seven-year-old Abel Gonzalez of Granite City takes his car to the starting gate during the Pinewood Derby at The River Church in Alton on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Seven-year-old Wyatt Buttry of Alton ...

As kids, there were only so many outlets available to satiate our automotive obsession. While we always had grand visions of things like building the ultimate model A/C Cobra or hewing the sleekest ...

Firefighters from around San Diego County joined in the annual Firefighter Demolition Derby Day June 11 to raise funds for The Burn Institute. But it was the Poway Fire Department that raised the most ...