In 1934, soapbox racing was all the rage as teenagers raced homemade wooden cars in their local neighborhoods. By 1936, 100,000 fans attended the finals of the National Soapbox Derby. National ...

Soapboxes are delicately balanced; they race at speeds upwards of 30 miles per hour. Each year the cars that win the finals stay in Akron and are put on display in the Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame ...

The annual event, which has brought together 25 racers across three different types of races, is held every year on the ...

This year's Soap Box Derby race is moving from North Main Street to Trimble Road due to the ongoing Main Street Corridor Improvement Project.