Welcome to Johnson City Kiwanis Soap Box Derby
The Johnson City Kiwanis Club is proud to bring soap box derby gravity racing to the Tri-Cities. We hope to create exciting opportunities for children to experience the fun of racing in a family friendly environment. Contact us to find out how you can be a part of Johnson City's first soap box derby race!
All proceeds from the events will be used to provide much needed assistance and support to the children in our region. The Johnson City Kiwanis Club Foundation has obtained 501(c)3 status.
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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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