we were going to be able to hold the Local Race on it's originally schedule date of June 21st, but with the outstanding efforts of the parks department and race committee, the race was held as scheduled.
We had 52 drivers participate in our "Local Race" and by the end of the day we had a champion in each division. All drivers did an terrific job and it was a fun day for everyone. We ended up with a tie for "Rookie of the year" because two of our winners had never raced in the division that they won in. Way to go Kevin Riley & Kat Cole! Steak-n-Shake generously provided lunch for all the drivers and volunteers. Our sincere "Thank You" goes out to them! The Zimmerman's and their extended family members were awarded the
"Best Fan Club" award - CONGRATULATIONS!
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The Mayor's Cup was finally held on June 28th. Due to rescheduling conflicts some of the drivers originally signed up were unable to attend; however, we still had a good turn out with 30 racers. The Mayor's Cup is a special race held for drivers that live inside of the I-465 loop and is actually started by the Mayor of Indianapolis. Winners of the Mayor's Cup are as follows:
Stock Division ~ DONALD EDMONDS
Super Stock Division ~ ERIN ENOCH
Masters Division~ SIMEON ENOCH
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There are 16 drivers headed to Akron next month from our Indianapolis area. We have our 3 Local Winners
KEVIN RILEY ~ Stock Division
SARA MACK ~ Super Stock Division
KAT COLE ~ Masters Division
Also, rolling their way to Akron are three "Rally Champs"
MEGAN NEWCOMER ~ Stock Division
MEGAN RILEY~ Masters Division
TIMDRICK STEWART ~ Masters Division
These six champions will be racing in "The Greatest Amateur Racing Event in the World".... The All American Soap Box Derby Race!
The 71st All American Race will be held on Saturday, July 26th.
In addition to the outstanding drivers listed above, the Indianapolis Soap Box Derby Association is very proud to be sponsoring 10 children in the Challenger Division. These drivers will participate in the
"National Super Kids Classic" which will be held Friday, July 25th.
The race is schedule to begin at 10:00AM
We wish all drivers the best of luck in Akron!
ROLL FAST AND HAVE FUN!!!!