AKRON, Ohio – Houlton’s Lucas Grant captured a top-10 finish in the 71st All-American Soap Box Derby Saturday. Grant lost in the fifth round to Zachary Placzek of Stanwood, Wash., to finish eighth overall in the Super Stock division. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BREWER – Eleven-year-old Rachael Graves of Brewer will have an exciting summer vacation story to tell her classmates when she goes back to school this fall. The sixth-grade Brewer Middle School student, along with her father, Brian Graves, is leaving today to compete in the 71st All-American Soap… Read More
BANGOR – Pink flames flanked the front sides of Courtney Dunton’s No. 139 silver bullet soap box derby car, appropriately tagged with the phrase “Girl Power.” “We picked out a theme, and my favorite color’s pink,” Dunton, 10, said before taking to the track for… Read More
HOULTON – When Kendrick Wilson finished his heat during the 12th annual Northern Maine Soap Box Derby on Saturday, a volunteer was right there to give him a high-five. And like the scores of competitors who raced down Derby Hill in Houlton over the weekend,… Read More
BANGOR – Abigail Cain, Devin Secord and Chris Chaffee all arrived at the 12th annual Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby from different competitive perspectives. They all left bound for the same destination – Akron, Ohio. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
CAMDEN – Erin Little of Windham and Mark Tolman of Winthrop captured their respective division championships Saturday during the Midcoast Maine Soap Box Derby. By virtue of their victories, Tolman and Little have earned the right to compete in the 70th annual All American Soap… Read More
BANGOR – Lower Buck Street from Main Street to the Sunnyside Greenhouse will be closed from approximately 5 p.m. today through Saturday evening in order to accommodate the annual Soap Box Derby competition. Drivers should seek alternate routes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CAMDEN – More than two dozen racers braved the inclement weekend weather to compete in the 12th annual Mid-Coast Maine Soap Box Derby held on the Washington Street course Saturday. Ayla Libby, 12, of Standish, a student at Bonny Eagle Middle School, won the Stock… Read More
BANGOR – The rainwater wasn’t the only thing running down Buck Street Saturday. From 9 a.m. until just before 8 p.m., wave after wave of Soap Box Derby cars raced the water, which at times almost seemed to be winning, down the 1,000-foot course set… Read More
HOULTON – Female drivers may still be the exception to the rule on the NASCAR and Formula One tours, but when it came to Saturday’s Northern Maine Soap Box Derby racing, they pretty much ruled. Justine Sloat of Hodgdon and Alisha Ledger of Linneus literally… Read More
CAMDEN – There may not have been any circus act backflips performed after big wins, like NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, but the racers at Saturday’s 11th annual Mid-Coast Maine Soap Box Derby certainly do know how to celebrate. In fact, after his run down the… Read More
BANGOR – Racers in Saturday’s Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby mastered the new route this year on Buck Street. The three champions, who will advance to the All-American Soap Box Derby on July 30 in Akron, Ohio, are: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR – A similar race strategy produced championships for three young racers in the 10th annual Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby held on Buck Street Saturday. Matt Walker of Carmel captured the Masters division, Zachary Bullock of Newburgh won the Stock division, and Ryan Botting… Read More
BREWER – For nearly a decade, Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby Inc. has called Brewer its home, but safety concerns have created a traffic jam for organizers and, as a result, the race may be moved. The organization’s board of directors will meet Saturday to… Read More
For Kari and Matt Walker, the chance to compete in the 67th All-American Soap Box Derby is special, for there’s nothing quite like coasting down Derby Hill in Akron, Ohio, to those who pursue that goal. On the other hand, for the Walkers the road… Read More
HOULTON – Luke Brabant’s auto racing tastes lean toward NASCAR, particularly Ryan Newman and rookie Kasey Kahne. And like those at the top of the stock car world, the 11-year-old from Chapman is always trying to make his Soap Box Derby Super Stock car coast… Read More
CAMDEN – While uncooperative weather may have dampened the racers and their cars, it certainly had no effect on their spirits at Saturday’s 10th Mid-Coast Maine Soap Box Derby. Many racers crossed the rain-soaked finish line, in front of the Camden Public Safety building on… Read More
The road to the 67th All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, makes its way through Houlton and Camden this weekend, with the final two of Maine’s four derbies scheduled for Saturday. Organizers of the ninth annual Northern Maine Soap Box Derby in Houlton report… Read More
BREWER – The 2004 Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby was a weatherman’s dream but a spectator’s nightmare: rain, clouds, more rain, thunder, lightning, and finally a hint of sun and even a rainbow as a reward for those who endured Saturday’s myriad of meteorological challenges. Read More
HOULTON – Taylor Bailey had a good luck charm. Dustin Champagne had a car that has brought others good results. And both went into Saturday’s 8th Northern Maine Soap Box Derby with plenty experience from last year’s race. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CAMDEN – Kurt Ward had planned to spend the end of July at soccer camp. Now he’s going to Akron. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
BREWER – Two racing veterans each captured championships at the Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby held on State Street hill Saturday. Mandi Webb, 9, of Holden, won the Stock Division and Tyler Secord, 16, of Bangor captured the Super Stock Division. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
AKRON, Ohio – The most successful performance by a Maine contingent at the Soap Box Derby World Championships ended with three Mainers coming back with two runner-up trophies and a fifth-place finish. Jeffrey Holmes of Houlton and John Blais of Rumford finished second in the… Read More
HOULTON – A year ago, Ryan Aucoin watched as brother Robbie finished just 22 thousandths of a second away from a stock division championship while Ryan was eliminated in the super stock’s second round at the 6th annual Northern Maine Soap Box Derby. Saturday, Ryan… Read More
BREWER – A racing rookie and veteran each cruised to first-place finishes Saturday in the eighth Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby. Nine-year-old Nicholas Thomas of Hermon captured first in the stock division in his first Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby while 13-year-old Erik Vroom of… Read More
AKRON, Ohio – Kari Walker of Carmel, Timothy McCormick of Brewer, Kyle Charest of Oxford, Michael Hall of Warren, and Nicholas Lunt of Tenants Harbor will all be representing Maine when the 64th All-American Soap Box Derby gets under way today. Walker, 12, will be… Read More
Call it the third leg of Maine’s Soap Box Derby quadruple crown. The Northern Maine Soap Box Derby, billed as “The World’s Largest Derby” by organizers, will turn Houlton into ground zero for aspiring young racers and their families Saturday as 183 competitors, ages 9-16,… Read More
BREWER – T.J. McCormick continued a family tradition Saturday but he really wasn’t sure which family members’ footsteps he was following. The fourth-grader from Washington Street School in Brewer overcame the rain and a field of more experienced drivers to win the Eastern Maine Soap… Read More