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Updated May 3rd, 2007
Soap Box Derby To Be Held Locally June 2
 The Greater Los Angeles Soap
Box Derby will be held on June 2 in
La Cañada Flintridge. This annual
event will be held on “Michigan
Hill” (adjacent to La Cañada High
School) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This is the only day of the year
when unlicensed drivers can speed
down Michigan Hill, exceeding the
speed limit, with no worries about
the Sheriff stopping them. There
will also be an opportunity for
licensed drivers to speed down the
hill with impunity.
The race is a “licensed local”
race sanctioned by the All American
Soap Box Derby of Akron, Ohio.
The race is open to youth from ages
8 to 17 competing in the stock, super
stock and masters divisions with the
winner of each division representing
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern and
San Luis Obispo counties in the
70th annual All American Soap Box
Derby National Championships in
July in Akron, Ohio.
This annual event, sponsored by
the La Cañada Kiwanis Noon Club
and the California Family Soap Box
Derby Association, had been a featured
event in Fiesta Day activities.
However, this year it will be held
June 2 at the same location. In addition
to the excitement of young kids
racing at high speeds down
Michigan Hill, there will be adult
“celebrity races” and challenge
races. The scheduled “celebrity
races” will pit Shirley Hingst, president
of the La Cañada AM Kiwanis
Club, against Diane Della Valle,
president elect of the La Cañada
Kiwanis Noon Club, and Dave
Spence, LCF mayor, against Don
Voss, LCF City Council member.
Challenge races can be purchased
for $100 per car. Funds
raised will be donated to “Serve the
Children of the World.”
To sign up children for the race,
contact Mary Gant at (818) 248-
7664.
Race car kits are available from Kiwanian Jack Dawson by calling
(818) 790-6592.
Car building clinics to assist
youngsters and parents in assembling
their cars will be held in the
rear parking lot at the Sport Chalet
on Foothill Boulevard on May 12
and 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Help
will be available from Kiwanians
and California Family Soap Box
Derby volunteers.
For more information, call
Derby Director Joel Smith at (818)
790-6418 or visit lacanadakiwanis.org/derby
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