Soap Box Derby Champions Head to Akron for 66th Gravity Race Finals At Derby Downs.Sports Editors/Feature Editors AKRON Akron (ăk`rən), city (1990 pop. 223,019), seat of Summit co., NE Ohio, on the Little Cuyahoga River; inc. 1865. Once the heart of the nation's rubber industry, Akron still contains the headquarters of some rubber corporations and chemical and , Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2003 The roar at Derby Downs Derby Downs, in Akron, Ohio, has been the home track of the All American Soap Box Derby since it was built as a Works Progress Administration project in the late 1930s. The three-lane asphalt track starts near the top of George Washington Boulevard and drops in a straight line down will come from the cheering fans--not from the race cars--when 430 youngsters compete here in their gravity-powered cars in the All-American all-A·mer·i·can adj. 1. Representative of the people of the United States or their ideals; typically American: an all-American family; their all-American generosity. 2. Soap Box Derby The Soap Box Derby also called coaster car race[1] is a youth soapbox car racing program which has been run nationally since 1934. World Championship finals are held each July at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio. on Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. , July July: see month. 26. The Soap Box Derby program, whose title sponsor is The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , is an official youth initiative of NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. . These race cars do not have engines; they rely on gravity Gravity The gravitational attraction at the surface of a planet or other celestial body. The quantity g is often referred to simply as “gravity’’ or “the force of gravity’’ of Earth, both of which are incorrect. . Boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. between the ages of eight and 17 have earned the trip to Akron by winning local Soap Box Derby races in their home communities from 42 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , Germany Germany (jûr`mənē), Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). , Japan and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . Youngsters compete for more than $50,000 in scholarship This article is about scholarship as a form of financial aid. For the practice and method of scholars, see scholarly method. For the international education program, see The Scholar Ship. awards in three racing divisions. The Stock Car division is for novice entrants and features the smallest, simplest ready-to-assemble kits purchased from All-American Derby Derby, English horse race Derby (där`bē), English horse race, instituted (1780) by the 12th earl of Derby and held annually at Epsom Downs, near London. headquarters. Super Stock Cars are similar, but larger to accommodate larger youngsters. Masters division cars are more complex and may be built with or without kits. Rounds of single-elimination heats will lead to a new All-American champion in each of the three racing divisions. There will be welcoming ceremonies for local Soap Box Derby champions on Monday Monday: see week. , July 21, on the campus of the University of Akron Enrollment in fall 2006 was 23,539 students.[1] The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees [2] and 100 graduate degrees [3]. The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, which is located in a . During the week, boys and girls will be at Derby Downs for final technical inspections of their racers, weigh-ins and trial runs down the famous 989-foot-long track. On Saturday, July 26, Derby Downs opening ceremonies are at 9:30 a.m. and racing begins at 10:30 a.m. Champions of the 66th All-American Soap Box Derby will be determined by 4:30 p.m. During the race, fans may monitor heat-by-heat results on the organization's website at www.aasbd.com. There also will be a three-day All-American Soap Box Derby Festival on the grounds adjacent to Derby Downs on Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant , July 25 through Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , July 27. The festival will feature entertainment, food, car shows and the only Ohio appearance of the Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. 50th Anniversary Tour. The Sports Illustrated Experience covers nearly a football field and includes SI's greatest moments in sports, sports hero exhibits and athletic athletic (athlet´ik), adj pertaining to a bodily constitution characterized by a strong, muscular, robust appearance. athletic injuries, n. activities for all age groups. The first All-American Soap Box Derby was run in Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. , in 1934. The race moved to Akron the following year, where it has been held annually except for a four-year hiatus hiatus /hi·a·tus/ (hi-a´tus) [L.] an opening, gap, or cleft.hia´tal aortic hiatus the opening in the diaphragm through which the aorta and thoracic duct pass. during World War II. Derby Downs, located in the southeast Southeast or south east is the ordinal direction halfway between south and east. It the opposite of northwest. Southeast or South East can refer to: NOTE TO EDITORS: Attached to this news release is contact information for local Soap Box Derby directors, who can arrange interviews with champions from local communities before Race Week. 2003 Local Race Cities and Local Race Directors RACE CITY STATE DIRECTOR'S NAME PHONE # --------- ----- --------------- ------- Troy AL Nancy Brooks 334-566-4970 Kodiak AK Steve Paulson 907-486-4750 Unalaska AK Matthew G. Lightner 907-581-3248 Kingman AZ Dan Reed 928-692-1070 Tucson AZ Phil Schultz 520-296-1808 El Dorado AR Rudy Bright 870-863-7446 Little Rock AR James Arbuckle 501-224-1893 Russellville AR George Wallace 479-967-7641 Coachella Valley CA Lucia Moran 760-564-3761 La Canada CA Paul Westmoreland 818-353-7039 La Mesa** CA Dennis Wilkes 619-469-7353 Los Angeles CA Deputy Paul Wilms 909-391-0317 Oceanside CA Brian Graham 760-630-5158 San Bernardino CA Pat Coyne 909-388-1255 San Diego CA Benjamin Hueso 619-232-3362 Vallejo CA Forrest Jay 510-791-1782 Ventura CA Lisa McKeown 661-257-2372 Fort Collins CO Steve Vessey 970-493-8351 Steamboat Springs CO Ben Northcutt 970-879-3010 Summit CO Steve Corneillier 970-468-2767 Berlin CT Michael Munson 860-829-1001 Bristol CT Marty Burke 203-877-9515 Danbury CT John Strand 860-355-7760 Meriden CT Kevin Curry 203-238-1005 Naugatuck CT Franklin Andrew 203-729-1243 Wilmington DE Fred Carlson 302-996-9130 Washington DC George Weissgerber 301-598-5001 Central (Sanford) FL Norm Perry 321-267-0168 Fort Lauderdale FL Scott Mounts 954-701-9622 Jensen Beach FL Eileen Hunter 772-334-9996 Sarasota FL Chris Toelle 941-379-6956 Tampa FL Anthony R. Holbrook 813-251-1763 Augusta GA Charles Weathers 706-798-9466 McDonough GA Robert L. Griffin 770-507-7597 Southeast (Lyons) GA Charles James 912-526-4665 Hailey ID Rick Dressell 208-788-6423 Chicago IL Tom August 773-767-7207 Chicago Metro IL Ralph Campagna 773-533-3253 McHenry** IL James R. Marinangel 815-385-1301 Rantoul IL Tony Grilo 217-643-2181 Rockford IL Michael G. Howell 815-399-2087 Anderson IN Becky Ray 765-642-8640 Indianapolis IN Ford C. Wilson 317-259-7415 Lafayette IN William A. Watkins 765-463-0557 Northern (Valparaiso) IN Paul Zulich 219-462-5244 Des Moines IA Mike Hueholt 515-280-3813 Sioux City IA Chad Menefee 712-943-3139 Ashland KY James Murphy 606-325-0253 Bowling Green KY Scott D. Laufenberg 270-783-8107 Georgetown KY Greg L. Johnson 502-535-6871 Hazard KY Tom Cravens 606-439-1132 Murray KY Beverly J. Reed 270-354-9321 Owensboro KY Jim Ivy 270-926-0010 Brewer ME David Vroom 207-945-3982 Camden ME Tracy Weed 207-785-3683 Houlton ME Alvin Butler 207-532-2352 Rumford ME Leslie H. Bell 207-364-3675 Central (Frederick) MD Jim Hagan 301-831-6341 Federalsburg MD Danny Phillips 410-754-3054 Southern (Leonardtown) MD Chris Hayden 301-934-3659 Haverhill MA Brian D'Ambrosio 603-642-8151 Detroit MI Joe Flynn 586-465-3396 Saginaw MI Vaughn Dietzel 989-790-7613 Roseville MN Eric Shultz 651-917-8272 Meridian MS Danny Hill 601-737-4621 Moss Point MS Terry Busby 228-475-0757 Cape Girardeau MO Rick Hetzel 573-270-0090 Columbia MO Greg Schneider 573-443-0137 Kansas City MO Stephen A. Yonker 816-737-1947 St. Louis MO Joe Faber 314-963-1039 North Platte NE Joe Hinman 308-534-9625 Omaha NE Steve Brand 402-734-5067 Las Vegas NV Jerry Gresko 702-435-2223 NH State (Dover) NH Bill Behan 603-749-2294 New Brunswick NJ Michael Blackwell 732-296-8816 Clovis NM Larry Erwin 505-769-1882 Rio Rancho NM John Blomberg 505-881-3742 Auburn NY Stephen J. Komanecky 315-253-5188 Buffalo NY Jacob Pearson 716-897-1708 Flushing Meadow NY Henry Foster 718-468-5144 Glens Falls** NY William Brown 518-745-5506 Jamestown NY John R. Williams, Sr. 716-664-2508 Long Island NY Philip Franzese 631-399-4988 Massena NY David L. Prashaw 315-769-4438 New Rochelle** NY Richard Bongiorni 914-804-4541 Pearl River NY Daniel G. Smith 845-735-7770 Port Jervis NY Kelly B. Decker 845-856-6999 Rochester West NY Mark Scuderi 585-266-8874 Rochester East NY Mark Scuderi 585-266-8874 Morganton NC Roy Sanders 828-438-4347 Valley City ND Tim Kadrmas 701-845-4913 Akron Metro OH Gary Endres 330-745-7427 Akron Suburban OH Merle Boll 330-688-7813 Chillicothe OH Dan Malone 740-779-6258 Cleveland Metro OH Paul Quinn 440-268-9292 Cleveland Suburban OH Paul Quinn 440-268-9292 Columbus OH Alan Howe 740-964-0306 Lancaster OH Tom L. Clark 740-653-2022 Lima OH Ron Smith 419-225-9912 Martins Ferry OH Dan Jones 740-633-1830 Medina OH Lane F. Manning 330-334-3027 North Central (Mansfield) OH Chuck Ridenour 419-347-3565 Northeast (Conneaut) OH Doug Johnston 440-576-5740 North Summit County OH William Perlik 330-296-7337 Portage County OH Bob Sovil 330-584-6235 Tuscarawas County OH Tim Hiller 330-343-9621 Wayne-Holmes County OH Dennis E. Werntz 330-683-2992 Youngstown Metro OH Jim Postlethwait 330-544-4564 Youngstown Suburban OH Jim Postlethwait 330-544-4564 Lincoln City OR Marsha Morgan 541-994-8151 Salem OR Roger Porter 503-769-6803 Bucks County PA Don Lenox 215-736-1307 Bucks County West PA Don Lenox 215-736-1307 Conshohocken PA Mark Marine 610-825-9073 Erie PA Jerry Dobmeier 814-835-5103 Lehigh Valley PA Richard Wetzel 610-966-2921 McKeesport PA Charles W. Freyer 412-461-7832 Media PA William Tyson 610-566-9073 Pottstown PA Brien Heisey 610-385-7002 New Castle PA Mark Mroczynski 724-774-1762 Pottsville PA Robert D. Womer 570-622-2442 Souderton PA Ed Hodgson 215-513-9909 York PA Dennis Wilt 717-764-5632 Newport RI Bruce Wigton 401-423-1093 Rock Hill SC Ken Myers 803-366-4060 Columbia Midlands SC Rusty Daniels 803-781-0058 Athens TN Austin Fesmire 423-745-8876 Cookeville TN Rick Woods 931-528-8778 Maury County TN Bill Hileman 931-381-4901 Tullahoma TN Kurt Glick 931-455-7056 Beaumont TX Wayne Chesser 409-786-2271 Houston TX Craig Kress 713-436-3615 Sweetwater TX Weston Pyburn 915-235-0781 Burlington VT Scott Edelstein 802-863-5058 Newport VT Normand Turcotte 802-334-2790 Culpeper VA Frankie Troilo 540-829-8712 Fredericksburg VA Alvin Staples 540-785-2965 Richmond VA J.R. Downey 804-288-1350 Waynesboro Metro VA Don Layne 540-943-5569 Waynesboro Suburban VA Don Layne 540-943-5569 Camas WA Jeff McCaw 541-387-3580 Silverdale** WA Chris Rieland 360-678-9920 Spokane WA Daniel Jay Eagle 509-466-5131 Huntington WV Scottie King 304-736-0012 Martinsburg WV Ron Butts 304-267-4675 South Charleston WV Charlie McCormick 304-344-1089 Green Bay WI Cindy Hamlin 920-499-6855 Madison WI Denis R. Vogel 608-244-7187 Osceola** WI Jeff Nelson 715-248-7467 Racine WI Brett C. McDonald 262-681-6536 INTERNATIONAL RACES ------------------- Germany Germany Juergen Sucksdorff 0049-030-8838830 Japan Japan Noriko Yamamoto 81-463-80-3346 New Zealand** New Zealand Paul O'Brien 09-266-6797 ** Denotes New Race City for 2003 |
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