As a kid, it is the night before the big race and I can hardly sleep. I am thinking about waiting for the starting gate to drop, feeling the wind blowing in my face and crossing the finish line in a car that I built with my own two hands.
We are in the planning stages and will also be seeking Volunteers and Sponsors to help with the Race.
For more information call 480-332-4167 Email: PhoenixGravityRace@gmail.com
This new race called the "Phoenix Gravity Race" will be a test year to see if kids will put down their electronics, and see if they have the next best car design. This race is to get back to the original ideas that the Soap Box Derby was all about. It is about having fun building your car and having the chance to race it. We want to give the kids a chance to build their own cars again with their own creative design.
My wife’s family and my family built cars and raced in the Soap Box Derby. We learned so many skills from building our cars. We also learned skills when racing our car. Every year we were designing what we thought would be the next best car. We wanted our two girls to also learn those skills. The girls built their cars and to this day are still using the skills they learned. Something changed with The All American Soap Box Derby. They stopped letting children build and design their own cars. Now you are required to buy the Kit Car from Akron in order to race. It is a Pre-built Car, and everybody races the exact same car, they are expensive.
It is time to start designing and building your car. Be Creative. We want to encourage kids to learn how to take their design ideas and then build their car from scratch. It's all about learning how to use tools and skills that they will have for the rest of their lives.
The Phoenix Gravity Race will be held at the Tempe Diablo Stadium, April 27 and 28th.
The 27th is inspections, Race day is the 28th.
There will be Three Divisions: