I never driven or been in a Soap Box derby race, or even sat in a car for that matter. But, I did lay on top of one with David and Sara in it driving down the driveway hill at St John's United Methodist Church in Dover, NH. I couldn't have gotten into it if I tried. I hope I can find the picture the one picture I have, it was great fun and we all laughed and had such as fun time, as we usually did.
Apparently, as the official rules go, when a contestant builds a soap box racer, they can only use that car one year. If they are going to race again the next year, they must build a completely new car. My friend and co-worker in the Radiological Controls Training Division, Llewellyn Millette from Rochester, NH gave me this old car that was hanging in his garage a I remember. I don't have a clue of how it all came to be, over conversations at his house I guess... how Sara and David would have a blast driving it, I just don't remember that part, but somehow, I ended up with the sleek black racer. I also have no idea of where it ended up.
What I do remember was the blast we had pushing it up the hill and then riding down at about 200 mph (or so it felt), wind in our face, laughs and smiles on our faces.
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