The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-10
OBEY THE RULES

1 OBEY THE RULES
 THE SOAP BOX DERBY is strictly boys event designed to promote both craftsmanship and sportsman ship through competition in building and driving Soap Box racing cars When you enter the Soap Box Derby contest you pit your skill in building and driving against that of other boys Therefore spOrtsmanship or fair play requires that your shall represent only your own skill as designer and builder, just as, when it the race performance Will represent only your skill as driver. &4 NA 4Ns
 These rules are designed equal opportun- ity thus further the spirit of far play among the boys of America Therefore, follow the or fcal Rules to the letter and true sportsman enjoy the thrill of png your individual ability against the best that the field has to offer. & nF3 A
 Study these rules and overfor your car VIII De carefully inspected before the and may be barred from competition if any single rule has been overooKeo broken A t
 Remember Ignorance of the rule is excuse. 2 AGE LIMITS
 The soap Box Derby is open to boys II to Is Gin clsive) years of age However boy who becomes 16 years of age between l. 1941 and August IT, l94l may enter and compete l0-yearold boy who becomes Il years of age during this period may also enter and compete. . eI 8 as &e e@ 5S ,. 3 ELIGIBLE CARS AND. DRIVERS.
 (a) Neither former winner of an officially spon- sored Soap Box Derby his parts of his car may compete in this years race 4 ts,
 tb) Other entered in previous years races may compete if they comply with the l941 rules However these cars entered and driven by the boys who built them originally. ge e2ls sssg ssss
 
 than one officially sponsored race in any one year Eligibility of entrants in any city or preliminary race will be decided by the local Race Committee
 RULES ON NsBUILDING YOUR CAR CAR MUST BE BOY BUILT sts as All
 (a) Except as stated hereafter in these rules the work required in building Soap Box Derby making and shaping the separate parts of the chassis and body and joining the parts to form the complete De performed by the entrant. < 0s as34s tsgss
 Note: Entrants may receive limited help from other boys under Is years age These helpers assist only putting together completed parts of the car in asn- ing wheels and axels, and in assembling and adjusting steering and brakng systems Helpers are net permitted must be built by ths boy will drive in the to build entrants or parts of the car The car
 (b) Advise only may be accepted from parents, teachers sponsors. l.gssss4 Gse' lay sf.t allowed any part of the even if done by the boy himself except provided in Rules 7b and 16-h 5 READY-MADEP PARTS s,. a.ass.<l
 ta) RUNNING GEAR (wheels tires. bearings, axle rods) and the STEERING WHEEL and STEERING SHAFT the only coaster parts that may be used in raedy-nade form. s sal'a sss.t sss, ~ m eb Automobile or other readymade steering wheels steering shafts be used (See Rule 19-a) but no automobile parts permitted in the construction of the remainder of the steering system or anywhere in the brake system, iie ls
 Co Second hand automobile spring leaves may be the springing system suspension, of the car Spring may be taken to workshop for cutting, trmmin, punching
 (d) Heavy coil springs may be used only on the fss.
 (e) HARDWARE (such puleys, turnbuckles, hinges stabizer springs metal cleats nails screws and bolts be used freely in the construction of both chassis and body. ys RUNNING GEAR ,4;,@{s x | 5.s.
 (a) Wheels and axles may be obtained coaster wagons ricycles baby carriages and other small vehicles in popular use or may be purchased. ss, 5 ,i .tr.
 (b) Tires must be of solid rubber and not more than 3 inches width Pneumatic metal tread tires prohibited
 Co WHEELS Homemade or hand-but wheels prohibited, .. sf5w
 td) WHEELS made for or salyaged from comrner- cal units (such factory trucks hospital stretcher industrial hand trucks raers) will not be permitted though bought second hand. e tai.a
 (e) Welded or nveed DISC WHEELS that have been taken apart and rebuilt are prohibited
 (D WHEEL SIzE-No may have wheels more than l2 inches in diameetr, including the tires.
 g All cars must be four rubber tired wheels, like automobile .a: t. az,ssa ys5. ss $,
 Ch) COST LIMTT-In no case shall the cost of wheels with tires axles bearings exceed $60O This amount refers to the retail catal0g price when Taxes and freight, express, or postage charges be included in figuring total of running gear Used secondhand standard approved wheels and axle sets will be valued at their current retail price
 Note Approved wheels and axle sets which cost than $600 in 039 and permitted by the 1939 rules will be valued at $6.O9 .s .sa4. M
 GD PURCHASED WHEELS = In buying wheels, bearings. and axle rods in ready form sure that they comply with the 194l rules. If possible pur chase wheeand axle sets that the official approval of the Al-Amercan Soap Box Derby, Inc. a Such ap- proya will be the form of the Soap Box Derby emblem either the wheels or the box in which they are packed. .s3A eas
 CD FLOATING AXLES GOT aales turning on bear- ings) prohibited.
 d Disc wheels may, be balanced only by drilling holes in. the discs. 4G 7 SPECIAL BEARINGS, ETC., sassg g,ts. -sr Ca, Cars having precision beasisas special bear ings and having specially machned wheel hubs axle rods, will he barred from competition,
 (b)s AXLE RODS may be taken to workshop to length inv in the middle of the rod) rejoed in straight line by welding to be threaded but other alterations