The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
-AH-Ameucan Soap Box
Derby Rules Announced
All Boys Contemplating
Entrance Are Urged To
Keen Them For Reference

Snonsors of the All = American
Soar Box derby for the Whining
ton district The Wilmington Star
News and Raney Chevrolet COM
many, last night released the fol-
lowing digest of the official rules
governing eligibility, a construc-
tion. allowable costs, etc, for the
semi-finals and final races of the
DERBY, to be held in Wilmington
during the last week in July and
the first week in August.
The same rules will govern the
National finals at Akron, Ohio, on
August, IS, in which the winner of
the Wilmington district derby
will compete.
AL Boys, contemplating the
building of a car for the derby
trials, are urged to clip these rules
and save them for reference, as
the supply of Official Rule books
received here will not be sufficient
to permit general distribution.
LOBBY THE RULES
The Soap Box derby is strictly
a boys event, designed to promote
both craftsmanship and sportsman
ship through competition in build
ing and driving Soap Box racing
cars. When you enter the Soap Box
Derby contest, you offer to pit
your skill in building and driving
against that of other boys. There
fore craftsmanship, OF fair play,
requires that your car shall repre-
sent only your own skill as its de-
signer and uilder, just as, when
it comes to the race, your perfor-
nance will represent only your
own skill as a driver.
These rules are designed to in
sure an equal opportunity to all
entrants and thus further the spirit
of fair play among the boys OF
America Therefore, follow the Of
fetal Rules to the letter, and, as
a true sportsman, enjoy the thrill
of pittlng your individual ability
against the best that the field has
to offer
Study these rules over and over
for your car will be carefully in
spected before tie race, and may
be barred from competition if any
single rule has been overlooked or
broken.
Remember . Ignorance of the
rule is no excuse.
AGE LIMITS
The Soap Eox Derby is open to
boys II to Is Gnclusive) years of
age. However, a boy who becomes
Is years of age between June l,
1916, and August II, 1916, may
enter anc compete. A 10 year-old
boy who becomes II years of age
during the same period may also
enter and compete.
ELIGIBLE CARS AND
DRIVERS
(a) Neither a former winner Of
an officially sponsored Soap Box
Derby, O his car, nor any parts
of his car, may compete in this
years race.
CD Other car entered in pre-
vious years races may compete
if they comply with the 1916 rules.
However, these cars must be en-
tered and driven by the boys who
built them originally.
(c) Nor q or boy may enter or
take part in more than one Off
claily sponsored race in any one
year. Eligibility of entrants in any
city race or preliminar race will
be decided o the local Race Com
mittee.
4-RULES ON BUILDING YOUR
CAR-CARS MUST BE BOY
BUILT
(a) Except as stated hereafter
IN these rules. the work required
In building a Soap Box Derby car
making and shaping the separ-
ate parts of the chassis and body.
and joining the partsto form the
completed car-must be perform
ed by the ~entrant.
Note: Entrants may receive linn
lied llep from other bows 1,ndar |