When I was 11 years old I somehow talked my dad into helping me build a Soap Box Derby to race in the Akron Soap Box Derby.
My mom worked for Motor Cargo at the time, so she got me the sponsorship to pay for regulation wheels and axles along with some of the components. I was working at a record store at Fairlawn Plaza and contributed days of time and effort. It was a blast and dad and I got to spend quality time together getting parts. I learned how to put soap on screws to help them thread into Oak Wood, which is very hard. I built two more. The last one I finished in 7th-grade shop class at Litchfield Jr. High.
Here are some pictures of construction and finished derby`s This one actually won one heat. Awesome.
