"The rule is that you never quit,” said Kim Potocki, mother of two. — -- The muddy, rumbling arena in Pecatonica, Illinois, looked like a scene from “Mad Max.” Helmeted gladiators, strapped into ...

This time of year is when Westminster Hall hosts time-honored Americana traditions at the Village Church of Northbrook. Feb. 17 was when Cub Scout Pack 463 staged its annual Pinewood Derby and coming ...

Every year since 1953, Cub Scouts across the country have participated in the Pinewood Derby with the goal of building and racing small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track, powered only by ...

The crowd cheered as two decorated Pinewood Derby cars battled face to face at breakneck speed. Children from the ages of 3 to 12 took their handmade pinewood block cars to race at the Paradise ...

Ken Cline, a 1967 Soap Box Derby champion, is framed by a 1941 derby car that will be on display during this year’s Soap Box Derby Vintage Car Show, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. The 2025 ...

As kids, there were only so many outlets available to satiate our automotive obsession. While we always had grand visions of things like building the ultimate model A/C Cobra or hewing the sleekest ...

From left, Anisa Hupp, 17, a Scout with Pack 20 helps Aubree Boudreau, 7, Tiger Pack 20, and Izabella Robinson, 10, Webelo Pack 20, set up their derby cars for a race, as Jeri Lynn Boudreau, one of ...

Jeff Riddle grimaced a little as he reached down to pick up his 4-year-old daughter, Lily. It was Tuesday afternoon, and he had bested the field of 33 compact cars to win the demolition derby Sunday ...

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Jeff Riddle grimaced a little as he reached down to pick up his 4-year-old daughter, Lily. It was Tuesday afternoon, and he had bested the field of 33 compact cars to win the demolition derby Sunday ...