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Local businesses and individuals are encouraged to sponsor a car and driver. They are also invited to sponsor helmets and volunteer to work on race day to make this a successful and fun-filled day. Driver registration is on April 5th and the 19th at C.D. Stamps Community Center from 3:00-7:00 p.m. and there is a $30 entry fee. A birth certificate is required for age verification.
In order to be eligible to race there are specific requirements for each division. For the Stock Division a child must be between the ages of seven to thirteen, and they must not turn fourteen on or before July 31. The combined weight of car and driver cannot exceed 200 pounds. For the Super Stock Division a child must be between the ages of nine and eighteen, and they must not turn nineteen on or before July 31. Combined weight cannot exceed 240 pounds. For the Masters Division a child must be between the ages of ten and twenty, and they must not turn twenty-one on or before July 31. The maximum weight is 255 pounds. Average car weight is 65 pounds.
There is a Special Kids Division for children with a medically diagnosed disability, which a physician is willing to document. The child rides along with another driver in a double seated car. For this division the child must be seven to eighteen years old and may not exceed the weight limit of 185 pounds. The competition is also qualifier for the First Energy All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, July 13, 2016.
For more information call 931-455-1121.
