Registrations open for annual Soap Box Derby

By Elizabeth Larson | Aug. 25, 2023
Marca Carmichael, in front, races in the Awesome Adults Division at the inaugural Soap Box Derby in Clearlake, Calif., on Saturday, September 21, 2019. Carmichael took third place in the division. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Clearlake’s Soap Box Derby is scheduled to race through the streets once more in October.

The fourth annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Dam Road Extension in Clearlake.

Homemade cars in several divisions will race for the honor of being the fastest to traverse the track on Dam Road Extension.

In addition to the racing fun, there will be food and vendors.

For information on building your vehicle, registration or to be a vendor please contact Tina Viramontes at 707-994-8201, Extension 131, or tviramontes@clearlake.ca.us.