This particular racer ran in the 1961 All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. It was conceived early in the summer of 1960 by Robert Pusateri, then 11 years old. Robert had just lost a soapbox ...

The Mad Mex Soap Box Derby was staged at Mexborough’s Laurel ... fifth at 24.4 seconds - a time which included recovery from a crash on their first attempt. Mayor Jones said: “As children ...