View Race Ladders

Driver info and photos are displayed on the Race Ladder when you move your mouse over the driver's name. You can also click to purchase the photos of the racers. On race day, the current year ladder is updated in real time, so you can view it at any time to see results.

Get Ready for the 12th Annual
Rappahannock Regional Soap Box Derby

"The Free Lance-Star Classic" The Largest Local Race in the World    ---For the 5th year running! Race Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008 2008 Registration Form (PDF) New! March 2008 Newsletter (PDF) January 2008 Newsletter (PDF) All-American Soap Box Derby Rule Book

Soapbox Derby Race Day Alerts

Again this year, we will offer alerts sent to a cell phone OR an email address.
Subscribers will receive a text alert whenever racers advance or are eliminated from the race.
Great for friends or family who can not be at the race.

Race Day Ladders Update

The race ladders will be updated continuously on race day so you (or family and friends) can watch the action from your computer if you can't make it to the race.

Race Day Photos and Video

On race day, you can send in your photos and video taken with your cell phone of the racing action! Just send the the photo or video to any of these 4 email address: pics@fredericksburg.com, pics@fred411.com, sbd@fredericksburg.com, sbd@fred411.com - All go to the same place. On race day and after, we will display the photos on fredericksburg.com and will have the links available to the display pages. You will also be able to upload your regular photos but please just send cell photos and video to these addresses. Thanks!

Bookmark and Link info

Be sure to bookmark this page for future reference. The link is also located on our COMMUNITY menu above. We will be updating this section as often as possible with derby-related information. News articles, race day parking info, updates to the race ladder as corrections are made, etc. We will try to make note of the changes on this page so check back often.

• Get on your soap box
     The Free Lance-Star Classic soap box derby brought warm feelings and thrills to Fredericksburg
• Derby day filled with excitement
     Derby produces many stories
• Get ready for next year's derby
     Itchin' to drive in the soap box derby? Here's how to do it.
• It Takes A Lot Of People To Run A Soap Box Derby
     Soap box derby to close roads
• Race Team Has Five Entries In The Derby
     Stafford family has five derby contenders
• King George girl making her mark on Derby
     Family pitches in to decorate derby car with sharpies
• Local derby still world's largest. RACERS READY! Event set for next Saturday.
     11th Soap Box Derby remains world's largest

• Area's first Derby champ 'on top of the world'
• Area boy is champ at derby
• Soap box drivers ready for nationals
• Sights and sounds at the soap box derby
• Soap box derby crowns three champions
• 178 racers set to roll in Saturday's Soap Box Derby
• Inmates help annual Derby roll smoothly
• Local derby is world's largest still
• Start getting geared up for derby