By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@thecitizennews.com

Soap does not come in boxes large enough to build a mobile cart anymore.

In fact, the term “soap box” is used more often with someone on a tirade than a vehicle that children compete with in races. This didn't stop Henry County from having a Soap Box Derby national qualifying race recently, nor did it stop many youngsters, including two from Fayetteville, from entering.

Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Stockbridge, the race was licensed by the All-American Soap Box Derby and met all the rules and regulations of that organization. The goals of the Soap Box Derby program are to promote families working together, to teach youngsters some of the basic skills of workmanship along with the spirit of competition and the perseverance to continue a project to completion.

The cars were built from a kit. All have plastic bodies and weigh approximately 65 pounds. In the stock division, which featured 16 racers, each car carries a weight of 200 pounds. A weight is put in the car to make up the difference after the driver and the car are weighed.

Although many of the entrants came from Henry County, some came from Forsyth, Cumming and Fayetteville. Trent Goss, a 10-year-old Burch Elementary School student, was one of two racers from Fayetteville. He placed sixth overall.

The winner of the race was Tim Pangburn of McDonough.

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