Soap Box Derby

[wendymasterton]

Who remembers the Soap Box Derby we use to have every year.  We all use to make go-carts (well our dad's did) and we use to race them down the big hill at the entrance of town.

Ive got a picture somewhere... I will have to dig it out.


Wendy

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Hi Wendy

Was great to see your folks in CT in May!

I don't remember the Soap Box Derby but I do remember the Mule Derby that was normally held in June/July where they sold those hotdogs with the horrible pink sausages. They also had the "Guess the weight of the pig" competition. Can also remember going on pony rides there and there used to be a fancy dress competition as well. 

Shannon and Cameron , now 9 and 6, go to the daycare that is next to the Mule Derby (now called Independance Park) and it is quite sad to see how neglected it has become.

Say hi to all of the family when you speak to them!
Michele

[wendymasterton]

Hi Michelle,

Nice to hear from you.  My folks filled me in on all the going on's when i picked them up from the airport.  I was only about 9 or 10 when they did the soap box derby...it was good fun.

hope your keeping well

Wendy

[Paul Alexander]

Ahhhh yes, the soapbox derby... Mike, how can you not remember... it was an even playing field till Jannie Snyders build his boys (Dewet and something) that 'drag racer' go-cart, then they won everything. Remember Denzyl Wiedemann building the F1 replica for Darryl and Warren!!!! Smart car but way too heavy.... I think it was more of a competition between the dads as opposed to the kids

Paul Alexander - gotta change that nick.

[darryl weidemann]

you know paul for somebody who has been a family friend for so long you would of thought by now you could spell our surname. oh and my fathers name.....
was the soap box derby always at that downhill at the entrance to town

[Paul Alexander]

Ah, DahRil,

Come the day that I can type and read at the same time.... I promise that the spelling thing will come right... besides, for all you know I'm spelling it right and you guys have been wrong all this time... Just remember what THEY say....

[darryl weidemann]

po-el
THEY said you worked on computers (mmmmm!!!!)
how big were the soap boxes back in the day if you could ride in them

[Paul Alexander]

We were dirty people, we needed big soap boxes and even bigger bars of soap... any one of Those Highly Educated Yugoslavians could have told you that!!!!

[darryl weidemann]

hi po-el
i did recall who "THEY"  were just by the way
that go-kart that my dad made iy was an impressive looking machine and we made to the finals. although them bloody snyders with their pipe car on bicycle wheels kicked our asses.
anyway we did win the prize for the best looking car , somebody came along an pulled three long scratch marks on it

[paul hall]

HI WENDY
I remember it very well your dad put bicicle wheels on yours and it went fast mine on the other hand was built of wood and old wheels but it got me to the bottom

[wendymasterton]

Hi Paul,

Nice to see you on the site.  I remember the Snyders carts....they were impressive.  i remembe i had a blue cart and loved it to bits.  My dad also managed to borrow someones helmets so we really looked the biz going down that hill.

those poor buggers who had to push us to start us off...lol....good old days

Wendy

[brandonvdw]

My old man ginger built me a huge big box of a thing but i was to afraid to go racing down the hill, they took on jannie snyders super machine and lost but still took out most of the competition by barging thru or over them.....

i need to get back to SA sometime as my old man has 1000's of pics on slide shows from the model plane days horse riding etc,,,

for a small town we sure kept busy with activities