Annual Tuscarawas Co. Soap Box Derby sees rain Sunday

Andrew Dolph, The Times-Reporter
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NEW PHILADELPHIA – The annual Tuscarawas County Soap Box Derby was held Saturday and Sunday, along Wabash Ave., at Quaker Stadium, in New Philadelphia. Racing on Sunday was marked by periodic delays due to passing rain showers.

According to the event website, “This year will be 80 years since the Tuscarawas County SBD has started, though we have not raced all of those 80 years due to war time, we will be celebrating by bringing it back to its original location down Main Street in Sugarcreek, Ohio. We have 2 world champions in our history books, Phil Raber as the very first Kit Car champion in 1976, and Meghan Frantz, Rally Masters champion in 2011.”

Columbus resident and racer Delany Nichols, 10, plays in the rain during the 2022 Tuscarawas County Soap Box Derby Spring Rally, May 1, in New Philadelphia. Periodic rain storms caused brief delays in racing.
Columbus resident and racer Delany Nichols, 10, plays in the rain during the 2022 Tuscarawas County Soap Box Derby Spring Rally, May 1, in New Philadelphia. Periodic rain storms caused brief delays in racing.

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