Rotary Rollin' Derby
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What's new this year:
Check out the new Construction Drawings section for details and photos of the build process. Also, we have an online signup sheet this year.
2010
Lapeer, MI
Our Sixth annual Rotary Rollin' Derby will be held during Lapeer Days on Sunday August 22 at 1pm. Since we had a great turn out for 2009, we will limit the number of cars to 20. So be sure to register early and secure a spot as many drivers will be returning. We will also be selling 7 of the derby cars from the past 5 years if you don't have the resources to build them. Financing is available with favorable terms! All proceeds will go to the Rotary Club of Lapeer to fund community projects (including the Soap Box Derby). If you are interested, please contact us and check back periodically for more details. Here are the details so far...
Drivers (Pre-registration)
Sponsors
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Race Day
Rotary Class
Stock Class
Super Stock Class
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Due to the unique nature of the hill on Nepessing Street (it is not very steep), offical Soap Box Derby Z-Glas Wheels should be used. Ball-bearing wheels 12 inches or larger in diameter can be used for the Rotary Class but will not be able to keep up with the other 2 classes. The Z-Glas wheels and car plans can be purchased online at the AASBD store and frequently appear on eBay.
2009 Results
Lapeer, MI
Oops! My bad, I accidentally deleted the results from last year. I'll recover them as soon as possible. - webmaster
The Rotary Club of Lapeer thanks all the parents and drivers who participated in the build days over the past few weeks. And a special thank you to our friend Jerry at B & B Hot Dog for provding gift certificates for our 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners as well as free dogs, chips, and drinks during our build day. Special thanks to the Lapeer East Robotics Team for their help planning and working the event, Jared at Byer's Towing for hauling our ramp and cars for the past 5 years, Beckwith's Body Shop for the use of their parking lot (pit row), Lapeer Police and Public Works for letting us block the road and providing safety barriers, and especially the spectators who cheered us on! The event would not be possible without the support of our founding sponsors K's Auto and Cypress Computer Systems.
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SponsorsLapeer Days Event Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
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We actually used our electronic timing system this year and it worked perfectly. Thanks to Will Stanton at Cypress Computer Systems, Inc. for inventing and operating it!
2008 Results
Lapeer, MI
The good news is that we had the largest field ever. The bad news, it overwhelmed the event organizers a little and we got off to a late start but managed to catch up. The weather was perfect! We had 4 heats with 9 races each. The Rotary Class had 10 entires and the Stock Class had 8 drivers (9 cars). Mariah Hobbs and her friend Miranda captured the theme of this year's Lapeer Days of "Blast from the Past" with their coordinated tie-dyed shirts, custom uppolstered seat (adjustable), and their flower power car design. Jose Rodriguez not only finished first with the best accumulated time but his excellent restoration of vintage wheels and new-built traditional wood body, brought many of back to the "good ole days" of soap box racing. Lucas McFall received a set of new Z-Glas wheels for next year's race. Aaron learned some hard engineering lessons when a steering malfunction caused a crash in the 2nd race. We have a feeling he will have the most secure steering and brakes next year!
The Rotary Club of Lapeer thanks all the parents and drivers who participated in the build days over the past few weeks. And a special thank you to our friend Jerry at B & B Hot Dog for provding gift certificates for our 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners as well as free dogs, chips, and drinks during our build day. Special thanks to the Lapeer East Robotics Team for their help planning and working the event, Jared at Byer's Towing for hauling our ramp and cars for the past 4 years, Anna and Brien Ahern for their 4th year working on cars and ramps and participating as drivers, Beckwith's Body Shop for the use of their parking lot (pit row), Lapeer Police and Public Works for letting us block the road and providing safety barriers, and especially the spectators who cheered us on! The event would not be possible without the support of our founding sponsors K's Auto, Durakon Industries, and Cypress Computer Systems.
Stock Class
* shared car Rotary Class
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SponsorsLapeer Days Event Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
Please let us know if you have any photos or videos. |
We used total time over 4 heats to determine the placement this year. The thought was that it would cancel out timing discrepancies due to human error and adverse lane conditions (alternating lanes). It is obvious that electronic timing is needed and the engineers at Cypress Computer Systems are already working on the project for next year.
