The Arlington Soap Box Derby is a community based organization that supports and promotes soap box derby as a STEM and community building activity.
The Arlington Soap Box Derby (ASBD) is a community based nonprofit organization whose mission is to build knowledge and character, and to create meaningful experiences through collaboration and fair and honest competition. Arlington Soap Box Derby started in 2008 and has been organizing a local race annually here in Arlington while promoting STEM education, good sportsmanship, and collaboration by
03/18/2026
We are sad to announce that there will be no 2026 Arlington Soap Box Derby Local Race. We are not holding the race due to low numbers of volunteers and racing families.
Please reach out to [email protected] if you are interested in helping revitalize soap box derby in Massachusetts for 2027.
07/19/2025
Congrats to our Super Stock Local Champ Billy Loftus! He won his first heat International Soap Box Derby World Championships. Watch him race around 12:30!
https://www.youtube.com/live/ncVyLfhfpmw?si=4OtKWo_4KK4M0WOH
07/19/2025
Cheer on our Local Champs tomorrow at they race in the International Soap Box Derby World Championships! Go Parker and Billy! They will be racing early - Between 9:00-10:00a. https://youtube.com/?si=71oPaJsl18s1tF2W
07/16/2025
Good luck to our local champs today racing in the All American Soap Box Derby Loval Challenge Race today! Good luck Parker and Billy!
You can watch them race at: https://www.youtube.com/live/xnQdp72EWPY?si=u1cMbe65cSSU1yqf
Parker should be racing between 9-10a and Billy between 1:30 and 3:30p.
Go Arlington!
07/10/2025
Our Arlington Local Soap Box Derby Champions are off to Akron next week to compete in the All American Soap Box Derby World Championships. Please send
Car #338 Parker Yoo (Local Stock Champ)
Car #142 Billy Parker (Local Super Stock Champ)
a Good Luck message.
Complete the form below and our champs will get these messages in their car the morning of the World Championship Race (Sat July 19). Message are due SAT JULY 12th at 5p:
https://form.jotform.com/251664612630150
International Soap Box Derby
2025 Champ Car Messages Please click the link to complete this form.
06/14/2025
Congratulations to our 2025 Arlington MA Local Soap Box Derby Champions!
Stock Champion - Parker Yoo
Super Stock Champion - Billy Loftus
We are so proud you are representing Massachusetts at the International Soap Box Derby World Championships in Akron OH next month.
02/02/2025
Another great weekend of racing soap box derby underground in the Winter in Boston. Thank you to all our racers and families who came this cold weekend. International Soap Box Derby