The Newport RI Lions Club Sponsors and Supports The Soapbox Derby in Rhode Island

Newport Lions Club 15th Annual
All American, RI Soap Box Derby Race
to be held on SATURDAY, May 22, 2010!!!

PLEASE! Let us know if you will race this coming year -- you have priority before we ask others to enter. We will have three categories racing this year: The Stock division, the Super Stock Division, and our new division– “Super Kids” (for special needs children). In the Stock category, car and driver can total up to 200 pounds. In the Super Stock category, car and driver can total up to 230 pounds. information.

Contact your sponsor, and call the Derby Hotline to indicate which division you are interested in entering and a race information package including the application form, will be sent to you! The Newport Daily News will print an insert in the paper, which will be our program book. There will be 18,000 copies distributed with The Newport Daily News all over Aquidneck Island and another 1,000 copies sent out to other parts of the state. Your latest picture will be in this insert. Please remember to provide a good, clear close-up picture, the names of your sponsors, your age and your school, so that we can get all this good stuff about you and your sponsors in the paper. The insert will be printed the week before the race. You should tell your sponsor, that we will have their name, etc. in this edition of 18,000 copies of the insert in The Newport Daily News.

There are some significant changes to the rules this year pertaining to construction, safety and markings. Download the latest rules from www.aasbd.com to get the latest info and be sure your car is legal to race. Our application deadline this year is April 23, 2010. Download an application at www.newportlionsclub.com. New Drivers must call Johnny Gomes for instructions and information - 846-8873 or email Johnny at jgomes8884@cox.net.

Trophies will be presented to the top three finishers in each division. All drivers will receive a medal and a racing t-shirt. And the winner of each division will receive a check for $1,000 from the Newport Lions Club. So start working your car, contact your sponsor, and get set for another great day.

Please read the available downloads to assure that you and your car are ready to race. The DERBY HOT LINES ARE OPEN. CALL (401) 255-1049 for general information and (401) 846-8873 for technical information or email ddittmann@cox.net