Imagine the excitement of racing a car down a street in Morton when you are not yet 16 years old! You can do it at the 16th Annual Soapbox Derby sponsored by Farm & Fleet and hosted by the Morton Kiwanis the weekend before the Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, September 10th online registration will be open June 1st.Day of registration and check in begins at 9:30 a.m. with the races beginning at 11:00 a.m. There will be an entry fee of $5 per racer. These cars have no motors but they can still run the course at the corner of Plum and Washington streets at a pretty good clip.

Children from kindergarten through 8th grade can enter the Soapbox Derby. All children must bring their own helmet. For safety reasons no one will be allowed to race without a helmet.

Children are encouraged to design, build and decorate their own cars, but the Chamber of Commerce has extra cars for any child who does not have their own. Soapbox derby cars are made with commonly available materials and tools. Car specifications and registration forms are available at the Morton Chamber website at www.mortonchamber.org/soapbox-derby.