Drake Morganti, left, of Louisiana, Mo., is all concentration during Saturday's Super Kids derby on the 18th Street Hill between Bob Mays Park and Quintron Way. Riding with Morganti is an unidentified "buddy driver." | Photo for Muddy River News by Lisa Wigoda
Sixty-eight competitors took part in Friday’s Super Kids competition in the Quincy Derby.
The Quincy Optimist Club-sponsored event has brought together young racers with physical and mental challenges each June since 2015. Super Kids racers come from West-Central Illinois, Northeast and Southeast Missouri and southeast Iowa.
Champions were crowned in three divisions: Zach Hastings-Hull of Quincy, Luke Lamb of Springfield, Ill., and Tobias Myers of Quincy.
The Quincy Derby continues Saturday with 122 entrants in the Super Stock, Stock and Masters Elite classes, all racing on the 18th Street Hill between Bob Mays Park and Quintron Way.
Below is a gallery of photos from Friday’s Super Kids competition by Lisa Wigoda.
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