Soapbox Derby
June 12, 2025 | By STEVE EIGHINGER
QUINCY — Kalli Mullen is as honest as she is talented. When quizzed about her opportunity to rewrite a significant portion of the Quincy Derby record book this weekend, the 16-year-old did not try and politely sidestep the question. “I think about it all the time,” she said. And who can blame her? Mullen has…
Read Full Article June 15, 2022 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Jadyn Vogel has let the world know her secret. There is no arguing Vogel’s success in the Quincy Derby — formerly known as the Soap Box Derby — has been unparalleled. The 13-year-old enters Saturday’s event with six straight championships in the Stock Division and will be a prohibitive favorite to add to…
Read Full Article April 8, 2022 | By Steve Eighinger
QUINCY — Quincy Optimist Club Derby officials are taking the event to a new — and important — level. Once known as the Soap Box Derby, organizers Ray Wilson and Aiden McDonnell are in the process of helping coordinate an exercise with local grade schoolers that not only introduces them to racing but accents science, technology…
Read Full Article July 08, 2025
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