GALLERY: Soap Box Derby makes for high-speed hijinks

Saturday, Jun 03, 2017 06:23 pm

By: Brent Calver/OWW

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  Mayden Whitney takes off from the starting ramp in her car built by Xterior Worx during the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3.

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The Okotoks Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby kicked off with hot wheels and warm weather on May 3, with creative cars and high-speed hijinks.

Davyda Bedard leads the pack with a runaway doodle, Austin, in hot pursuit during the final race in the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3. Bedard's racer was built by her dad Jeff Poulin with help from his fellow Kinsmen.

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Beckett Slough leads the pack racing down Crystal Ridge Dr. in the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3.

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Okotoks Municipal Enforcement Officer Andy Wiebe does a little speed control at the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3.

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Bryce Heron and Dean White of Fountain Tire perform fixes and tune-ups for safety during the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3.

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Mason McIvor hits the "brakes" after the finish line in his racer sponsored by HD Construction during the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3.

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A gaggle of soap box racers hit the finish line in the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3.

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Peter MacFadyen helps his daughter Anna tune yup her car between heats at the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3.

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Kalan McGowan brought out the big guns for the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3. McGowan's tank was sponsored by Absolute Surveys.

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Blaise Anton's soap box racer sports some fluffy flair in the Rotary Club's Soap Box Derby on June 3.

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