The Rotary Club of Lincoln has committed to sponsoring The SUPER KIDS Classic portion of the 1st. Annual Lincoln Soap Box Derby being held August12, 2017.
Super Kids was introduced to Canada in 2008 to open the doors of inclusion for
kids and youth with cognitive, developmental and physical challenges. With over
25 years of involvement in the sport of soap box derby racing and seeing many
kids captive on the sidelines watching siblings and friends racing, it was felt that
Super Kids was the very thing that would open the doors to these awesome kids to
the sport.
Unlike regular racing, Super Kids racers are not required to build and own their
own soap box derby cars. The special two seater cars used in this program are
provided by the local organization.
Since its introduction to Canada, nearly 20 special needs kids have had the
opportunity to represent their communities and Canada in Akron at the World
Championships. In 2015 a Canadian Super Kid won the National Super Kids World
Championships and a Canadian racer was the 2016 World Champion runner-up.
But the bottom line is all of these kids got to proclaim to the world, " LOOK AT
ME ! I'M A SOAP BOX DERBY RACER !!! "
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