Inspection Results
VIP & Inspection results for the 2024 FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship Race.
2024 Inspection Results
All cars for the 2024 World Championship have now been inspected. Inspection status reports are posted below. Thank you to all champs that dropped off cars early and to the inspectors for their hard work.
Note: All cars that show VIP will include additional items (such as nose height, nose screws, shell flush…) that will need to be completed during shell attach on Sunday to maintain VIP status.
Local Champs
Rally Champs
Pre-Race
Inspections Corner
Get ready to race by avoiding these common mistakes that inspectors find when inspecting cars:
Stock Cars
- Bolts in rear stabilizer may be slot headed or philips headed bolts.
- The steering cable should be wrapped correctly around the steering shaft. Please refer to figure 5.27 in the Stock Car Plans.
- Make sure the washer stack on bolts is correct.
- The bolts on the brake pad CANNOT be cut.
- The brake pad bolts CANNOT be embedded into the floorboard. No holes may be drilled into the floorboard to recess the brake pad bolts.
- Weight combinations must NOT exceed 12″ in length.
- Shell attachment holes may not be enlarged.
Super Stock Cars
- Bolts in rear angle iron may be slot headed or philips headed bolts.
- The steering cable should be wrapped correctly around the steering shaft. Please refer to figure 5.27 in the Stock Car Plans.
- Make sure the washer stack on bolts is correct.
- The bolts on the brake pad CANNOT be cut.
- The brake pad bolts CANNOT be embedded into the floorboard. No holes may be drilled into the floorboard to recess the brake pad bolts.
- Weight combinations must NOT exceed 12″ in length.
- Shell attachment holes may not be enlarged.
- Airfoils must be cut perpendicular to axle. They CANNOT be cut at an angle.
Masters Cars
- The weight bolt under the racer’s head MUST be cut.
- The hatch hinge bolts on the inside of the car MUST be cut.
- The hatch opening must be 7″ wide to accommodate the 7″ foam protection. It may be necessary to trim the hatch to meet the 7” width measurement.
All Divisions
- Shoes MUST have some type of sole.
- Socks cannot be used as a shoe.
- Tape is not allowed to be used to form a sole.