Racers Hit The Streets For The Open Source Soap Box Derby

Open Source Gallery’s 2013 Soap Box Derby hit the gradual slope of 17th Street this weekend, and several neighbors were on the scene to catch the action — whether they knew about it in advance, or not.

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Stacey Sperling sent in this pic of her 7-year-old son Nico racing his first ever soap box derby car. “Nervous, nearly crashed, determined, and proud boy,” she said. Sweet ride, Nico!

Anyone else take pics of the event? If you’ve got some to share, send them our way at editor@bklyner.com and we’ll add them to this post!