Portland soap box derby race features a parade of creative gravity-powered cars

NPR | By Deena Prichep

Published August 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT

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At Portland's annual soapbox derby, motorless cars race downhill pulled by nothing more than gravity. It's part race, part parade, with cars built to look like sharks, guitars and slices of cake.

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Deena Prichep