EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 3 MIN
In Portland, Oregon, soapbox racing is part parade, part spectacle and full-on community fun
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At Portland's annual soapbox derby, contestants build motorless cars and race them downhill pulled by nothing more than gravity.
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