Watch Kids Race Soap Box Cars Down 17th Street on Saturday

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    A bit of old-fashioned fun is racing down Park Slope’s 17th Street this Saturday at the seventh annual Soap Box Derby. Since 2008, Open Source Gallery has been offering workshops in which children ages 7 to 15 build eco-friendly soap box race cars out of “seemingly useless trash,” according to the event’s website.

    While there, they learn to use tools ranging from power sanders to drills, and the annual race is the chance to show off their work.

    This year’s derby will have three qualified judges, including Brooklyn Spaces writer Oriana Leckert. It will take place at noon on August 29.

    Photos via Soap Box Derby 2015

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