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By Anita L. Sherman Rappahannock News Staff Writer
This year’s Seventh Annual Soap Box Derby in Culpeper may have gotten off to a wet start, but after the storms cleared, the races resumed under a sunny, rain-washed sky and Rappahannock racers are already looking forward to next year’s derby.
Cory Norman, 14, from Woodville driving for the Castleton Community Volunteer Fire Department said, “I really enjoyed it and Fm planning on doing it next year too.”
Brooklyn Phillips, 9, from Chester Gap has more ambitious plans. She really liked the race but said she “wished they would let her drive down Chester Gap...it’s faster.”
Long time committee member, Thom Pellikaan, of Woodville, noted that experienced racers will use eveiy angle to gain a bit of speed. “You can see them dodging puddles or steering slightly to the right or left,” said Pellikaan who was serving up slices of cold watermelon and cheering on the field of otfer a dozen drivers that came from Rappahannock. Pellikaan remembers the days when they were only able to find a few dozen willing kids to build and race the kit cars. But now, since it started in 2003, their numbers have grown to the over 150 competitors this year.
The Soap Box Derby of Culpeper is reminiscent of Americana at its best. Hay bales lined the 650-foot course, flags were flying, tents were up sheltering dozens of enthusiastic family
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