Point S Tire & Auto and Downtown Helena, Inc. are excited to announce the Second Annual Septemberfest Soapbox Derby on Friday & Saturday, September 23rd-24th.
 

September 23:
4-6pm:          Vehicle check-in and drop-off at Ten Mile Brewery
6-7pm:          Safety inspections
4-8pm:         Family activities on the Walking Mall

September 24:
11am-1pm:    Set-up/staging/car transportation from Ten Mile to race starting point 
                           Practice runs for cars
1pm:                Race begins!
1-3:30pm:    Qualifying heats race
4pm:               Finals racing begins
4pm:               Beer gardens open
5pm:               Awards Ceremony
5:30pm:        Band starts: Big Ska Country
8pm:               Event concludes

RACE REQUIREMENTS
•   Race registration is FREE but donations are encouraged. Donations will go toward local nonprofits.
•   Racers must be pre-registered to participate.
​•   There will be no race registration on the day of the event.
•   Race participants must be 18 years of age.
•   Races will begin on Cruse Avenue (next to the Chamber Building), take a hard left down 6th Ave (with an optional jump down-course), and sail down 6th Avenue to the Walking Mall. 
•   Costumes are encouraged.
•   All team members must wear long pants, long shirt, shoes, gloves, helmet, and goggles.
•   Each team can consist of up to 3 people: 1 Racer and 2 Pushers.
•   Each team will be allotted a 10x10 space to work on their Soapbox in the staging area.

VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS
•   Vehicles must be non-motorized.
•   Vehicles must have at least 4 wheels. 
•   Vehicle Pushing must happen from the back of the vehicle and only for a short portion of the race (approximately 80 feet at the beginning of the course).
•   Vehicles can be no more than 4 feet wide, 5 feet tall, and 10 feet long.
•   Vehicles can weigh no more than 200 pounds, excluding the driver.
•   Vehicles must have fully functioning brakes and steering.
•   Braking with hands or feet is prohibited.
•   Unmodified prefab vehicles are prohibited. (Basically, you can't send an unmodified Barbie car down the course.)
•   No power or tools will be provided, only stoke.
•   No welders, blowtorches, fire pits, or open flames of any kind are allowed at the event.

Point S Tire & Auto and Downtown Helena, Inc want to say a BIG THANK YOU to our sponsors for helping bring this rad event to Helena.

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS:

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Downtown Sponsor: $100
• Small logo included on main landing page.
• Small logo sticker to be included on specific soapbox car.
• Small logo to be included on a hay bale lining the course.
 

Derby Sponsor: $250

• Medium logo included on main landing page.
• Medium logo sticker to be included on specific soapbox car.
• Medium logo to be included on a hay bale lining the course.
• Small logo included on main banner at finish line.

Race Day Sponsor: $500
• Large logo included on main landing page.
• Large logo sticker to be included on specific soapbox car.
• Large logo to be included on a hay bale lining the course.
• Medium logo included on main banner at finish line.

Finish Line Sponsor: $1,000
• Extra-large logo included on main landing page.
• Extra-large logo to be included on specific soapbox car.
• Extra-large logo to be included on hay bale lining the course.
• Large logo included on main banner at finish line.
• Ability to provide 1 judge to finish line area. First come, first serve.

Can’t sponsor now? We can always use prizes for the winners, so any in-kind donation is appreciated.

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