European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Games Anil Maky Neth farm tractor provided a lift to the top of the Hill. It s soap Box Derby time in Germany and Young Drivers Are just As intense and determined As any set of jockeys at Churchill Downs. And Why should t they be the Winner of the Germany final at Dusseldorf will get a 5,000 Mark scholarship and a Throe week trip to the . To take part in he word series of the Soapbox set at Akron. Stars and stripes looked in at one of the preliminaries at Wieburg where the City fathers blocked off a Highway to set up a 1,000-foot run Complete with banners dancing girls Bales of Hay along the Road As safety barriers to coverage soda pop vendors loudspeakers timers and judges. More than 5,000 spectators lined the Road to watch 120 deadly serious Young Drivers compete for prizes. The cars built to rigid specifications has anyone in a genuine soap Box in recent year reached speeds of up to 30 Miles an hour. Each Driver was allotted two runs and the Winner was whisked to an air plane for a Quick Aerial View of the show. After the main races other Drivers competed in the fantasy class no specifications build it any Way you like. One bomb shaped Job even had a pop out drag Chute to serve As a Brake and a wheel twisting slalom for those who like fancy steering. Nna to 1tvjk a hunched Down to Cut Down wind resistance two Drivers Roll off the starting platform. Distaff Driver warm up for slalom. Group of local Bell in vivid minis with speeds of up to 30 Miles an hour Barrier Bales were not just decoration die Bur a tarted if off with a fancy float Job. Between race. To 12 the stars and stripes it looks like this will be a close one As they Strain toward the finish no the stars and stripes Page 13