SBD NZ Finals 2014
The NZ International SBD Trust holds the NZ Franchise to the All American Soapbox Derby races in New Zealand and currently 3 Rotary Clubs host the races. Finalists from these local races compete again in the NZ Finals with the NZ Champion racing again in Akron, USA in the AASBD finals.
Info on each race – including results and photos where available – are below
Waitakere Rotary SBD
Joint Race With Auckland East
Sunday 23rd March
Westgate Drive, Massey
RESULTS:
Race Day Videos:
This year we have three videos of our Event:
- Waitakere Primary Student Video (absolutely brilliant and well worth checking out!)
- Bruce McLaren Parent Grant McKinnon Video
- Rotaractor Lauren Simpson Video
Waitakere newspaper articles
Waitakere Rotary website (this site)
Enquiries to: info@soapboxderby.co.nz
MD Aluminium and Ritchies car ready to start
Mainfreight have been excellent sponsors of all the derbies for many years.
This year Baird’s Mainfreight School ran with Auckland East at our Joint Derby

Auckland East Rotary SBD
Joint Race With Waitakere
Sunday 23rd March 2014
Westgate Drive, Massey
RESULTS:

Whangaparaoa SBD
NZ SBD Finals
Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay
RESULTS:
Whangaparaoa Race Track:
- 2013 Site Plan
- 2013 UPDATED Pit Crew map
- 2010 UPDATED Photos of Track as an aid for drivers
Tommy and Marilyn Waters
Our special guests from Akron, Ohio