Miles Heller Baptista, an eleven-year-old, is competing in his first Soapbox Derby World Championship, a downhill racing event where kids race homemade cars without gas pedals. The Soapbox Derby originated in Ohio in the 1930s when a journalist saw boys racing homemade cars down hills made from soap crates, giving rise to its name. The event has three divisions: Stock for novice racers aged 7 to 13, Super Stock for older kids aged 9 to 18 with slightly larger cars, and Masters with more sophisticated lay-down cars. The cars are built from kits, and it's a fun and exciting competition for young racers.
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