Owensboro Lions Club

2021 Owensboro Soap Box Derby Racers

We had 11 racers from Owensboro who participated in the 83rd FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby (Kierra Johnson, Jacob Leonard, Ryan Locher, Brayden Locher, Addison Locher, Halee Jo McDaniel, Zack Gordon, Dawson Gordon, Benji Edds, Drew Meyer and Sadie Meyer). Of those 11 racers, 5 of them placed in the top 8 as follows (pictured from left to right):

Jacob Leonard - Rally Masters - 8th Place
Brayden Locher - Local Stock - 4th Place
Sadie Meyer - Rally Stock - 2nd Place
Ryan Locher - Rally Masters - 3rd Place
Drew Meyer - Local Super Stock - 5th Place

Note: Dates are tentative and subject to change due to the coronavirus crisis.
Derby Race Schedule

April 30 - Deadline for registration for Super Kids Race (send to mandi.terp@yahoo.com)
May 1 - Driver information form due for local Soap Box Derby race (send to jmeyer@ew-cpa.com)
May 7 - Super Kids Race from 8 AM to 12 PM
May 7 - Soap Box Derby registration and photographs 1-4 PM
May 21-22 - Spring Rally Race
June 4 - Trial runs and impound
June 11 - Local Soap Box Derby Race
June 12 - Local Soap Box Derby rain date
August 13-14 - Summer Rally Race
September 10-11 - Fall Rally Race

Note: Open track/practice: first Saturday of the month (March 5 through November 5)

MEETINGS

1st & 3rd
Tuesdays
Noon
Briarpatch
2760 Veach Road

Upcoming Activities
January 4 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Mark Calitri, President and CEO of the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau
January 18 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: Mark Marsh, Owensboro Health President and CEO
January 24 - Lions Club Board Meeting at Briarpatch, 6 PM
January 28-29, 2022 -District 43K Winter Celebration with special guest LCI President Douglas X. Alexander, Bruce Conference Center in Hopkinsville (See invitation sent in earlier email.)
February 1 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: TBD
February 15 - Regular meeting at Briarpatch at 11:30 AM; SPEAKER: TBD
February 28 - Lions Club Board Meeting at Briarpatch, 6 PM

May 20-21, 2022: 2021-2022 - State Convention, Clarion Hotel, Lexington, KY