Lexy Schmidt from East Alton watched her 5-year-old son Viroon Williams race in his first Pinewood Derby. “His dad works on race cars, so he’s always been interested in racing,” Schmidt said ...

A taxi driver has been sacked after video footage posted online appeared to show him fly-tipping in a lay-by in Derbyshire.

By Derby rules the combined weight of racer and driver is limited. Because gravity is what drives soapbox cars and weight combats air resistance, competitors want to weigh in with their cars as ...

A male juvenile was critically injured Ap in a vehicle collision that occurred in the parking lot of the Derby McDonald’s ...

Seven-year-old Abel Gonzalez of Granite City takes his car to the starting gate during the Pinewood Derby at The River Church in Alton on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Seven-year-old Wyatt Buttry of ...