Kinsmen Coaster Classic

{{Short description|Canadian kid's gravity-powered racing program}}

The Kinsmen Coaster Classic, also named the All Canada or All-Canadian Coaster Classic, was a youth-oriented soap box race car program that took place in the City of Montreal, Canada from 1938 until the early 1970s. Organized by the Kinsmen Club of Montreal, it was the first city-wide soap box race to be held in the municipality. Cars competing in the event raced downhill, propelled by gravity alone. Competing in two separate classes, boys raced hand-made cars on various streets throughout the city until a permanent site was chosen in Montreal's east end.

The American Soap Box Derby was inaugurated in 1934, making Montreal one of Canada's earliest entries into the sport just four years later, as well as one of the first non-US entries worldwide. Rules for the race followed those of its US counterpart, with eligibility for boys set at ages 9–15, and a car construction allowance of no more than ten dollars in its inaugural year. Like in the US, boys were expected to build their own cars with as little assistance as possible from a senior mentor. Competitors from anywhere in Canada were welcomed to attend.

A winner of the Kinsmen Coaster Classic was awarded the Henry Birks Trophy and a brand new bicycle, with a second bicycle being awarded to the runner-up. In addition to the fastest car prizes, awards were handed out for Best Looking and Best Constructed cars. Although styled like the Soap Box Derby, the race was not affiliated with nor was it a registered franchise of the American Soap Box Derby organization{{efn|An international, largely volunteer-based event,{{sfn|Iula|Ignizio|2011|p=36}} the sport is overseen by the All-American Soap Box Derby (AASBD) organization, comprising a paid administrative staff based at Derby Downs in Akron, OH{{sfn|"Soap Box Derby history". "Soap Box Derby"}}}} in Akron, OH, and therefore could not use their trademarked name nor refer to itself officially as the Montreal or Kinsmen 'Soap Box Derby', instead using the title 'Kinsmen Coaster Classic.' It did not send its champions to compete at the All-American World Championship in Akron.

In the Seventies public interest in the Soap Box Derby began to fade, brought on by an unforeseen loss of its national sponsor and a cheating scandal that damaged its credibility as a trusted American institution. At the same time the Kinsmen Coaster Classic lost its race venue in 1973 when the street it had used for twenty years was redeveloped for construction of Montreal's Olympic Park in preparation for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

History

The Soap Box Derby began in the United States in 1934, founded by Dayton, OH native Myron Scott, a photojournalist employed by the Dayton Daily News.{{sfn|"Soap Box Derby history". "Soap Box Derby"}} For the first two years it hosted the All-American Soap Box Derby National Championship for boys from all across America, but in 1936 competitors from outside the US began competing as well. South Africa was the first country to send a foreign competitor,{{efn|Norman Neumann of Pretoria{{sfn|"'Scottie' Father of Derby". "Akron Beacon Journal". 15 Aug 1936}}{{sfn|"South African Soap Box Racer to Compete in National Event". "Scranton Republican". 16 Jul 1936}} won the South African Championship}} with Canada following suit a year later with a champ from Toronto, ON.{{efn|George Wilson of Toronto was the first Canadian representative to race at the All-American. He did not make it past the semi-final round of the International race.{{sfn|"Here Are Derby Contestants". "Akron Beacon Journal". 13 Aug 1937}}}} Canada remained active in Soap Box Derby, having sent Champions to Akron for decades, its best showing at the All-American being Andy Vasko from St. Catharines, ON, who won third place in 1957.{{sfn|"Akron Hailed at Banquet". "Akron Beacon Journal". 19 Aug 1957}}

In 1938 the Kinsmen Club of Montreal discussed plans to conduct its own soap box race, the first one for Montreal,{{sfn|"L’époque des courses de boîtes à savon". "Ici Radio Canada"}} as a means of raising charitable funds for under-privileged children in the city's poorer neighborhoods. An ophthalmological ward at a hospital was required, with the intention of offering free eye exams for the kids, and the idea was to raise funds from various groups and individuals that would be willing to sponsor contestants in the race.{{sfn|"Soap-Box Derby Entrants Try Out on Secret Course". "Montreal Star". 27 Aug 1938}}{{sfn|"Soap Box Derby is Planned Here To Aid Campaign for Eye Clinic". "Montreal Gazette". 24 Aug 1938}} Race preparations were made to help boys that needed various items like axles and wheels,{{sfn|"Boys Make Own Cars for Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Star". 22 Aug 1938}} items they could not manufacture themselves, and a budget of no more than $10 with which to construct the car body was set, although most entrants seldom went over $1.{{sfn|"Soap Box Derby is Planned Here To Aid Campaign for Eye Clinic". "Montreal Gazette". 24 Aug 1938}}

Leading up to the first race there were as many as 400 applicants wanting to participate, but that number was paired down significantly upon inspection of the cars, most being deemed unacceptable.{{sfn|"400 Now Enrolled For Soap-Box Race". "Montreal Gazette". 5 Sep 1938}} The location of the race was kept secret until a few days before the event so that eager young lads would not venture out into traffic to test their cars. To govern against such an occurrence, organizers stipulated that if they did, they would be barred from entry.{{sfn|"Soap-Box Derby Entrants Try Out on Secret Course". "Montreal Star". 27 Aug 1938}}

Inaugural race

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The first Kinsmen Coaster Classic was held on October 8, 1938, with fifty-six boys running as either class B (ages 9–12) or class A (ages 13–15) entries. Before a crowd of an estimated four- to five-thousand, eleven-year-old Bill Telfer, driving his stout-built "Thunderbolt," defeated class A winner Leonard Applebaum, 14, in the final, becoming the first Kinsmen Coaster Classic champion.{{sfn|"11-Year-Old Hampton Youth Wins First Local Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Oct 1938}} Award-winning Québécois photojournalist Conrad Poirier was present to document the event (pictured). Cars from the race were put on public display at the Eaton's Toyville on the forth floor, including Telfer's winning "Thunderbolt," and racers by Best Looking Car Award winners Hans Gruninger and Earl Mackintosh.{{sfn|"See the Prize Winning Car". "Montreal Star". 11 Oct 1938}} The following year the race took place in Montreal's east end under an afternoon shower, with class A entry Sydney Wright, 14, taking the top prize, and Gus Mell, 12, winning in the class B category. Bill Telfer returned in his "Thunderbolt" and was cheered on by the crowd as he clocked an excellent time while testing the track, but after the rain began his car became hampered, and he lost to Mell in the semi-final round.

Because it was also called the All Canada{{sfn|"Missed Crown Once - Youngster Wins Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1953}} or All-Canadian Coaster Classic in the media,{{sfn|"116 Youngsters Tune Up 'Hot Rods'". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Jun 1952}} racers came not only from all over Montreal, but elsewhere in Quebec, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Ontario.{{sfn|"All-Canadian Coaster Classic Interest High". "Montreal Star". 14 Mar 1952}} From 1941 to 1943 however, it was won by just one boy, Tommy Butters from NDG in Montreal, who was also runner-up in 1940.{{sfn|"Westmount Boy Wins Coaster Event". "Montreal Gazette". 24 Jun 1940}} During his tenure he won in three categories; class B, class A and Ball Bearing class, and at three separate track venues. He also placed second in the Best Constructed car category the second year he was crowned champ.{{sfn|"Tommy Butters Beats Out Brother". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Jun 1942}}

From the same neighborhood was Richard Powell, who made excellent showings also by winning in 1951{{sfn|"Schoolboy Speedster Wins Coaster Classic Cup, Twice". "Montreal Gazette". 30 Jun 1952}} and 1953,{{sfn|"Missed Crown Once - Youngster Wins Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1953}} taking runner-up in his class in 1952.{{sfn|"Winning Drivers in Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 18 Jun 1951}} He won soap box races in other communities as well, taking home five bicycles in the three years he competed.{{sfn|"'Keep 'Er Straight,' Says Lad". "Montreal Gazette". 29 Jun 1953}} From out of province, champs winning in 1950 and 1952 were (in order) Mervyn Roberts from Perth, ON, who won the Standard Trophy for best constructed car in 1949,{{sfn|"Everything Homemade Except Wheels". "Montreal Gazette". 19 Jun 1950}} and Bob Jackson from Oshawa, ON. Beginning in 1954, races were being dominated by boys from the same community east of Montreal, Shawinigin-Falls, QC, having two winning streaks of three years each and one streak of two. The 1969 champion, Peter Miller, who raced the year prior but damaged his car, hailed from Montreal's West Island community of Pointe Claire, QC.{{sfn|"Classic Soap Box Derby Racers (1933-1999)". "Sketchup 3D Warehouse"}}

Races continued annually up to the early seventies with the exception the Second World War, when they were suspended from 1944 to 1947. When the United States entered the War in 1941, the American Soap Box Derby suspended its races immediately, resuming in 1946. Not following suit, Kinsmen organizers felt that the successful fundraising benefits of the race to help Montreal's needy far outweighed the minute amount of rubber used by the boys needed for the war effort, and held off for two more years.{{sfn|"Coasters Go Rolling By". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Jun 1942}} Races resumed in Montreal in 1948.

Rules

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The Kinsmen Coaster Classic was ostensibly a Soap Box Derby race, just not in name, and thus followed the rules set forth by its American counterpart so that, in the event that a boy was invited to compete at the All-American, he would pass inspection and thus qualify,{{sfn|"400 Now Enrolled For Soap-Box Race". "Montreal Gazette". 5 Sep 1938}}{{sfn|"Soap-Box Derby Entrants Try Out on Secret Course". "Montreal Star". 27 Aug 1938}} In the end no champ ever attended officially.{{efn|No boy from the Kinsmen Coaster Classic appears in any of the Official Race Programs of All-American Championship from 1938 to 1972}}

One of Derby's first rules was that the car had to be boy built, without the assistance of a mentor. This was seldom the case, as most boys did require some help simply because they lacked the skills to perform such a feat, acquiring them eventually as the car was constructed while under the tutelage of an adult.{{sfn|Payne|2003|p=33}} Sometimes a boy was asked to demonstrate knowledge of how the car was built during inspection if judges had doubts about who actually built the car.{{sfn|Rosenthal|1980|p=36}}

Boys raced in pairs down the hill (two lanes) in single elimination heats. Once a boy lost he was out of the race. Prior to the War, contestants were divided into two classes based on age: 9-12 raced as class B, 13–15 as class A, as stipulated by the Soap Box Derby in the US. In 1942 however, race officials redrew the distinction, this time by the kinds of wheels used, either "Ball bearing", the Official Derby wheels being used by boys in the States, or "plain bearing" or non-bearing wheels often found on wagons and baby carriages. In 1954 the classes were renamed. Although the distinction was the same, "ball bearing" became "Official wheel,"{{efn|A Soap Box Derby distinction. Official is capitalized to indicate the Official Soap Box Derby Wheel, the only issue allowed at sanctioned races in the US and Canada.}} and "plain bearing" became "unofficial wheel." This practice continued until the end.

General restrictions concerning the car's construction included a maximum weight of 250 pounds for the car and driver together (verified during a weigh-in prior to the race), an overall length of no more than 72 inches or six feet, a wheelbase of no less than 40 inches, height not to exceed 30 inches and a wheel tread of between 30 and 36 inches. The front axle was mounted on a single kingpin, and directional control governed by steel cables, a single steering column and wheel. No ropes were allowed. The brake was to be a friction or drag type, usually an armature through the floor that was activated by a foot pedal. Wheels were to be the solid rubber type, not pneumatic, and measure no more than 12 inches. Finally the driver was to be seated upright, though the practice was to crouch forward to minimize wind resistance. Pre-race inspections verified that the car was well constructed according to strict observance of the rules, and safe to drive.{{sfn|"400 Now Enrolled For Soap-Box Race". "Montreal Gazette". 5 Sep 1938}}

Mishaps

In spite of strict regulations ensuring safety for the boys, mishaps did occur.{{sfn|Rosenthal|1980|p=34}} In the media at least one occurrence of a crash or crack-up was reported per race, sometimes even about a boy requiring a trip to the hospital. In 1939 for example, both champion Sydney Wright and runner-up Gus Mell experienced crack-ups on their way to their individual victories, with Wright suffering damage but quickly repairing his car before the next heat.{{sfn|"S. Wright, 14-year old Verdunite, Wins Soap-Box Race In Field of 50". "Montreal Gazette". 2 Oct 1939}} In 1960 Don Norberg of Pointe Claire, QC was injured slightly and taken to Maisonneuve Hospital after his car rolled over when struck by another vehicle.{{sfn|"'Swift One' Swiftest in Coaster Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1960}}

Venues

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Locations for the Kinsmen Coaster Classic, which ran on city streets, varied across five separate venues during its lifetime. The inaugural race in 1938 took place on Van Horne Avenue{{efn|1st venue {{Coord|45|29|38|N|73|38|17|W|}}}} between Victoria Avenue and Van Horne Park, chosen because it was well paved and free of houses along both sides of that corridor, allowing traffic to be closed off and spectators to gather safely.{{sfn|"Coaster Derby Route Chosen by Kinsmen". "Montreal Star". 5 Oct 1938}} The next two years, races took place on an 1,100 foot track on Aird Avenue{{efn|2nd venue {{Coord|45|33|37|N|73|33|11|W|}}}}{{sfn|"S. Wright, 14-year old Verdunite, Wins Soap-Box Race In Field of 50". "Montreal Gazette". 2 Oct 1939}} in Montreal's east end neighborhood of Maisonneuve (pictured), between Sherbrooke St. E. and Boyce Street (now Pierre-de Coubertin Ave). Today the site is occupied by Montreal's Olympic Stadium, constructed in 1976. Aird was in a less developed neighborhood at the time with little traffic, ideal for races. In 1941 it moved back to Van Horne Avenue for one more year, then to the Trenholme Park neighborhood in the west Montreal neighborhood of NDG, remaining for two. Featuring a high starting ramp next to the park,{{efn|3rd venue {{Coord|45|27|41|N|73|37|54|W|}}}}{{sfn|"Tommy Butters Beats Out Brother". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Jun 1942}} the cars headed southbound on Park Row East Road down a 600-foot course{{sfn|"Kinsmen Hold Coaster Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 12 Jul 1943}} situated between Sherbrooke St. W and de Maisonneuve Blvd.

After cessation of hostilities in WWII the Kinsmen Coaster Classic resumed races in 1948, this time on picturesque Duluth Avenue West{{efn|4th venue {{Coord|45|30|49|N|73|34|56|W|}}}} by Fletcher's Field between Park Avenue and Esplanade Avenue. Measuring approximately 525 feet in length, it was the shortest of the five venues, requiring a starting ramp that stood ten feet in height.,{{sfn|"Everything Homemade Except Wheels". "Montreal Gazette". 19 Jun 1950}} and was used until 1950.

A permanent home

In 1951 a venue was selected on Desjardins Avenue,{{efn|5th venue {{Coord|45|33|19|N|73|33|13|W|}}}} again in Montreal's east end neighborhood of Maisonneuve, nearby its Aird Avenue location eleven years earlier.{{sfn|"100 ans de sports et loisirs à Maisonneuve". "City of Montreal"}} Like Aird it was a quiet thoroughfare ideal for running races, measuring 865 feet in length,{{efn|Measures out as approximately 865 feet according to Google Maps}} with cars starting on a ramp at the top of the hill and crossing the finish 750 feet below where they were met by bales of hay if they could not stop in time.{{sfn|"Oshawa Boy Takes Trophy". "Montreal Star". 28 Jun 1952}} This was the Classic's last venue, becoming a permanent home for over twenty years.

The end

In 1973, construction began on Montreal's Olympic Park in preparation for the 1976 Summer Olympics, with the portion of Desjardins Avenue used for the race, between Sherbrooke St. E. and Boyce St.,{{sfn|"100 ans de sports et loisirs à Maisonneuve". "City of Montreal"}} being redeveloped to accommodate the International Plaza, Pie-IX Station for Montreal's Metro subway, and underground parking accessed from Pie-IX Boulevard.{{sfn|"1976 Olympic Park Map". "Architecture of the Games"}}

Races

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The table below lists the Kinsmen Coaster Classic race year, names of the champions and runners-up, their ages, hometown of champion, specific date when the race took place, number of entries that day, the race venue, and track length.

Year	Champion's name	Age	Hometown	Car class	Runner-up's name	Age	Car class	Date of race	Cars entered	Venue, neighborhood	Track length
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1970										Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve{{sfn\|"100 ans de sports et loisirs à Maisonneuve". "City of Montreal"}}	700–800 feet
1969	Peter Miller{{sfn\|"Classic Soap Box Derby Racers (1933-1999)". "Sketchup 3D Warehouse"}} (pictured)		Pointe Claire, QC	Official wheel				27 Sep{{sfn\|"Coaster classic set for Sept. 27". "Montreal Gazette". 4 Sep 1969}}		Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve{{sfn\|"Coaster classic set for Sept. 27". "Montreal Gazette". 4 Sep 1969}}	700–800 feet
1968										Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1967										Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1966										Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1965										Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1964										Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1963	Alan Kitchen{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Leader in Coasters". "Montreal Star". 24 Jun 1963}}	14	Shawinigin-Falls, QC	Official wheel	Karl Hardy{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Leader in Coasters". "Montreal Star". 24 Jun 1963}}			22 June	41	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	750 feet{{efn\|The Montreal Star reported a track length of 750 "yards",{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Leader in Coasters". "Montreal Star". 24 Jun 1963}} which would be unlikely, instead of a more accurate 750 "feet."}}
1962	Tommy Moyle{{sfn\|"Tommy Moyle se Signale à Montréal". "L'Echo du St-Maurice". 2 Oct 1962}}		Shawinigin-Falls, QC	Official wheel	Ray MacDonald{{sfn\|"Tommy Moyle se Signale à Montréal". "L'Echo du St-Maurice". 2 Oct 1962}}			29 June	50{{sfn\|"Tommy Moyle se Signale à Montréal". "L'Echo du St-Maurice". 2 Oct 1962}}	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1961										Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1960	Johnny Macmoyle{{sfn\|"Kiss Tough For Winner". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1960}}	12	Shawinigin-Falls, QC	Official wheel	Anthony Chase{{sfn\|"Kiss Tough For Winner". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1960}}	14		25 June	57	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	730 feet{{sfn\|"Kiss Tough For Winner". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1960}}{{sfn\|"'Swift One' Swiftest in Coaster Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1960}}
1959	Michael Bourassa{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Star". 22 Jun 1959}}	14	Shawinigin-Falls, QC	Official wheel				20 June	30+	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	720 feet{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Star". 22 Jun 1959}}
1958	David Paige{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Gazette". 23 Jun 1958}}	14	Shawinigin-Falls, QC	Official wheel	Andrew Burnett{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Gazette". 23 Jun 1958}}		unofficial wheel	21 June	36{{sfn\|"Homemade Racing Cars 'Burn Up' Track". "Montreal Star". 25 Jun 1958}}	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	750 feet{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Gazette". 23 Jun 1958}}
1957	Fred Crowley{{sfn\|"He Coasted to Victory". "Montreal Star". 24 Jun 1957}}	13	Montreal West, QC	Official wheel				22 June	39{{sfn\|"Coaster classic set for Sept. 27". "Montreal Gazette". 4 Sep 1969}}	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	1,025 feet{{efn\|The Montreal Gazette reported a track length of 1,025 feet,{{sfn\|"Montreal West Youth Wins Soapbox Race". "Montreal Gazette". 25 Jun 1957}} which would be unlikely since the street is only 865 feet long}}
1956	Tony Bush{{sfn\|"Young Shawinigan Enthusiasts Win Soap Box Racing Classic". "Montreal Gazette". 25 Jun 1956}}	13	Shawinigin-Falls, QC	Official wheel	Larry Butter{{sfn\|"Young Shawinigan Enthusiasts Win Soap Box Racing Classic". "Montreal Gazette". 25 Jun 1956}}		unofficial wheel	23 June	60	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1955	Norman Crutchfield{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Wins Coaster Race". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1955}}	14	Shawinigin-Falls, QC	Official wheel	Charlie Large{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Wins Coaster Race". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1955}}		unofficial wheel	25 June	56{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Wins Coaster Race". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1955}}	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	723 feet{{sfn\|"Shawinigan Boy Wins Coaster Race". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1955}}
1954	Gordon Paige{{sfn\|"'Potato Bug' Paige Heads Hodge-Podge of Hot Rods". "Montreal Gazette". 26 Jun 1954}}	12	Shawinigin-Falls, QC	Official wheel	Donald Kelly{{sfn\|"'Potato Bug' Paige Heads Hodge-Podge of Hot Rods". "Montreal Gazette". 26 Jun 1954}}		unofficial wheel	26 June	76{{sfn\|"'Potato Bug' Paige Heads Hodge-Podge of Hot Rods". "Montreal Gazette". 26 Jun 1954}}	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	720 feet{{sfn\|"'Potato Bug' Paige Heads Hodge-Podge of Hot Rods". "Montreal Gazette". 26 Jun 1954}}
1953	Richard Powell{{sfn\|"Missed Crown Once - Youngster Wins Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1953}}	14	NDG		Henry Kennedy{{sfn\|"Missed Crown Once - Youngster Wins Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1953}}			\| 27 June	57{{sfn\|"Missed Crown Once - Youngster Wins Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1953}}	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	900 feet{{efn\|The Montreal Star reported 300 yards.{{sfn\|"Missed Crown Once - Youngster Wins Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1953}}}}
1952	Bob Jackson{{sfn\|"Schoolboy Speedster Wins Coaster Classic Cup, Twice". "Montreal Gazette". 30 Jun 1952}}	14	Oshawa, ON	Ball bearing	Richard Powell{{sfn\|"Schoolboy Speedster Wins Coaster Classic Cup, Twice". "Montreal Gazette". 30 Jun 1952}}	13	Ball bearing	28 June{{sfn\|"Coaster Classic Set". "Montreal Star". 6 Jun 1952}}	98	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	800 feet{{sfn\|"Oshawa Boy Takes Trophy". "Montreal Star". 28 Jun 1952}}
1951	Richard Powell{{sfn\|"Winning Drivers in Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 18 Jun 1951}}	12	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce\|NDG	Ball bearing	Simon Bush{{sfn\|"Winning Drivers in Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 18 Jun 1951}}	12	Plain bearing	16 June	65+	Desjardins Ave., Maisonneuve	700–800 feet
1950	Mervyn Roberts{{sfn\|"Everything Homemade Except Wheels". "Montreal Gazette". 19 Jun 1950}}	15	Perth, ON	Ball bearing	Wayne Thompson{{sfn\|"Everything Homemade Except Wheels". "Montreal Gazette". 19 Jun 1950}}		Plain bearing	17 June		Duluth Ave. W., Fletcher's Field	525 feet{{sfn\|"Everything Homemade Except Wheels". "Montreal Gazette". 19 Jun 1950}}
1949	Tommy Patwell{{sfn\|"Annual Kinsmen Coaster Classic Won by Tommy Patwell, Griffintown". "Montreal Gazette". 20 Jun 1949}}	13	Griffintown	Ball bearing	Francis Auclair{{sfn\|"Annual Kinsmen Coaster Classic Won by Tommy Patwell, Griffintown". "Montreal Gazette". 20 Jun 1949}}	15	Plain bearing	18 June		Duluth Ave. W., Fletcher's Field	525 feet
1948	Franz Gruninger{{sfn\|"Coaster Classic Champs". "Montreal Star". 28 Jun 1948}}	14{{sfn\|"Annual Kinsmen Coaster Classic Won by Tommy Patwell, Griffintown". "Montreal Gazette". 20 Jun 1949}}	Trois-Rivières, QC	Ball bearing	Arthur de Beaumont{{sfn\|"Coaster Classic Champs". "Montreal Star". 28 Jun 1948}}		Plain bearing	26 June	60{{sfn\|"Citation Beats Field of 60 Entries". "Montreal Gazette". 28 Jun 1948}}	Duluth Ave. W., {{sfn\|"Citation Beats Field of 60 Entries". "Montreal Gazette". 28 Jun 1948}} Fletcher's Field	525 feet
1944-1947	no races{{efn\|Like the Soap Box Derby in the US, which suspended its races from 1942 to 1945 during WWII, the Kinsmen Coaster Class followed suit for the same amount of time, only two years later.}}
1943	Tommy Butters{{sfn\|"Tommy Butters Wins 3rd Coaster Event". "Montreal Gazette". 12 Jul 1943}}	15	Hampstead	Ball bearing	Dennis Brackley{{sfn\|"Tommy Butters Wins 3rd Coaster Event". "Montreal Gazette". 12 Jul 1943}}		Plain bearing	10 July	10{{efn\|Lowest turnout at the Classic, due to the War}}{{sfn\|"Tommy Butters Wins 3rd Coaster Event". "Montreal Gazette". 12 Jul 1943}}	Trenholme Pk., NDG in Montreal	600 feet{{sfn\|"Kinsmen Hold Coaster Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 12 Jul 1943}}
1942	Tommy Butters{{sfn\|"Tommy Butters Beats Out Brother". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Jun 1942}}	14	Hampstead	class A	Monty Weedon{{sfn\|"Tommy Butters Beats Out Brother". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Jun 1942}}			20 June		Trenholme Pk., NDG in Montreal{{sfn\|"Tommy Butters Beats Out Brother". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Jun 1942}}	600 feet
1941	Tommy Butters{{sfn\|"T. Butters Winner in Soapbox Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Sep 1941}}	13	Hampstead	class A	Robert Deslaurier{{sfn\|"T. Butters Winner in Soapbox Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Sep 1941}}		class B	20 Sept	35{{sfn\|"T. Butters Winner in Soapbox Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Sep 1941}}	Van Horne Avenue, Côte-Des-Neiges	1,100 feet
1940	Bill Colyer{{sfn\|"Westmount Boy Wins Coaster Event". "Montreal Gazette". 24 Jun 1940}}		Westmount	class A	Tommy Butters{{sfn\|"Westmount Boy Wins Coaster Event". "Montreal Gazette". 24 Jun 1940}}	12	class B	22 June{{sfn\|"More Prizes Offered". "Montreal Gazette". 13 Jun 1940}}	100+	Aird Avenue, Maisonneuve	1,100 feet
1939	Sydney Wright,{{sfn\|"S. Wright, 14-year old Verdunite, Wins Soap-Box Race In Field of 50". "Montreal Gazette". 2 Oct 1939}}	14	Verdun	class A	Gus Mell{{sfn\|"S. Wright, 14-year old Verdunite, Wins Soap-Box Race In Field of 50". "Montreal Gazette". 2 Oct 1939}}	12	class B	22 Sept	50	Aird Avenue,{{sfn\|"S. Wright, 14-year old Verdunite, Wins Soap-Box Race In Field of 50". "Montreal Gazette". 2 Oct 1939}} Maisonneuve	1,100 feet{{sfn\|"S. Wright, 14-year old Verdunite, Wins Soap-Box Race In Field of 50". "Montreal Gazette". 2 Oct 1939}}
1938	Bill Telfer,{{sfn\|"11-Year-Old Hampton Youth Wins First Local Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Oct 1938}}{{sfn\|"Coaster Derby Route Chosen by Kinsmen". "Montreal Star". 5 Oct 1938}}	11	Hampstead	class B	Leonard Applebaum{{sfn\|"11-Year-Old Hampton Youth Wins First Local Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Oct 1938}}	14	class A	8 Oct	56{{sfn\|"11-Year-Old Hampton Youth Wins First Local Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Oct 1938}}	Van Horne Avenue,{{sfn\|"Coaster Derby Route Chosen by Kinsmen". "Montreal Star". 5 Oct 1938}} Côte-Des-Neiges	1,100 feet{{sfn\|"11-Year-Old Hampton Youth Wins First Local Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Oct 1938}}

Cars

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Boys that participated in the Kinsmen Coaster Class habitually gave their cars interesting names, plays on word like "Jake's Crate",{{sfn|"Schoolboy Speedster Wins Coaster Classic Cup, Twice". "Montreal Gazette". 30 Jun 1952}} an assonance, "Butch's Bullet",{{sfn|"Schoolboy Speedster Wins Coaster Classic Cup, Twice". "Montreal Gazette". 30 Jun 1952}} an alliteration, "Will E. Win,"{{sfn|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Star". 22 Jun 1959}} and "Slo-Mo-Shun."{{sfn|"Shawinigan Boy Wins Coaster Race". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1955}} Cars boasting of speed had names like "Cloud of Dust" and "Speed Demon," two cars from the 1959 race.{{sfn|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Star". 22 Jun 1959}} There was of course Bill Telfer's "Thunderbolt", Tony Bush's 1956 champ car "Sky Rocket,"{{sfn|"Young Shawinigan Enthusiasts Win Soap Box Racing Classic". "Montreal Gazette". 25 Jun 1956}} Johnny MacMoyle's 1960 champ car "Swift One,"{{sfn|"'Swift One' Swiftest in Coaster Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1960}} and Richard Powell's 1953 champ car "Winged Arrow," which was really about driving one's car "as straight as an arrow"{{sfn|"'Keep 'Er Straight,' Says Lad". "Montreal Gazette". 29 Jun 1953}} in order to win. Historical names included "Citation", Franz Gruninger's 1948 champ car named after the champion American Thoroughbred,{{sfn|"Citation Beats Field of 60 Entries". "Montreal Gazette". 28 Jun 1948}} "Rocket Richard," after Montreal's beloved 'Rocket' Richard,{{sfn|"Homemade Racing Cars 'Burn Up' Track". "Montreal Star". 25 Jun 1958}} and "The Red Baron", of the famed WWI flying ace, on cars painted red. One car made of miscellaneous scraps of wood was called, simply enough, "Miscellaneous."{{sfn|"Schoolboy Speedster Wins Coaster Classic Cup, Twice". "Montreal Gazette". 30 Jun 1952}}

The images below represent cars from both ends of the Kinsmen Coaster Classic's history, two from 1938 and two from the late sixties.

1938 Kinsmen Coaster Classic Soap Box Champion Bill Telfer.jpg|Kinsmen Coaster Classic Champion Bill Telfer's stout-built "Thunderbolt" race car from 1938. Sponsored by Cadbury, it comprised a headrest, windscreen{{efn|Windscreens were dropped in 1948 according to Official Derby rules.{{sfn|Iula|Ignizio|2011|p=78}}}} and modern wheels.

1938 Kinsmen Coaster Classic class A soap box racer Hans Gruninger.jpg|1938 Kinsmen Coaster Classic Best Looking Car Award winner Hans Gruninger. Named "Condor," it featured the nascent Speedbird logo for Britain's Imperial Airways, later BOAC.

1968 Soapbox Racer.jpg|Best Constructed Trophy winner in 1968, sponsored by Claireview Chrysler of Pointe Claire, QC, painted Plymouth Blue and sporting Richard Petty's race car number 43 in the roundel

1969 Kinsmen Coaster Classic soap box race champion Peter Miller.jpg|A new-generation lay-down racer piloted by Peter Miller, who won the 1969 championship. The best cars that race today in the Soap Box Derby are lay-downs.

Notes, citations and sources

Notes

Citations

Sources

Books

{{cite book |last1=Rosenthal |first1=Sylvia A. |title=Soap Box Derby Racing |date=1980 |publisher=Lorthop, Lee & Shepard Books |isbn= 978-0688519155 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Soap-Derby-Racing-Sylvia-Rosenthal/dp/0688519156 |edition=1st |access-date=4 Sep 2023 }}
{{cite book |last1=Payne |first1=Melanie |title=Champions, Cheaters, and Childhood Dreams: Memories of the Soap Box Derby |date=2003 |publisher=University of Akron Press |isbn=978-1935603481 |lccn=2003008689 |edition=1st |url=https://www.amazon.com/Champions-Cheaters-Childhood-Dreams-Memories/dp/1935603485 |access-date=4 Sep 2023 }}
{{cite book |last1=Iula |first1=Jeff |last2=Ignizio |first2=Bill |title=How I Saw It: My Photographic Memory of the Soap Box Derby |date=2011 |publisher=University of Akron Press |isbn=978-1935603078 |edition=1st |url=https://www.amazon.com/How-Saw-Photographic-Memory-Derby/dp/1935603078 |access-date=5 Sep 2023 }}

News

{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=South African Soap Box Racer to Compete in National Event|publisher=Scranton Republican|date=16 Jul 1936|page=4|ref={{sfnRef|"South African Soap Box Racer to Compete in National Event". "Scranton Republican". 16 Jul 1936}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title='Scottie' Father of Derby|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal|date=15 Aug 1936|page=34|ref={{sfnRef|"'Scottie' Father of Derby". "Akron Beacon Journal". 15 Aug 1936}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Here Are Derby Contestants|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal|date=13 Aug 1937|page=14|ref={{sfnRef|"Here Are Derby Contestants". "Akron Beacon Journal". 13 Aug 1937}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Boys Make Own Cars for Soap Box Derby|publisher=Montreal Star|date=22 Aug 1938|page=4|ref={{sfnRef|"Boys Make Own Cars for Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Star". 22 Aug 1938}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Soap-Box Derby Entrants Try Out on Secret Course|publisher=Montreal Star|date=27 Aug 1938|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Soap-Box Derby Entrants Try Out on Secret Course". "Montreal Star". 27 Aug 1938}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Soap Box Derby is Planned Here To Aid Campaign for Eye Clinic|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=24 Aug 1938|page=4|ref={{sfnRef|"Soap Box Derby is Planned Here To Aid Campaign for Eye Clinic". "Montreal Gazette". 24 Aug 1938}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=400 Now Enrolled For Soap-Box Race|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=5 Sep 1938|page=4|ref={{sfnRef|"400 Now Enrolled For Soap-Box Race". "Montreal Gazette". 5 Sep 1938}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Coaster Derby Route Chosen by Kinsmen|publisher=Montreal Star|date=5 Oct 1938|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Coaster Derby Route Chosen by Kinsmen". "Montreal Star". 5 Oct 1938}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Bill Telfer, 11 Wins First Soap Box Derby|publisher=Montreal Star|date=10 Oct 1938|page=4 & 9|ref={{sfnRef|"Bill Telfer, 11 Wins First Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Star". 10 Oct 1938}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=11-Year-Old Hampton Youth Wins First Local Soap Box Derby|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=10 Oct 1938|page=13|ref={{sfnRef|"11-Year-Old Hampton Youth Wins First Local Soap Box Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Oct 1938}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=See the Prize Winning Cars|publisher=Montreal Star|date=11 Oct 1938|page=33|ref={{sfnRef|"See the Prize Winning Car". "Montreal Star". 11 Oct 1938}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=S. Wright, 14-year old Verdunite, Wins Soap-Box Race In Field of 50|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=2 Oct 1939|page=13|ref={{sfnRef|"S. Wright, 14-year old Verdunite, Wins Soap-Box Race In Field of 50". "Montreal Gazette". 2 Oct 1939}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=More Prizes Offered|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=13 Jun 1940|page=9|ref={{sfnRef|"More Prizes Offered". "Montreal Gazette". 13 Jun 1940}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Westmount Boy Wins Coaster Event|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=24 Jun 1940|page=11|ref={{sfnRef|"Westmount Boy Wins Coaster Event". "Montreal Gazette". 24 Jun 1940}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=T. Butters Winner in Soapbox Derby|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=22 Sep 1941|page=13 & 14|ref={{sfnRef|"T. Butters Winner in Soapbox Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Sep 1941}}}}
{{cite news|last1=Mcheil|first1=Marc T.|title=Coasters Go Rolling By|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=10 Jun 1942|page=16|ref={{sfnRef|"Coasters Go Rolling By". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Jun 1942}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Tommy Butters Beats Out Brother|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=22 Jun 1942|page=13|ref={{sfnRef|"Tommy Butters Beats Out Brother". "Montreal Gazette". 22 Jun 1942}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Kinsmen Hold Coaster Derby|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=12 Jul 1943|page=24|ref={{sfnRef|"Kinsmen Hold Coaster Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 12 Jul 1943}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Tommy Butters Wins 3rd Coaster Event|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=12 Jul 1943|page=13|ref={{sfnRef|"Tommy Butters Wins 3rd Coaster Event". "Montreal Gazette". 12 Jul 1943}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Citation Beats Field of 60 Entries|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=28 Jun 1948|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Citation Beats Field of 60 Entries". "Montreal Gazette". 28 Jun 1948}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Coaster Classic Champs|publisher=Montreal Star|date=28 Jun 1948|page=28|ref={{sfnRef|"Coaster Classic Champs". "Montreal Star". 28 Jun 1948}}}}
{{cite news|last1=Croll|first1=Bruce|title=Annual Kinsmen Coaster Classic Won by Tommy Patwell, Griffintown|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=20 Jun 1949|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Annual Kinsmen Coaster Classic Won by Tommy Patwell, Griffintown". "Montreal Gazette". 20 Jun 1949}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Everything Homemade Except Wheels|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=19 Jun 1950|page=15|ref={{sfnRef|"Everything Homemade Except Wheels". "Montreal Gazette". 19 Jun 1950}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Winning Drivers in Derby|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=18 Jun 1951|page=15|ref={{sfnRef|"Winning Drivers in Derby". "Montreal Gazette". 18 Jun 1951}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=All-Canadian Coaster Classic Interest High|publisher=Montreal Star|date=14 Mar 1952|page=18|ref={{sfnRef|"All-Canadian Coaster Classic Interest High". "Montreal Star". 14 Mar 1952}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Coaster Classic Set|publisher=Montreal Star|date=6 Jun 1952|page=18|ref={{sfnRef|"Coaster Classic Set". "Montreal Star". 6 Jun 1952}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=116 Youngsters Tune Up 'Hot Rods'|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=10 Jun 1952|page=33|ref={{sfnRef|"116 Youngsters Tune Up 'Hot Rods'". "Montreal Gazette". 10 Jun 1952}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Schoolboy Speedster Wins Coaster Classic Cup, Twice|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=30 Jun 1952|page=13|ref={{sfnRef|"Schoolboy Speedster Wins Coaster Classic Cup, Twice". "Montreal Gazette". 30 Jun 1952}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Oshawa Boy Takes Trophy|publisher=Montreal Star|date=28 Jun 1952|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Oshawa Boy Takes Trophy". "Montreal Star". 28 Jun 1952}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Missed Crown Once - Youngster Wins Classic|publisher=Montreal Star|date=27 Jun 1953|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Missed Crown Once - Youngster Wins Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1953}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title='Keep 'Er Straight,' Says Lad|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=29 Jun 1953|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"'Keep 'Er Straight,' Says Lad". "Montreal Gazette". 29 Jun 1953}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title='Potato Bug' Paige Heads Hodge-Podge of Hot Rods|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=28 Jun 1954|page=12|ref={{sfnRef|"'Potato Bug' Paige Heads Hodge-Podge of Hot Rods". "Montreal Gazette". 26 Jun 1954}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Shawinigan Boy Wins Coaster Race|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=27 Jun 1955|page=35|ref={{sfnRef|"Shawinigan Boy Wins Coaster Race". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1955}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Young Shawinigan Enthusiasts Win Soap Box Racing Classic|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=25 Jun 1956|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Young Shawinigan Enthusiasts Win Soap Box Racing Classic". "Montreal Gazette". 25 Jun 1956}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=He Coasted to Victory|publisher=Montreal Star|date=24 Jun 1957|page=2|ref={{sfnRef|"He Coasted to Victory". "Montreal Star". 24 Jun 1957}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Montreal West Youth Wins Soapbox Race|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date= 25 Jun 1957|page=4|ref={{sfnRef|"Montreal West Youth Wins Soapbox Race". "Montreal Gazette". 25 Jun 1957}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Akron Hailed at Banquet|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal|date=19 Aug 1957|page=19|ref={{sfnRef|"Akron Hailed at Banquet". "Akron Beacon Journal". 19 Aug 1957}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Homemade Racing Cars 'Burn Up' Track|publisher=Montreal Star|date= 25 Jun 1958|page=4|ref={{sfnRef|"Homemade Racing Cars 'Burn Up' Track". "Montreal Star". 25 Jun 1958}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Shawinigan Boy Wins Soap Box Race Classic|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date= 23 Jun 1958|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Gazette". 23 Jun 1958}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes|publisher=Montreal Star|date= 22 Jun 1959|page=3|ref={{sfnRef|"Shawinigan Boy Takes Coaster Classic Prizes". "Montreal Star". 22 Jun 1959}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Kiss Tough For Winner|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date= 27 Jun 1960|page=9|ref={{sfnRef|"Kiss Tough For Winner". "Montreal Gazette". 27 Jun 1960}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title='Swift One' Swiftest in Coaster Classic|publisher=Montreal Star|date=27 Jun 1960|page=2|ref={{sfnRef|"'Swift One' Swiftest in Coaster Classic". "Montreal Star". 27 Jun 1960}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Tommy Moyle se Signale à Montréal|publisher=L'Echo du St-Maurice|date=2 Oct 1962|page=12|ref={{sfnRef|"Tommy Moyle se Signale à Montréal". "L'Echo du St-Maurice". 2 Oct 1962}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Shawinigan Boy Leader in Coasters|publisher=Montreal Star|date=24 Jun 1963|page=21|ref={{sfnRef|"Shawinigan Boy Leader in Coasters". "Montreal Star". 24 Jun 1963}}}}
{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Coaster classic set for Sept. 27|publisher=Montreal Gazette|date=4 Sep 1969|page=46|ref={{sfnRef|"Coaster classic set for Sept. 27". "Montreal Gazette". 4 Sep 1969}}}}

Websites

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{{cite web|last1=Bouchard-Dupont |first1=Maude |title=100 ans de sports et loisirs à Maisonneuve|url=https://ville.montreal.qc.ca/memoiresdesmontrealais/100-ans-de-sports-et-loisirs-maisonneuve|website=City of Montreal|access-date=2 Sep 2023|ref={{sfnRef|"100 ans de sports et loisirs à Maisonneuve". "City of Montreal"}}}}
{{cite web|title=Classic Soap Box Derby Racers (1933-1999)|url=https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/collection/9d7e22f1-220a-42db-b34f-c9d4727918a5/Classic-Soap-Box-Derby-Racers-1933-1999|website=Sketchup 3D Warehouse|access-date=31 August 2023|ref={{sfnRef|"Classic Soap Box Derby Racers (1933-1999)". "Sketchup 3D Warehouse"}}}}

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