Scenes of Celebration: The Soapbox Derby Trophy Ceremony

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What, exactly, do winners take home at the Soapbox Derby? As per tradition, the prize is a trophy that another artist designed for them — an award suited for downright weird but always beautiful categories. In 2022, more than 250 artists and fabricators collaborated on art-on-wheels to compete for titles like “Most San Francisco” and “Most Graceful Wipeout” and a slate of artist-designed trophies. The cars took various forms, including recognizable food items, animals, everyday objects, and tributes to our local landscape. The trophies, meanwhile, took gloriously unrecognizable forms. Put simply, these are not your average trophies.

See them below, and learn about the Trophy Artists and many of the Car Artists whose generosity brought the Soapbox Derby back after a 44-year hiatus. A comprehensive recap will arrive in Summer 2022, in a documentary that is free to stream.


Fastest Looking

 

Most Amorphous

 

Most Illusory

 

Most Flamboyant

 

Best of the Worst

 

Best Pun

 

Best Copilot

 

Most Endearing

 

Best Engineered

 

“Miss Congeniality”

 

Most San Francisco

 

The Best Out of the Box Car Reinvention of the Wheel

 

Most Decadent

 

Most Delicious

 

Softest

 

Slowest

 

Most Joyful

 

Most Bodily

 

Funkiest

 

2nd Fastest

 

Most Colorful

 

Most Spiritual

 

Most Graceful Wipeout

 

Most Outrageous

 

Most Impractical

 

Noisiest

 

Car That Looks the Worst After Crashing Before Halfway Down the Track

 

Least Serious

 

Least Assembled

 

Most Macabre

 

Clunkiest

 

Most Natural

 

Kid’s Choice Award

 

Most Circular

 

Most Alive

 

1st Fastest

 

Participation Trophy

 

Gratitude to All 2022 Participants + Partners

Trophy Artists

Car Artists + Teams

Judges + Emcees

Performers + Musicians

Sponsors + Partners