(Le Mars) — Last week you may recall KLEM news told you about a local 13 year old boy, named Blaise Coffee, who was going to Cleveland, Ohio to compete in the National Soap Box Derby Racing. Coffee actually did very well at the national competition by finishing second in his age group and category.
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The trophy awarded to the young soap box racer stands taller than Coffee, and he says it was a bit difficult getting the trophy home.
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The young soap box car racer says the championship rounds placed all racers a ranking seating.
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Coffee says he lost only one race while competing for the soap box derby championships.
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The 13 year old says he realizes every other soap box car racer will be trying to beat him, now that he placed second in the national championships, but Coffee is confident about his racing abilities.
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