Back on track Youth car-racing teaches kids lessons of a lifetime By Pamela A. Keene B.G. Bickley of Macon competes in this year's Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby in Lyons. T he world of youth car-racing combines the fun of competition with hands-on experience that translates math and science theories into practical knowledge. The racing opportunities include gravity-based soap-box derbies and an electric-car competition, and several of these events are creating national champions. Landon Daniels, a student at Howard High School in Macon, drives car 23-named Bullet Bill-in Macon's Magnolia Soap Box Derby. 20 Georgia Magazine July 2023 JESSICA WHITLEY EVAN RIEKHOF / EZ-E PHOTOGRAPHY