Soap Box Derby

Japanese: Soap Box Derby(英語表記)SoapBoxDerby
Soap Box Derby

…In 1871, Benjamin Goodrich built the first rubber factory, and the area has grown significantly since then with the development of the automobile industry, and the area now uses about 40% of the world's raw rubber production. There are tire factories such as Firestone, Goodyear, and Goodrich, and the All-American Soap Box Derby, a national competition for boys and girls who make their own handmade automobiles (no motors), is held every August. [Yasuo Okada] …

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Japanese:

…1871年,ベンジャミン・グッドリッチが最初のゴム工場を建設し,その後,自動車産業の発展と共に一大成長をとげ,この地域で世界の生ゴム生産量の約40%を使用するにいたった。ファイヤストーン,グッドイヤー,グッドリッチなどのタイヤ工場があり,全米少年少女手作り自動車(モーターはない)競技大会All‐American Soap Box Derbyが毎年8月開催される。【岡田 泰男】。…

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