One of my favorite photos of 2023 was the one above, caught at the "decisive moment" just as this contestant, Matt Chambers, was about to crash. Note the anticipation of the disaster by the kid in the upper left. This has been an annual event since 1972 and the first race was sponsored by the Soup Coup restaurant on First Street. The restaurant no longer exists, but the Derby lives on, being very well attended by the community of Langley on Whidbey Island.
