CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Fortera Credit Union recently sponsored a community event for the 2016 Kiwanis Hopkinsville Soap Box Derby in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The driver of the Fortera soap box car is Lindsey Bledsoe, the 2016 Masters Champion for the 2016 Kiwanis Hopkinsville Soap Box Derby. Lindsey was also the 2015 Kiwanis Hopkinsville Soap Box Derby Super Stock Champion and finished in the top 12 in Akron, Ohio in 2015.

The Fortera Credit Union car will now be going to Akron, Ohio for the Subway Challenge local race champions on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Lindsey will also compete in the FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby on Saturday July 16, 2016. The Fortera Credit Union car also won best design for the Masters division in the Hopkinsville local race.