Mayor Tom Oliviero shows the bed that he created for veterans for the Zelienople Bed Derby on July 6. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Mayor and organizer Tom Oliviero said 11 beds are set to face off in the second annual Zelienople Bed Derby on Thursday, July 6.

“We had three beds last year; now we’ve got 11,” Oliviero said. “I expect a big crowd this Thursday, so I expect next year we’re going to probably have a lot more than 11.”

Starting at 6:30 p.m., the derby will challenge teams of five to race personalized beds through the borough’s streets.

“But you have to push with four people — there’s no steering,” Oliviero said. “You got a person riding it, and they’re going to go between cones.”

Individual teams navigate the cones to complete timed challenges, according to Oliverio, such as peeling an orange.