From Tuesday through Saturday, derby drivers will be demolishing each other in The Monument for more than $250,000.
Like all organized motorsports, demolition derby has rules and not just any vehicle can enter the track. In general, modified vehicles, trucks, SUVs, ambulances, hearses, checker cabs, and limos ...
Demolition derbies are a national pastime and date back as early as 1947, with the first known event taking place at the Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California. The audience was wowed by the ...
Jeff Riddle grimaced a little as he reached down to pick up his 4-year-old daughter, Lily. It was Tuesday afternoon, and he had bested the field of 33 compact cars to win the demolition derby Sunday ...
"The rule is that you never quit,” said Kim Potocki, mother of two. — -- The muddy, rumbling arena in Pecatonica, Illinois, looked like a scene from “Mad Max.” Helmeted gladiators, strapped into ...
Demolition derbies bring the sounds of revving engines and metal crashing into metal to rural arenas all over Arkansas, especially during this time of year when county fairs are popping up. The sport ...
On Saturday, Gonzales was one of 161 people at the “Minnesota Throwdown” demolition derby who broke a record for the number ...
MARSHFIELD − There have been multiple car accidents at the Marshfield Fair, but it's OK. The fair just wouldn't be the same without them. The wreckage is part of the annual demolition derby at the ...
Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Mike Maynard, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Sep. 12—OTHELLO — On Wednesday, loud motors, mud and collisions filled the Othello Rodeo arena for the ...