"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 ...
Cars slip, sliding away on the damp asphalt of Five Flags Speedway. Smoke engulfing the front straightaway. The sounds of metal twisting and colliding violently. A standing-room only crowd pressing ...
#78 Hunter Wilhelm and #48 Ray Randall during the 8-cylinder derby. Car Demolition Derby at the 125th Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair grounds, Saturday, August 6, 2022. #106 Brandon Small examines an ...
WEST MEAD TOWNSHIP — With six years of demolition derby competitions behind him, Reece Jacklett was philosophical Saturday in the moments before his first derby at the Crawford County Fair. On the one ...
FINDLAY, Ohio — Summer is coming to a close, and most area schools are now back in session. But summer isn't over until fair season is over. The Hancock County Fair enjoyed comfortable, clear weather ...
For most people, a minor fender bender is enough to ruin a day. For demolition derby drivers, it’s usually the start to a great day. Dents and dings are just the beginning of the good times for racers ...
Mel Crane's demolition derby days go back to the 1960s, when he'd travel around to southern Indiana county fairs, sit in the grandstands and watch beat-up, stripped-down cars drive around in the mud ...
Story byColumbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Caleb Perez, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Aug. 13—MOSES LAKE — The first night of Miner Services' Demolition Derby kicked off Tuesday with ...
The La Plata County Fair’s 25th Demolition Derby at the fairgrounds drew a sold-out crowd Saturday with 1,496 tickets purchased before the event began. Spectators watched 27 drivers across three ...