"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 ...

The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Luke Taylor, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Just about anywhere you can find a cheap old car, according to Derby Icons owner Taylor Feldkamp.

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 ...

IMLAY CITY, MI -- Demolition derby cars typically have a few things in common: they are usually beat up, windowless, with one seat and a gutted interior. At the Eastern Michigan State Fair in Imlay ...

Brady Allen, Devon Allen, Shawn Allen and Ryan Allen are shown with their car at a demolition derby in Cumberland, Md., in 2021. Photo provided If Shawn, Ryan, Devon or Brady Allen say they ran into ...

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Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Caleb Perez, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Aug. 15—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Demo Derby held the second half of its events Wednesday night with ...

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 ...

#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 ...

The brother of a man whose car ploughed into a demolition derby crowd, injuring 13 people, says the driver “blacked out” with his foot on the accelerator. Emergency services rushed to the showgrounds ...

There's something deep down inside us that wants to smash cars into each other. While you might scratch that itch by driving into your friends in Grand Theft Auto Online or a racing game like Forza ...