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Competition at the West End Fair Demolition Derby, Gilbert, Pennsylvania. This annual event is held on three successive nights each August, with approximately 100 automobiles entered each night. Attendance at the event ranges from 2,000-4,000 spectators. Demolition derby is a type of motorsport, usually presented at county fairs and
Junior is an outstanding driver, so he enters a demolition derby promoted by Hackel, the owner of the local racing track, hoping to win the prize money. Hackel is a cheapskate, but he is sufficiently impressed by Junior's driving skills and attitude (he modified his vehicle with a piece of railroad iron that he rammed into the other cars) that ...
Running into Mike, he thanks her for helping him with the car and asks to drive in the derby. Tim goes out to the Speedway, where he meets Mike's mentally challenged brother, Cowboy. Later on that night, Mike goes to the bar to see her uncle, Bob, asking to borrow $10,000 to fix up the Speedway.
Demolition derbies and ‘repair, demolish, repeat’ are a […] Our Quad Cities News is partnering with award-winning journalist Gary Metivier for The Heart of the Story. Each week, Gary ...
The Allens are demolition derby car owners, builders and drivers who compete at a high level out of their shop on East Kibby Street in Lima. Shawn and Ryan have competed since the late 1980s when ...
Stock car Two rival drivers end up involved with the same girl. The Love Bug: 1968 Family Demolition derby driver gets his hands on a magical Volkswagen; first in the Herbie series [3] Speedway: 1968 Musical Stock car Elvis Presley is out to win the big race and Nancy Sinatra. The Wild Racers: 1968 Drama Fabian now races on the European circuit.
In Michigan, there is a derby circuit with competitions in several towns. [3] Competitors use old worn-out combines for the competitions; the use of new combines would be prohibitively expensive. [5] Many, but not all, of the contestants are farmers. [7] Some of the combines used date from the 1960s. [8]
A man appears, who gives Homer $500 for his car and makes his problem disappear because his car will be used in a demolition derby. While at the derby, Grampa has a heart attack, and Homer escorts his father to the hospital. Dr. Hibbert says Grampa is about to die, so Grampa whispers a confession to Homer, who promises not to reveal it. He also ...