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Demolition derby is a type of motorsport, usually presented at county fairs and national events. While rules vary from event to event, the typical demolition derby event consists of five or more drivers competing by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another. [ 1 ]
In demolition derby, a driver may hit other cars weakly or avoid contact with other cars to lessen the damage to their cars to ensure better odds of surviving to win the derby as the last car running. [4] Events often require a car to hit another car within a certain time limit, usually every 120 seconds or less, or be disqualified. [4] [5]
Dirt tracks tend to be somewhat more makeshift and more versatile than asphalt pavements, and can be converted for use in other motorsports. For instance, Little Valley Speedway in Little Valley, New York is a half-mile dirt track that can be converted into a figure 8 track, a demolition derby pit, or a tractor pull straightaway.
Aug. 6—Saturday served as the final Smash and Bash demolition derby of 2023, and it delivered. It was a comfortable summer evening for those in attendance at EC Enterprises Motorsports Park on ...
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 ...
One of the fair’s biggest draws is the Demolition Derby, renowned as the "hardest-hitting demolition derby in the Midwest." [2] The event consistently draws around 100 participants and sells thousands of tickets, generating a significant portion of the fair’s revenue—approximately one-third of the total spending each year.
On occasions, though, the final event at a 'National' or 'Back to basic' Banger meeting may be a demolition derby where the cars that have raced compete to be the last one standing. At special events, caravans or small boats may be towed by racers during the demolition derby for added destruction during the event. Caravan racing at Mendips Raceway.
A combine demolition derby is a demolition derby in which combine harvesters are used. [1] [2] Three combines about to begin a heat at the Columbiana County Fair.