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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 ]
The "Demolition Derby World Championship" was held immediately following the "Figure 8 World Championship" feature race and was also taped for future broadcast on ABC's Wide World of Sports. These broadcasts led to increased exposure and notoriety of the track, which came to be known as "World Famous Islip Speedway".
Destruction Derby is a 1995 vehicular combat racing video game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis for MS-DOS, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Based on the sport of demolition derby , the game tasks the player with racing and destroying cars to score points.
Racing is done on a track shaped like an 8. The cars cross paths at the center of the 8, which is known as the "crossover" or the "X". Because of this layout, crashes are common. Figure 8 racing is a unique form of motorsport that requires strict attention to detail and timing to successfully navigate the crossover.
It is the world's largest indoor demolition derby, with over 250 drivers from all over the U.S. and Canada competing in 12 different events. [1] The main event is a four-person team, sixteen team bracket-style tournament team derby, in which the winner is crowned team National Champions. The event occurs over a four-day period in mid-November.
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]
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.
The Murray Machining & Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway (formerly Riverview Speedway) is a Dirt track racing venue that is located in the town of Murray Bridge, South Australia, only 66 km from Adelaide. Racing at the speedway generally takes place between September and April meetings held on Saturday nights.