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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".
Demolition derby is a popular theme portrayed in video games. While some games aim to be a realistic simulation of real-life derbies, others such as vehicular combat games include gameplay features that would be impossible in real life. Notable demolition derby video games include:
FlatOut is a series of action demolition derby/racing video games created by Finnish independent video game developer Bugbear Entertainment. [1] The FlatOut series has sold a total of almost 3 million units worldwide.
The 1968 Islip 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 7, 1968, at Islip Speedway in Islip, New York.. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.
Lake Geneva Raceway (also known as LGR) was a motocross, demolition derby, off-road racing, stock car, and kart racing racetrack in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, US. It was billed as "Wisconsin's Busiest Racetrack." [1] The track closed on December 31, 2006, and a nursing home named "Lake Geneva Golden Years" was built on the site. [2]
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]
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.
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.