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 ...

Frank Gonzales likens the chaos of bouncing up and down through a bumpy dirt track, crashing into dozens of cars, to a game of bumper cars at an amusement park. “You realize after the first hit it don ...

"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 ...

SALINEVILLE — The Utica Shale Academy has earned a 2024-25 Best Practice Grant through the Jefferson County Educational Service Center to support a smashing project for its students. The community ...

Some guys will go to great lengths to protect their cars from nicks, scratches and the tiniest of window cracks. Pete Sweeney, 42, is not one of them. When he isn't running his own property ...

Jeff Riddle grimaced a little as he reached down to pick up his 4-year-old daughter, Lily. It was Tuesday afternoon, and he had bested the field of 33 compact cars to win the demolition derby Sunday ...

The Burn Institute’s Fire & Safety Expo and Firefighter Demolition Derby will return to the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Sunday, July 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the final day of the San Diego County Fair.