When flames erupted from the engine compartment of Car No. 45 C, I grabbed Mel Crane's arm and squeezed it tight. We were standing in the pits at this year's Monroe County Fair Demolition Derby when ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Mechanics are adapting demolition derby cars and working with a former paddleboat maker to create vehicles for use by Ukrainian troops at the front. Volunteers in Zaporizhzhya on June 7 show off a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Makes one hark back to visiting local county fairs and doing ...

There’s at least one group of people who are happy Cash for Clunkers is over: demolition-derby drivers. Participants in these events, in which drivers smash into one another until there’s only one ...

Watch the 'Just Crushing It' demolition cars battle at an Iowa county fair "Just Crushing It" demolition cars participate at the Dubuque County Fair, raising awareness for five topics affecting Iowa ...