When 16-year-old Taylor Krieter wheeled a gutted 1969 Chrysler Newport onto muddy demolition derby grounds at the 2011 Lake County Fair, she only was doing what comes naturally.

My dad was part of the classic-car scene back in the late 1970s. He had a 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe, and I have fond memories of helping him, working on it, riding in it, and going to car shows on ...

IMPERIAL— Drivers smashed cars into crumpled metal and smoking engines Saturday evening, March 8, at the California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta’s Demolition Derby. The audience cheered from the ...

Some demolition derby events won't permit the Camaro, Firebird, and El Camino regardless of weight. The Chrysler Imperial is widely banned, although eligible production years can differ between ...

Every year in Mercer County, the Great Stoneboro Fair was a magical bookend to summer, and it’s where Sauer fell in love with demolition derby. He believes it’s a form of rural folk art, something ...

Since then, the derby became a regular occurrence in states across the U.S., and has even spread to other countries as well. But what types of cars are actually used in a demolition derby?

We modded quads into EPIC Box Cars and will now destroy them in a demolition derby challenge vs Team Edge! Trump 2nd term live updates: 10% of NASA’s workforce has been laid off, sources say How ...

Jim Naveau - May 24, 2024 Brady Allen, Devon Allen, Shawn Allen and Ryan Allen are shown with their car at a demolition derby in Cumberland, Md., in 2021. Photo provided ...

Wiese admitted he has $10,000 invested in one demo derby car engine alone. Skyler Prokop, 20, of Thurston, Nebraska was second, riding about 230 miles to New Ulm for the derby.

IMLAY CITY, MI -- Demolition derby cars typically have a few things in common: they are usually beat up, windowless, with one seat and a gutted interior. At the Eastern Michigan State Fair in ...

Firefighters from around San Diego County joined in the annual Firefighter Demolition Derby Day June 11 to raise funds for The Burn Institute. But it was the Poway Fire Department that raised the ...

A car is a smashed during a demolition derby at the Boissevain Fairgrounds. (File) Getting constantly hit from all angles, at anywhere from 20 to 30 kilometres per hour, can cause serious injuries.