"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 ...

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 If Shawn, Ryan, Devon or Brady Allen say they ran into ...

Aug. 6—Saturday served as the final Smash and Bash demolition derby of 2023, and it delivered. It was a comfortable summer evening for those in attendance at EC Enterprises Motorsports Park on ...

Joe Nash is a familiar name at the Monroe County Fair Demolition Derby. The Maybee resident has been competing in the event since he was 14, taking part in the action a total of 18 times over the ...

Seventeen days before the demolition derby, Rick Fields was in the shop welding and grinding a make-shift gear shifter. He spent weeks working on his car, a 1988 Ford station wagon, all in preparation ...

The past-its-prime van belonged to a 92-year-old woman named Bertha. It was having some mechanical issues last winter, and she wanted it gone from the driveway. Dave Thompson was happy to oblige and ...

MARSHFIELD − There have been multiple car accidents at the Marshfield Fair, but it's OK. The fair just wouldn't be the same without them. The wreckage is part of the annual demolition derby at the ...

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 Imlay ...

Competitors have come from all across the United States for the Greeley Stampede Demolition Derby. Drivers from Illinois, the Dakotas and Montana suited up for this year’s derby alone. But for others, ...

Few people remember the Pontiac Parisienne, and nobody can blame them. The car has never been as popular as other Pontiac models despite building a solid customer base in the United States. The ...