"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 ...

May 24—If Shawn, Ryan, Devon or Brady Allen say they ran into someone over the weekend they might not be talking about a social interaction. The Allens are demolition derby car owners, builders and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALTAMONT – Demolition Derby drivers went head to head in five events for thousands in cash prizes during the 2025 Effingham County Fair’s Demolition Derby. The event attracted hundreds of fans to the ...

Demolition derbies bring the sounds of revving engines and metal crashing into metal to rural arenas all over Arkansas, especially during this time of year when county fairs are popping up. The sport ...

This might be the most wonderful time of year at Price Automotive on Ferry Street – the stretch before the Marshfield Fair’s first demolition derby, when a job well done means every car is pulled ...

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 ...