"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 ...

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 ...

Like all organized motorsports, demolition derby has rules and not just any vehicle can enter the track. In general, modified vehicles, trucks, SUVs, ambulances, hearses, checker cabs, and limos ...

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 ...

Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Mike Maynard, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Sep. 12—OTHELLO — On Wednesday, loud motors, mud and collisions filled the Othello Rodeo arena for 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 ...