Demo Derby

[crashbro17x]

Nobody has asked about my screen name yet, but I'm sure it will come up...so here it is...I build and drive demolition derby cars. I have been doing it now for about 7 years. One of my buddies decided he was going to build a car for fun back in 02'...after all the work and watching him...I decided to build/run one the next year. After my first time...I was hooked.

A lot of people think we just knock out the windows and go, but we put a lot more in to our cars than they did in the old days. We weld a lot on the car, by new parts, build hot motors, run gears, and are really competitive....So, we actually put a lot of money in the cars.

In short, I build and race cars in the summer, and detect all winter...

Here are a couple of my cars...
72 Caprice first car I built/ran
before

after 3 races

79? Impala
after second run, no before pics

71 LeSabre

after

76 Impala stock no before pics, after 5th run

64 Chrysler Imperial
before first run

after 3rd run

We have a lot of fun doing it...talk about a rush too... And sometimes we run in to a place or two where we can get permission to go metal detecting in the fall

Thanks for looking!

 

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[NGE]

I used to repair some cars that came into our shop lookin' like some of yours. I done autobody and frame repairs for 44 years.........NGE

 

[crashbro17x]

I used to repair some cars that came into our shop lookin' like some of yours. I done autobody and frame repairs for 44 years.........NGE

I bet you did if you were doing frame work. I wish we had a frame machine, or porta-power so we could do some repair work, but we usually end up doing it with a tractor, backhoe, tree, or my personal favorite...a jack..chain...and trailer (at the track)....its a lot of fun


There are some big demo derbies up your way...we have even talked about coming up that way in June to watch Metal Mayhem....it is in Oregon, Illinois...but I don't know...that is a long way from southern Tennessee...lol

 

[markmopar]

I ran one once. Great fun and I'd love to do it again.

 

[mlayers]

We have ademo derby here every year ar our fair ground during the fair. It is great to watch I always want to do it but I have a bad back and I really don't think I should try. Love the pics sure look like you had fun. Take care and be careful....Matt

 

[mapo]

Sweet hobby, road rage AND a trophy. They closed down our local oval 2 years ago and man I miss it. Keep kickin butt-Mark