Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Makes one hark back to visiting local county fairs and doing ...

#78 Hunter Wilhelm and #48 Ray Randall during the 8-cylinder derby. Car Demolition Derby at the 125th Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair grounds, Saturday, August 6, 2022. #106 Brandon Small examines an ...

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 ...

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 ...

When flames erupted from the engine compartment of Car No. 45 C, I grabbed Mel Crane's arm and squeezed it tight. We were standing in the pits at this year's Monroe County Fair Demolition Derby when ...

Mechanics are adapting demolition derby cars and working with a former paddleboat maker to create vehicles for use by Ukrainian troops at the front. Volunteers in Zaporizhzhya on June 7 show off a ...

When the boys of Manos House built their first demolition derby car in 2019, they had to wait until Memorial Day 2021 to see it in action. After all those hours of work, completely tearing apart the ...

Jeff Riddle grimaced a little as he reached down to pick up his 4-year-old daughter, Lily. It was Tuesday afternoon, and he had bested the field of 33 compact cars to win the demolition derby Sunday ...