Demo Derby

crashbro17x

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Dec 20, 2008
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Tennessee
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White's MXT 300 w/950 coil, Bounty Hunter, Discover 3300 w/a 10" Bounty Hunter, Magnum Power Search Coil
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
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... ;D

Here are a couple of my cars...
72 Caprice first car I built/ran
before
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after 3 races
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79? Impala
after second run, no before pics
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71 LeSabre
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after
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76 Impala stock no before pics, after 5th run
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64 Chrysler Imperial
before first run
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after 3rd run
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We have a lot of fun doing it...talk about a rush too... :wink: And sometimes we run in to a place or two where we can get permission to go metal detecting in the fall ;D

Thanks for looking!
 

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
 

notgittinenny ( treasures ) said:
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
 

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
 

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
 

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