Nothing says Labor Day like the sound of crunching metal and squealing tires, at least at the Great Allentown Fair. The fair closed out its six-day run with the Labor Day tradition of the J & J ...

Sep. 2—WINNER, S.D. — The small open field in Winner came alive on Sunday as the 71st Winner American Legion Demolition Derby roared into action. The air was filled with a cacophony of sounds — '80s ...

The summer county fair season is off with a bang and a few other loud, crunching, roaring sounds. At least those were some of the predominant noises coming from the Platte County Fairgrounds Thursday ...

You could hear crickets chirping and nature’s glorious soundtrack at Five Flags Speedway for the last month. Pensacola’s high banks had to catch its breath and gear up for this scorching season’s ...

Some men love to watch the world burn. Others would rather see it come apart in thick billows of smoke, set against the deafening sound of crushed metal. Or, as we call it, a demolition derby.

Brian Salvera (58) rear-ends Daniel Bong (2) during the demolition derby at Rodeo Arena inside the California State Fair on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Sacramento. Kevin Neri kneri@sacbee.com “You ...

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 ...

The crash and smashed them sport. Demolition Derby had its heyday in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. But these days the derbies are featured at county fairs and special events at race tracks like ...

The annual J&J Demolition Derby at the Allentown Fair is a Labor Day tradition on the festival’s final night. See photos below. Cars crash and kick up mud Monday, Sept. 1, 2025 during the Annual J&J ...

#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 ...

Cars crash and kick up mud Monday, Sept. 5th 2022 during the Annual J&J Demolition Derby at the Great Allentown Fair. The Derby is a Labor Day tradition on the final night of the fair. Trophies set on ...