Covered with mud and debris from the track, I exited the arena. We saw (and covered) a pure form of entertainment last night, something even John would enjoy…the Demolition Derby.
Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" blared during the heats. And "Real Country" played during the breaks.
Eleven hopefuls in their already badly damaged vehicles entered the battle. It began with two heats, and the top six appeared in the finale…when it was all over only one car, the black 80ish looking Dodge Omni type car was the only one still running.
For his trouble, the winner got $1200 and bragging rights and stories that will long outlive the money. Second got $500, third $300. The rest got the thrill of crashing into someone on purpose or in one case, the terror of sitting stuck at the rail while two cars ran full tilt into him, spraying the MOTIONLESS crowd five feet away from the rail with mud from the track and water from the radioator.
And close to two thousand people saw it all, with perhaps thousands more hanging on the edge of their front porch steps listening on the radio.
And I have a new favorite “play-by-play” sport to do on the radio.
