We've all been in similar situations before. You're driving home from work,
trying your best to navigate through traffic like a civilized 
human being when some knuckle-dragger in front of you decides that his
mission is more important than yours, cuts you off, and swerves over three
lanes. You wish, just for an instant, that you could take the law into your
own hands and inflict a little sheetmetal damage, just to prove a point.
Welcome to the world of demolition derbies.
Well, maybe I should clarify that. I'm not actually advocating on-highway violence here, lord knows we already hear too much about road rage from the braying jackasses in the media. But sometimes you really do need a physical outlet for all that anger, and demolition derbies are a fantastic way to take out your automotive frustrations in a (relatively) safe, controlled, and amazingly fun forum. In what other sport do you get to clobber your opponents with a 4000 pound weapon?
For those of you unfamiliar with the sport, here's the deal: 8 to 12 specially prepared cars are sealed into a gravel bull pen measuring around 50' by 100', where they try to pummel each other until only one, the winner, is left running. Kind of like a WWE cage match, when you think about it. There are just a few rules in the interest of safety and fair play, although in my experience they tend to be enforced just about as rigorously as in the WWE.
Like any form of competition, those who know more, try harder, have more talent, and are just plain lucky will rise to the top. You'll always find lazy drivers who simply enter the ring and mindlessly hit everything in sight. These drivers don't make it to the winner's podium. There is definite skill involved in the preparation and driving of a demo derby, so click around my web site and learn more.
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