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Demolition Derbies are Radical

Started by Mark Schoneveld · 8 months ago

I had the fabulous experience a couple weeks ago of shooting video at very close up at a demolition derby in the Poconos. I was right above the action, on the infield, in the middle of the mud. The producers parked a big truck for me to set up a tripod just ten [...] ... Continue reading »

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Ted Fisher
1 year ago

You'll let us know when that's on ESPN, right -- I would like to see it.

When I was growing up, in driving distance to Pomona and the weekly auto events, we had the "Sunday Sunday Sunday" announcer on radio and TV all week -- so I can't help hearing that every time there's an auto event....

tf

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magdalenus
1 year ago

A friend of mine was just talking about that triple-word announcement so indicative of car culture. I guess the the whole point was to emphasize key words by repeating them over the roar of combustion. Interesting.

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joshua
1 year ago

that takes real passion. or something. that's real interesting, glad you brought it up.

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taylor
1 year ago

Awesome gig you got!

There was a woman where I worked who was the most up tight, conservative person, yet she competed in demolition derby's...for Jesus. Her hubcaps had crosses painted on them! She boggled the mind.

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Marilyn Terell
1 year ago

I'd never been to a demo derby before last summer at the Delaware County Fair in the Catskills, and I have to agree with your awesomeness rating. Once you get over the incomprehensibility of it, it's really fun, and our kids loved it. The drivers were mostly high schoolers, and everyone cheered for their friends. Some of the cars had great names and wonderful paint jobs. I loved the way they just kept smashing into each other slower and slower in the mud until they couldn't move anymore, with the local volunteer firefighters on the sidelines waiting for the first fire. They didn't have to wait long.

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sara girlscantell
1 year ago

i tired to go to this demolition derby in april (without success, we had to take a raincheck). but i heard this gig was superfun. and i'm so jealous. i still totally want to see a demolition derby...

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