Talk:Demolition derby
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How did Wikipedia go this long without an entry on this? Thanks! BenFrantzDale 05:26, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)
I removed this sentence: A popular PC game series of the 1990s, "Carmageddon" allowed players to choose from various vehicles to race on a course while wrecking other competitors and also attempting run down pedestrians. While it's true, I don't think it's relevant. Lot's of racing games involve trying to destroy your opponent, and this one really didn't have anything to do with demolition derbies. -LtNOWIS 01:34, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
The page needs a Glossary or a link to a Glossary... example: I was trying to find out what "Stadium Shot" meant.
I agree, but until someone can actually provide a viable glossary (I'm afraid I don't really know enough about the subject to write one myself) I'm going to delete the currently-empty 'glossary' section. It just looks messy. Jimeree 17:45, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Worlds largest demoliton derby?
While this is true on the number of cars i am shure it is not the largest...the company who puts on the show (JMProductions) calls all their demoliton derby events "the worlds largest demolition derby".
In short this should be deleted...
[edit] Team Demolition Derby?
Why is there no entry for Team Demolition Derby? While it is admittedly unknown (Joliet, IL is the ONLY known place for this type of racing to exist on an official basis), it carries it's only history and deserves a bit of recognition, IMHO.
Read more below...
LynnyrdSkynyrd 05:59, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
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- The Team Demolition Derby that was postponed on May 26, 2007 has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2007. Tickets that were purchased for the May 26 date can be redeemed for the rescheduled September 22 date or they may be exchanged in advance for another dirt oval event during the 2007 season.
Route 66 Raceway will once again host the popular Team Demolition Derby.
Team-Style Demo Derby Racing: Team demo style racing is fast and catastrophic, with 50 mph head-on collisions, heavy side swipes and cars totaled in just one hit. Team demo always has eight teams. Each team has four cars, squaring off two teams at a time, in a round-robin until there's a winner. To win the evening's event, the team must win three rounds.
The one-of-a-kind Team Demolition Derby will have four events at Route 66 Raceway with the fourth event serving as the Finals. Team Demos are a Saturday night favorite for fans who want to see an adrenaline pumping two hour spectacular where eight pro teams face off in what can only be described as roller derby with automobiles.
From http://www.teamdemo.com/about.shtml
... In the early 1950s, the promoters of the old 87th Street Speedway in Chicago began running Team Demolition Races using brand name manufacturers such as the Ford Team vs. the Chevy Team, the Dodge Team takes on the Chrysler Team, etc. Soon after, Raceway Park in Blue Island followed with its own team races. Veteran announcer Wayne Adams tells us that “Back then, they would put concrete in the doors and steel bars behind the bumpers for reinforcement.” That’s all illegal today.
In the late 1950s, promoter Howard Tiedt of Santa Fe Speedway in Hinsdale started demolition races using eight teams. This format continued until Santa Fe’s closing in 1995. In 1999, the new Route 66 Raceway in Joliet picked up where Santa Fe left off and continues to host Team Demolition Derby, The Tournament of Destruction, with standing room only crowds.
[edit] Toy
There is a section for video games but what about the Smash Up Derby toy? topher67 (talk) 00:37, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
