This crazy warm wave has me all excited for summer. I know, I know, a wet spring may be right around the corner but I keep catching a whiff of something in the warm evening air (bacon dogs?) that brings me back to hot times and county fairs and swimming...and a little Demolition Derby.
Oh, hell yes. Went to the bout at the Napa Town and Country Fair last August and it did not disappoint.
Fell in love with this tow truck (and it's grizzled driver).
The pink lady killed it.
As did this corn dog.
All the smoke, noise, anticipation and crashing about a body could ask for (unless you happened to be driving in the actual event). One car got slammed so hard it jumped the barrier and everyone in the front row went wild.
Rounded the evening with foot soaking and warm air drinking and a love of good old-fashioned summertime fun.
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Smash it up? This year the Napa Town and Country Fair runs August 8-12 and the Derby's usually on Saturday. Box tickets look like the most epic way to watch the destruction, but appear fairly hard to come by as those in the know snap them up early (and yearly). Our angle from the nosebleeds was still fantastic, as was the bout of bumper cars that naturally followed. Gentlemen, start your engines...