Essex County Fair Demolition Derby August 22nd 2021

Essex County Fairgrounds
Brotherly Love
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Kyle Coryea

Tyler Bell (9) vs Clemente Bell in the van division be a little brotherly love in the van division as they would battle for the title on the afternoon. It would be the return of the Essex County Fair demolition derby this time though they would bring in spinning wheels to put on the show. With that thought, they would bring huge pay for the winners on the day and uniform rules that they use for all their shows around the northeast and they would every division there for the one-day show from the compact and full-size car's stock and modified along with the vans and truck divisions. It would be a smaller track in size and a lower car count show but that doesn't mean the action on the track wasn't any less as there would be so hard-hitting and twisted-up cars on a very successful show for the first time spinning wheels being at the fairgrounds. When the dust settled the winners on the day would be Anthony Provost (Compact Stock), Toby Ebersole (Compact Modified), Ben Brown Jr (Full Size), Clemente Bell (Trucks and Jon Brown in the vans. Gallery

Franklin County Fair Demolition Derby Night #2 August 13th 2021

Franklin County Fairgrounds
folded up
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Kyle Coryea

Jacob St. Mary (54) with the finishing touches on TJ Pitchard (96x) as he holds up the back of the van and actually ended up inside it for the win. It would be the second night of demolition derby action at the Franklin County Fair as they would return for the smashing and crashing action. This time we would have the return of the compact and full-size cars along with the addition of the powers wheels for the kids along with the popular vans would there make their one appearance at the fair this year. It would be another smashing and crashing affair at the fairgrounds with the long track and no rain that night the drivers were able to get up some good speed and have some heavy-hitting making the mad dog hard to call in many heats on the night for the ticket to the main. When the hitting would stop and the calm would come upon the field the winners on the night would be Kayla Lamica (Compact Cars), Jason Marlowe (Full-Size Cars), and Jacob St. Mary (Vans). Gallery

Franklin County Fair Demolition Derby August 8th 2021

Franklin County Fairgrounds
nose to nose
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Kyle Coryea

Alex Martin (77jr) and Jason Marlowe (01)go noses to the nose as they battle for the championship. It would be the opening night of the Franklin County Fair demolition derby and there would be compact, full-size, and trucks and there would be just over a hundred cars for the night. It would be a rainy night on the track and the mud would be a slinging on the track. The biggest attended division on the night would be the compact cars as they would have 5 heats of around 12 cars each/ They would put a twist on their event though this year as they would name their mad dog after the first two minutes of each heat and at that point, that driver had advanced to the main event on the evening. When the mud would stop flying on the night the winners would be Alex Martin in the compact cars, Logan Secore in the trucks, and Kaylee Marlow in the women's division. Gallery

Clinton County Fair Demolition Derby August 1st 2021

Clinton County Fairgrounds
crunch
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Kyle Coryea

Devin Fornier (4x4) with the crunching side hit on Zach Rondeau (88) After I a year off due to the covid 19 pandemic it was the return of the Clinton County Fair demolition derby in front of a packed crowd there would be just over a hundred in attendance ranging from full size, compact, trucks, and vans. It would be the annual all-day affair as the show would get underway at noon and would last till around ten o'clock. It would be a steady rain throughout the day but that would not keep the fans or competitors away from having a smashing good time. The biggest class of cars on the day would be the popular compact cars as they would need seven heats and consi and the championship to decide the winner. It would definitely be a hard-hitting day as competitors were looking to take out their frustration after not derby for two years and the hitting would show it on the track. When the dust and smashing would settle on the day the winners would be Tyler Atwell in the Full-Size cars, Brittany Woodside in the Truck division, Landon Sears in the Vans, and in the compact cars it would be Devin Fournier in the modified and Jerry Groucher in the stock class. Gallery

Independence Day Bash July 4th 2021

Norfolk Fire Department
body jaring hit
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Kyle Coryea

The red smile face car with body jarring hit in the corner that sends the driver sideways in the car on the crunch. It would be the annual Independence Day Bash at the Norfolk Fire Department it what was believed to be a smaller to mid-size derby ended up being the biggest car count in the history of that derby at 103 cars. It was a good thing that it was in the middle of the summer cause the smashing wouldn't start till 2 pm and run to almost dark as the championship would finish up around 8-9 pm. It would be a hard-hitting affair throughout the day. It would start off with the youth derby and it would be won by a kid that came all the way down from Maine to have a little fun in the dirt with his car. Then when the big show got underway there would be compact, full-size, vans and trucks that would derby. As the sun was starting to set on the day before the fireworks would go off there would be a championing crowned on the day and it would be staying in St Lawerence County as Travis Charleston would get the feature win and take home the trophy, bragging rights, and a cool thousand dollars. Gallery

May Madness May 22nd 2021

Clinton County Fairgrounds
side skis
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Kyle Coryea

Conner Turgeron (21t) with the hit and then side skies across the side of David Campeau (112) during the heats. It would be the first edition of the may madness from the Clinton County Fairgrounds and there would be around 75 cars that would show up for the four different divisions. It would be a hard-hitting affair from start to finish in the 4 cylinder stock and modified along with the trucks and vans' small and big divisions. There also were a few 8 cylinders that would be attending. Along with the hard-hitting, there would be a few cars that would get pinned along the wall and get a little too hot and need some attention. When the dust and mud would settle on the night the winners for the event would be Jason Seymour (Big Trucks), Todd Ebersole (small trucks), John Brown (4 cylinders modified), and Terry Reno (4 cylinder stocks. Now everyone in the area will start getting their cars ready for the big fair show at the end of July. Gallery

North Lawrence Fire Department Winter Bash March 6th 2021

Snyder Motorsports Park
rear end up
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Kyle Coryea

Joey Foster (91j) with the slamming rear end hit on the 62 that sends his rear in the air and pins the 62 in the corner. It would be the first-ever North Lawrence Fire Department, Winter Bash, at the Snyder Motorsports. It would be a first for this reporter to take in a demolition derby and would different experience. It would be on the cooler side seeing that this was the first weekend in March but the community would come out to support the event along with the North Lawrence Fire Department and the Snyder Motorsports Park that hosted. There would be around 60 cars that show up from your basic 4 cylinders to stock and modified 8 cylinders and the popular trucks and van. When the mud and snow would settle the winner on the day would be the popular Joey Foster. With the success of the event, the plans are already in the works for the second Winter Bash. Gallery

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