demolition men

[Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, this is like "Battle Bots" you can drive in, I guess.

Thanks, Peter, for the educational e-mail.  I remember seeing demo derbys
when I was a kid but I haven't seen one lately.

I admit-- and I know this will tick some people off-- I feel like this out
to be outlawed.  At least with Imperials.  But that is only because I would
like to save every good old car ever made.  I know that's not realistic,
but that's how I feel.  Talk about destroying "originality!"

I'm sure this is fun to do and fun to watch, though.  Shift the
transmission by hand??? Are you serious?

I've heard that one reason Imperials win is because of the distance between
the bumper and the radiator-- now I know it may be because of the
crossmember as well.

Are the fuselage Imps the best?  Or only the most plentiful?

Are there any rules or limitations as to how much you can modify the car?
Seems to me you could add enough reinforcement to just about make any car
invincible (?).

Is there any money to be made in this?

Why do people do it?

(Stand back-- now I've done it.)

Mark


Peter Engel wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As a recent post mentioned, even an Imp's success in demo derbies is
> largely due to preparation.
>
> I met a guy about 5 years ago only because I saw a few fuselage
> Imperials parked behind his house.  I knocked on his door to find out
> what his intentions were and found that the cars were there as demo
> derby fodder.  This guy has been immensely successful (50+ trophies)
> using Imperials as derby cars.
>
> While I didn't like what he was doing, he was kind enough to give me any
> parts I wanted for free.  That softened the pain somewhat.