Dupage County Demolition Derby

Today (Sunday) I went to my first-ever demolition derby. After I got home from church I rode my bike to the fairground and for about an hour I was…not overwhelmed. Now mind you, to see old cars with straight-pipe exhausts straight from the engines scream their engines wildly while spinning their tires in mud and smash into each other is fun. The only problem was, the track, or pit really, was really small. I was expecting something with more speed, but then again, if it was faster, people would have a much greater risk of injury. But anyway, aside from that, the derby was pretty cool. I took mostly video after the first heat (Which by the way was a qualifier as the finals are tonight, but I knew it’d be way better for pictures in bright daylight) and my goodness, I’m glad my camera captured even a smidgeon of the noise those “cars” made. Wow. There’s nothing that gets my blood pumping like hearing that melodious roar of a floored accelerator. It’s just…awesome. Anyway, here are some pictures. And yes, some of the cars seem to be standing still, but sometimes it’s just fast daylight shutter speed. And to mix things up and to get some better action shots, I’m throwing in some video screenshots.

 

The Dupage County Fair

Today I was at the Dupage County fair for about 6.5 hours, in 90 degree temps, in the blazing sun. But it was all worth it because I got to spend 20 dollars on food and food alone! Ohhh, so good...while everyone else was blowing money on lame rides, I got to indulge in tacos authentico, various lemonades, and curly fries. Mm, mm. There were also other side attractions to the fair, such as duck racing, meeting a few acquaintances from school, seeing various cool exhibits, and watching the opening band (the West Suburban Homeschool Band). Another interest is Sunday, because at 2 (right after church) is the demolition derby. I've never been to one in my lifetime and it'd be a fantastic opportunity for taking pictures too. It's kind of interesting to see how it (like almost all county fairs) has an a heavy emphasis on agriculture and really glorified farming. I mean, I have nothing against that and our nation was founded on farming (and to a smaller extent, New England shipping) so it's kind of nice to see our nation's heritage like that, but at the same time, farming has become an industry completely dominated by the huge corporations. It's not like there are nearly as many opportunities to be a successful small farmer as there were years ago. But I digress...anyway, the fair was fun, the food was great, and...whatever. The end.

P.S. Here are some of the cool pictures (unedited) that I got from the fair.

 

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