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Qrt Konotho County Fair Soction, K Bargain—r, Aug. 5, Courior AuIn this game, being gentledoesn’t count/By JEFF LONG Staff WriterNo traffic cops.No tickets.Some say no brains.Getting away from the pressures and restrictions of rush hour traffic, about 100 people will compete in the demolition derby Sunday evening at the Kenosha County Fair grounds in Wilmot.“It’s fun,” said Steve Beets,20, 5122 14th Ave., who will drive in the derby for the second time.“You get out there and have no care for the car at all. There’s no worry.”Beets entered the event two years ago, driving a 1969 Le Mans he bought for $40.“After a few hits, the engine blew,” Beets said of his brief attempt at making demolition Faderby history. 8°*You’re out there and you hit the guy,” Beets said. You’re 'tslooking around, trying to protect wiyour radiator ... I was laughing — until I got hit and stalled.”Beets spent the rest of his heat in the center of the track, too much in the middle of things to be towed to the pits.“They knew I was stalled,”Beets said of the other drivers, ]“but they slide into you. They thecan’t help it because they’re rejgetting pounded around, too.” soiBeets said the only way to get tiohurt is if there is a fire. Drivers mlt;are required to wear helmets waand safety belts. Also, the windows must be taken out of the Biicars. mlt;An organizer of the event, Ray fai{continued on nave 311 totioeviSuen
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Kenosha News Courier
Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Aug 06, 1986
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