2018 fair-print

2018 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July 29 - August 5, 2018 Page 265 Kristy was excited to accept the offer, and climbed into the passenger seat on Sunday afternoon to ride along with the mayor. Early in the heat, a head on collision enacted the air- bag in Goodman’s car. The announcer poked a little fun at the mayor for forgetting to disable the bag. Thinking it was over for the 62656 car, Kristy came out of the car. The fire depart- ment tended to the vehicle and checked out the mayor. He was good to go and so was his car, so he stayed in the heat. At the next red flag, Kristy returned to the track and got back in the car with the mayor for the completion of the heat. Both Peyton and Kristy had excellent rides with plenty of crashing and banging about the field. Both the Goodman and Grimaldi finished in the top ten. Between the two, Grimaldi went out first with about eight cars left in the game. When Goodman broke his stick, he was fifth, with only four cars left to battle to the end. In the Modified Compact Class there were a couple of intense moments. In the melee it was hard to tell if the two incidents were connect- ed, but they might have been. First one driver was injured; not seriously, but none-the-less. He came out of his car and sat down in front of the stage trailer. It appeared he had a cut on his arm. Logan County Paramedics were on the scene and examined him at the stage, then walked him back to the LCPA ambulance for further care. Later in the heat, one competing car took a real beating from a couple of his opponents. Fans observing from the grandstand appeared to believe the attack on the car was coming close to being overkill. A flag was called on the two drivers, but then the victim car driver broke his stick and was out of the competition. In the Semi Stock Class the battle between cars number 34 and the 24 became almost comical. It began with number 34 being pushed by 24 into the north end barriers. With his rear wheels off the ground and having a rear wheel drive car, the guy couldn’t move. The announcer polled the grandstand, should the driver be given a lift to get him back on the track? Amid big cheers, the large tractor at the end of the track gave the car a push and he was ready to roll again. He moved only a few feet when car 24 made contact and pushed him back into the barrier again. Again the 34 car got a little help and was on the track ready to roll, and here came good old number 24, smacking the car back into the barrier for a third time! All in all, the Demolition Derby this year lasted about four hours and was jam packed with action. The crowds in the grandstands and track side certainly got their money’s worth this year. Kudos to those who drove their hearts out, including four lady drivers this year, and kudo’s to the organizers for growing this event, and making it one of the best Demo Derby’s we’ve seen at the Logan County Fair!