photos by David Halterman
Some think of demolition derbys as a waste of time and gas, feeling no joy as dozens of cars smash into each other for hours on end. Others find the act of buying, building, and demolishing a perfectly good car a close approximation to Buddhist nirvana. And that was a feeling shared by Owen Dake and the Skywalker Construction crew, who acquired their cars just days before this years La Plata County Fair Demolition Derby, which took off Saturday. In a whirlwind of welds, paint, and completely stripped cars, a motley crew of a dozen worked day and night to get their cars to a point where they felt comfortable completely destroying them. This year, the Durango Telegraph tagged along, from the pits to the hits and every beer between. |
