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| Workman's OK Tire & Auto - School Bus race was one of the main attractions. |
Sunday September 28, 2014 was a beautiful warm autumn day to get out and enjoy the scenery and take in some good ole dirt track racing at
Brighton Speedway. The Sunday event was named the
Eve of Destruction, and consisted of 9 different races ending with the demolition derby. Destruction and mayham was more than plentiful and also a whole ton of fun.
The first race was the Junior 25 lap enduro for ages 14-18 with no race experience, which was followed by the Ladies 35 lap enduro.
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| Ladies 35 lap Enduro. |
Next came two segments of qualifiers or a practice session for the
Workman's OK Tire & Auto Repair School bus race, which was a real blast to watch, and we loved the noise and power of the school buses. So much fun!
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| Oops, on its roof. |
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| Driver is out and ok, that is all that matters. |
Next was the long race of the day, the Hotch's Autoparts 100 lap Enduro. There was quite a few entries in this race, but it didn't take too long until the cars thinned out. Every race here was like a demolition derby. So cool!
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| Lining up for the 100 lap Enduro. |
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| Our friend Brody in the black #66 |
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| Brody's patience paid off for a while. |
There was also a 10 lap flag pole race where a flag pole was set up on the front straight away and all cars had to circle the flag pole each and every lap. That flag pole sure got congested, unfortunately I didn't get photos.
Next race was the Gauntlet, which was a big old limo. 5 cars called the "Bad Guys" had to eliminate the good guys in the Gauntlet in 6 laps. Unfortunately the bad guys won. But it was fun to watch.
Then came the
Workman's OK Tire & Auto Repair School bus race. Man could these things go! Even with flat tires. One bus had built his rad inside the bus, as my husband noticed that he didn't see a radiator but then notice the pipes running inside so it wouldn't get hit from the front, cool idea.
Now for the total mayham and my favorite, the 15 lap Trailer race. To be declared a winner your trailer must still be attached to your vehicle crossing at the 15th lap. If you lose your trailer you can remain in the race and try to remove your competitors trailers. What a HOOT!
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| I didn't notice it at first but this camper is filled with balloons. |
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| Sweet! A pop-up tent camper with Granny on her rocking chair on the roof. |
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| Carnage is starting:-) |
Now I know what the balloons were for in the camper. Click on the photo to enlarge it, and you will see balloons on the track and going up in the air on the right once the camper got smashed.
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| Notice this camper on the #68 van, it says We are the Champions. Wishful thinking or not? |
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| Red van rolls over |
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| But hes back on four wheels, but no trailer:-) |
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| Carnage, looks like a tornado rolled through. |
When one of these crashes happened a tire went flying through the fence. You can see it on the above photo, but a better shot on the below photo, look for the hole in the fence toward the left. From what I hear, it hit a car parked behind it and then continued on to the highway and hit another parked car.
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| Hope no one was hurt when the tire flew through the fence. |
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| #68 the winner and only trailer left, minus the camper that was on top of the trailer. |
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| Last race before the demolition derby was the long jump. |
We both regret not staying for the demolition derby, only because we had a long drive home and didn't want to extend that any longer with traffic leaving the speedway. But I must say we had more fun at the Eve of Destruction then we have had at any NASCAR race that we attended in the past. We forgot how much fun a good hometown dirt track can be.
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| The hospitality suites. |
Our seats in the Hospitality Suite (above photo 2nd level) were fantastic! Compliments of
Workman's OK Tire and Auto Repair Quinte West. Thanks Mike!
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| The stands were jam packed, it was a great day. |
So for a great day or evening out with the family or a date, get out and enjoy your local dirt track. Its tons of fun. For $12.00 for an adult or $35. for a family of four, you can't beat the price at Brighton Speedway. Check out their schedule and pricing at
Brighton Speedway.
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Brighton Speedway
County Road 64
Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0
1-866-681-1102
