Rollover Contest

     The love of the demolition derby goes back to the days of the Westchester County Fair and my youth.   There is something about a quiet little girl getting to watch cars smash into each other on purpose.  It was some sort of stress release or something.  Maybe it was the days of watching Pinky on Happy Days...either way I have always loved it.  Somewhere around thirty years later I still get a kick out of it.  Maybe I'm not so quiet anymore but I need the stress release more than ever.  This year they added a twist and a brand new thing.  It kicked off with a rollover contest.  A single ramp was fastened to the dusty ground.  There were extra paramedics around.  I watched as a car took its place far from the ramp and then gunned it.....drove up the ramp with just its right tires....and bam...flip...flip...flip.  It was crazy.  They were given three attempts and points based on the quantity of flips.  Each one made me a little frightened.  I do believe I even cringed as the men surrounded the car to flip it right side up.  Nobody was injured but one maniac won some cash for earning twenty-one points after flipping more than the others.  I let out a sigh of relief and then watched the regular event.  The voice inside me that wishes it had a car in the derby gets a little quieter each year but there was no voice at all for this event...I'll leave it to the men who are flippin' crazy!