Lightnin' Strikes Again

So some of you know that Kevin races in Demolition Derbies. Every year all summer long he races at county fairs and different events. He doesn't do the crash'em up, last man standing wins, just the heat races. He really enjoys it and it is so fun (and sometimes scary) for me to watch him race. Jacob loves it, of course, and the girls, not so much. Last Wednesday, at the Grant County Fair in Moses Lake, Kevin had his most recent race. The Grant County Fair is like the Grand Daddy of all Demo Races. He always gets really nervous for this race because there are good drivers who race a good, clean, fast race. He sometimes does the Benton-Franklin Fair Demo Race, but didn't this year because he was just way too busy at work and it takes a lot of time to get the car running just right after being beat up every race. Last year Jacob decided that it would be fun to have a theme car. Most guys just paint it up however and race it, it's going to be scrap metal anyway right?!?! Jacob's idea was to have a Lightning McQueen car. So with the help of some friends, this is what they came up with. Pretty cool, huh? Too, bad he doesn't look like that any more. He's a little beat up, seriously. Last year at the ML Demo he won the nicest car award and came in second at the BF Demo. Not expecting to even be in the nicest car contest this year because the car is so beaten up, he won it again this year in ML. All the kids go nuts over his car. Whose gonna vote against Lightnin' McQueen, right? So anyway, he won nicest car again this year and got another trophy to hang in Jacobs' room and he even won his heat race. That came with a $60 prize. NICE! This is him getting his trophy last Wednesday night. This is a picture of his brothers' car after his race. Notice it is missing a tire, the axle broke, and it is getting towed away. During the Powder Puff, oh yeah, the girls race too, a car actually flipped over and landed on its roof. All the males in the crowd said, "That's what happens when you let a woman drive." Whatever. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of that. For those of you who have never experienced the thrill and excitement of a demo derby race, here you go! Enjoy!! Go Lightnin'!!