So one of my bucket list items probably since I got married 10 years ago and my husband started taking me to all the demolition derbies, was to actually do but demolition derby. I kept saying I wanted to do it but never really thought that it would actually happen. Never thought that we would actually get a car, fix it the way it’s supposed to be, and that I would actually run it.
Well this year, at the end of the season, that all completely changed!
My husband’s/our cousins all have ran in a few of the local derbies and one of them decided that the couple that they ran in was enough for the year, but their car was still indecent shape enough to be ran and compete. So our other cousin, Dustin, reached out to my husband and said hey we got an extra car if you want if your wife wants to drive it. He mentioned it to me and I said sure!
Again still not really thinking anything was going to happen. The car would end up not running, we wouldn’t have the money for registration, something, cuz that’s normally my luck anyway. Well everything worked out, and I ran in my first demolition derby. I didn’t win, I didn’t place, but I was not the first one out and I didn’t receive any major injuries or flip my car over lol.
It all happened so quickly it was just like a blur. I remember it’s starting I backed up hit a couple people It was paused because somebody’s car flipped over, it started again I think I backed up and then I got hit and hit and hit and my car was done. Cannot shift or anything anymore.
I think next year, if I do this again, which I really kind of hope I am, I want to do a different type / class a vehicle where there is a little less in each meet. I’m hoping that maybe if there is less vehicles that I will be able to focus and actually be able to hit somebody and not just get hit and get out.
So here’s to next year!
Overthinking Mama 