This might have been the best experience I’ve had so far this summer and I’m a little worried it won’t be topped. Laura Arner and I hopped into her car and took a mini road trip to the Lind Combine Demolition Derby last weekend. Basically, people take their wheat combines, paint them and then go after each other until they either lose the header in the front or lose their steering which is in the back.
We weren’t totally sure where it was and the directions were vague. They said to get off exit 220 at Ritzville and take the Lind exit about a mile to the arena. I was somewhat concerned that we would not be able to find the arena. This was one of those times that I overestimated eastern Washington. As we entered Lind, we saw were cars and RVs everywhere, it looked like the town had been turned into a giant parking lot.
In case you are wondering this arena is nothing like the Spokane Arena. There were probably 10 or so bleachers ranging from grand stands to that-looks-like-it-might-collapse-at-any-minute stands around a pretty small dirt arena. Apparently, this is a much bigger event than we expected; it took us a good 15 minutes to find a spot because the place was packed.
It was well worth the trip. Who can go wrong watching things being destroyed? We were also surprised at the diversity of people attending the event. There were some rednecks as expected, but there was also a large population of Harley-lovers and quite a large group of seemingly totally normal people. I even saw a few people I recognized from Spokane.
I can’t describe fully in words how great this event was, so consider this your formal invitation to join Laura and I next year for the 25th anniversary.
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