Pics from a demolition derby race, 1981 in Germany ...


Can you spot the 914?

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Closeup:

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Another 914:

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And a poor little VW 1600 TL ...

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someone who doesn't mind death?

I feel like i'm going to hurl! But the Red VW double cab in the background (hanging out with the fire truck) makes me feel better!

Naa, those were actually pretty safe, all things considered.

My mother used to race demolition derby's in the '70ties, just like the one above. My cousins were building the cars for her and she's a pretty damn good driver.


I always loved going to the races when i was a kid. Good memories of noise, dust and bend sheetmetal.
Andy

PS: And you get extra points for flipping another car upside down!

lol, I've only been to a couple, and the cars and the people to a slightly lesser degree end up beat up and most are big american IRON so a little 914 would be dodging moving brick walls

Oh no! Who would do such a thing to a 914?

same people who brought us world war two! They should be shot for destroying 914s like that. Don't they have any plymouth furies over there?

That's why you have different classes ...

Andy

No wonder there are few 914's in Europe...

They killed their young.....

I hope the ones that are being sold over there aren't intended show up in these types of races...

Hmmmm... mebbe we should introduce Europe to school busses....

And figure-eight school bus races.....

I think putting a Chalon kit on a 914 is more painful than that.

914 would work pretty well. The engine is protected and it's air cooled.

this picture brings back way too many bad memories....

The red one looks as if it "could" have 5 bolts

Andy, you need to get the VINs...

-- Rob

Haha wow, that's pretty funny but paindfull to see.

If it is, my guess would be the VIN is 914.043.2120 because he used 2120 as his car numbers ...

I could not find any reference to 914.043.2120 (besides a typo on pbase.com for 914.043.2021)
Andy

It ain't rubbin, it's racin.

Andy we should do a thread on Moms as drivers. My Mom would do smoky burnouts with her 427 Marquis Convertable, drive the twisties with her Capri (2), multiple Mustangs. She used to take me to F-1 races when I was an infant.

T.C.

My mom drag raced her 68 bug at the "Fremont Raceway" in the late 70's when it was still there and I don't remember which car at the "San Jose Raceway" back when that was still there (before Reid Hillview Airport was there). IIRC she said she won her brackets! She would always take me to Fremont, Ahhhhh the good Ol' days.

My mom redlined the Alfa every chance she got and slung it around every corner. Dad was upset with me after I explained the redline to her.

Oh the humanity... people suck..