1) Wow, I’d forgotten what it was like to write articles on the Team Demo Association (TDA)! From 2011-2015, I wrote regular columns on the TDA, sometimes on their website, most recently for Behind the Destruction (dot com). In 2016, I didn’t. During my sabbatical, I’d forgotten about the threats of violence and crazy suggestions...
If you like what you’re reading and want to support this site, click on an ad to the right. It’s much appreciated! First things first: Congratulations go out to the 2015 Team Demo Association (TDA) champions, Orange Crush! Interestingly and uniquely, this championship news could actually be considered breaking news given that the league has...
First a disclaimer. Whenever I write anything about driver’s door hits, I inevitably rile up someone, some team, or some officials. Driver’s door hits are by far the most sensitive topic surrounding any demolition derby event, but especially so in the Team Demo Association (TDA). No driver wants to be accused of delivering a driver’s...
If you like what you’re reading and want to support this site, click on an ad to the right. It’s much appreciated! After a long, long off-season, the Team Demo Association (TDA) finally held its first race of the year in late July. The track was extremely fast, the mud was just right and fans...
If you like what you’re reading and want to support this site, click on an ad to the right. You don’t even have to wait for the ad page to fully load, just the clicks help! The June 2015 TDA race is in the books and the winner was… drumroll, please… the track! The Junkyard...
I’m often asked about which drivers or what teams I root for at the Team Demo Association (TDA) events. And while I freely admit that it sounds like a cop out, the truth is that I root for the best story. I find myself rooting for entertaining contradictions, upsets and interesting quirks. To me that’s...
If you like what you’re reading and want to support this site, click on an ad to the right. You don’t even have to wait for the ad page to fully load, just the clicks help! You can read the 2015 TDA Preview Introduction, here. You can read my Honorable Mention Favorite Drivers here. You...
If you like what you’re reading and want to support this site, click on an ad to the right. You don’t even have to wait for the ad page to fully load, just the clicks help! You can read the 2015 TDA Preview Introduction, here. You can read my Honorable Mention Favorite Drivers here. I’m...
If you like what you’re reading and want to support this site, click on an ad to the right. You don’t even have to wait for the ad page to fully load, just the clicks help! You can read yesterday’s column, the Introduction, here. I’m going to preview the 2015 season by counting down...
If you like what you’re reading and want to support this site, click on an ad to the right. You don’t even have to wait for the ad page to fully load, just the clicks help! Like most people, I occasionally take stock of what I’m doing and see what I can do to improve...
Saturday night’s TDA event was unusual for several reasons. Summer is starting to wind down—some kids are going back to school in less than three weeks—the temperatures have been more consistent with early October than mid-July and we’ve had one TDA event. One! That June rainout just threw everything off. I’m starting a petition to...
These are bits and pieces of information and behind-the-scenes stories that just don’t quite fit elsewhere. As always, feel free to direct your responses to me at chris at twenty seven and a half dot com, on facebook or contact me at 310.498.1680. The adjustment to the post-Jason Twite period is rougher than I expected....
