Well, the first night of the 2012 TDA season is in the books. After an entertaining evening of racing, one thing is clear: it’s hard to know much about any given team. Thank God I didn’t write up any predictions last week that placed the winner of the night, Mean Green Machine, in sixth or...
Holy God, it’s late May. Perhaps it was that week of 90-degree temperatures in early March, perhaps it was that week of 40-degree temperatures in late April, but whatever the case, my internal season clock is way off. There is less than a week to the TDA’s opening night of races and it has barely...
Chris Neumer and Steve Gursky Jr. discuss meeting women at the demolition derby, online dating and answer listener questions and emails. From the difference is between racing a sedan and a station wagon to conspiracy theories involving the death of William Henry Harrison to the craziest thing Gursky Jr. has ever tried on the track,...
Chris Neumer and Steve Gursky Jr. talk to former model and current life specialist Sara Stone about marketing and branding opportunities for the demolition derby, get into why an 85 mph speed limit is great and why you should never figure out how much money you spend on your demo cars. Behind the Destruction...
In this episode of Behind the Destruction, Chris Neumer and Steve Gursky Jr. discuss the best stories they’ve heard about getting cars for use in the demos, ponder the meaning of astrology, figure out how use time-travel to help drivers find cars from the 1960s and 70s and get into the best and worst ways...
The Behind the Destruction podcast is sponsored by Driven Restorations in Randolph, Wisconsin. PODCAST NOTES: Recorded live at Kosher Studios in Woodridge, Illinois, this is Episode #8 of Behind the Destruction. As always, we want to thank our sound engineer, Maura Scherrer, for her tireless and diligent work on the podcast. We also want to thank Michael...
The Behind the Destruction podcast is sponsored by Driven Restorations in Randolph, Wisconsin. PODCAST NOTES: Recorded live at Kosher Studios in Woodridge, Illinois, this is Episode #7 of Behind the Destruction with guest, Jason Ritacco. As always, we want to thank our sound engineer, Maura Scherrer, for her tireless and diligent work on the podcast. We also...
The Behind the Destruction podcast is sponsored by Driven Restorations in Randolph, Wisconsin. PODCAST NOTES: Recorded live at Kosher Studios in Woodridge, Illinois, we return we episode number six of Behind the Destruction. Behind the Destruction again thanks sound engineer, Maura Scherrer, for making the two hosts sound as good as the two of them can possibly...
The Behind the Destruction podcast is sponsored by Driven Restorations in Randolph, Wisconsin. PODCAST NOTES: Well, we’re back! Finally. We dealt with some major recording issues over the course of the last few months and, after switching studios (we are now with Kosher Studios; www.kosherstudios.com) we seem to have everything ironed out. We thank you for your...
The Team Demolition Association awards banquet was held this last weekend and the event provided quite the pleasant evening. Pete Millette Jr. and Levi Turnbaugh gave a tag team acceptance speech for the ages rivaling even the Three6 Mafia’s Oscar acceptance speech, “Papa” John Millette earned a well-deserved ‘Legends’ award, Reckoning’s championship trophies were taller...
Bad Company’s Kyle Shearer hits Reckoning’s Brian Anderson This may sound familiar: Reckoning’s Brian Anderson was cruising down the front straight away very near to the wall. Shearer streaked across the track and solidly collided with him. Shearer’s hit banged Anderson’s car against the wall, taking him out. The most impressive part of this hit...
The Hit of the Year, First Runner Up: Orange Crush’s Elmer Fandery hits Reckoning’s Brian Anderson I will be the first to admit that I didn’t understand the true greatness of this hit when I initially saw it. It happened on the far side of the track from where I was sitting and while I...
