Demo Derby Sees Brother, Cousin Compete

August 7, 2008 toddvogts Personal Notes 0

Last Sunday, my cousin, Dale Westbrook, and my brother, Troy Vogts, once again went and played in the mud.

This time it was at the Harvey County Demolition Derby in Newton, Kan.

Neither did exceptionally well.

They finished off their cars for this demo season, which is what I think they both were trying to do.

They said they had fun, and so did I, even though the temperature was over 100 degrees when the event started at 6:30 p.m.

Oh, and it didn’t get over until 9:30 p.m.

It was the longest demo derby I have ever been to, but it was cool to see that many cars slamming into each other.

The feature heat, the money round, had 24 cars in it.

I couldn’t believe it.

Well, as promised, here are some photos for your enjoyment:

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Troy Vogts, of Canton, Kan., looks for a car to hit during the Harvey County Demolition Derby Aug. 3 in Newton, Kan.

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Dale Westbrook, of Canton, slams into Jake Koehn, of Canton, during the Harvey County Fair Demolition Derby Aug. 3 in Newton. Several McPherson County residents took place in the competition.

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Travis Regehr, of Canton, Kan., waits for the Harvey County Demolition Derby to start Aug. 3 in Newton, Kan.

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The K58 car slams into another car during the Harvey County Fair Demolition Derby Aug. 3 in Newton.

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A driver sees flames shoot out of his exhaust pipes during the Harvey County Fair Demolition Derby Aug. 3 in Newton.

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Todd R. Vogts, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of media at Sterling College in Kansas. Previously, he taught yearbook, newspaper, newsmagazine, and online journalism in various Kansas high schools, and he ran a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas. He continues to freelance as a professional journalist from time to time. Also, Vogts is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Journalism Education Association (JEA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), among others. He earned his Master Journalism Educator (MJE) certification from JEA in 2022. When he’s not teaching or writing, he runs his mobile disk jockey service and takes part in other entrepreneurial ventures. He can be reached at twitter.com/toddvogts or via his website at www.toddvogts.com.

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