DEMO PRESENT

Utah County Fair demolition derby.

While advances in vehicle emission controls have challenged competitors, other technology offers positive opportunities. Some websites host over 10,000 registered members. The Internet has greatly fostered communication among competitors and fans. Through forums like the Demolition Derby Drivers Association (DDDA) and the International Demolition Derby Association (IDDA), competitors can share information and help each other locate vehicles, solve technical problems, and find events.

The economic outlook for demolition derby is quite optimistic. Estimates vary on the number of events held nationally each year, from 750 to over 2,500. Most are held at county fairs and independent promotions. Amusement Business confirms that for most fairs around the country, there are "few, if any, empty seats in the grandstands." Attendance at demolition derbies is estimated to exceed one million spectators each year, with some events drawing ten thousand fans or more. Television coverage is sporadic, but like those demolition derby cars that just won't quit, it keeps coming back.