We wend a little bit early and let the kids play around.
The noise was a little much for the kids last year, so we came prepared!
We had a great time, but towards the end of the derby a car flipped over (the 3rd of the night) and the officials rushed in to make sure the driver was ok. One official got right under the car, and the weight shifted and it slammed down right on top of him. It was pretty horrific. The paramedics were right on scene and worked on him for quite a while. They called in life flight, and it landed in the field right behing the arena. The kids thought the helicopter was pretty cool- I'm just glad they weren't old enough to understand what was happening. The official ended up dying on the way to the hospital. They cancelled the rest of the derby and donated all the money to his family. It was just terrible. We had such a good time, it was such a sad ending.
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