The resurrection of the Salmon Arm Demolition Derby is going to be a triple threat.

Dave Schwandt, star of the History Channel91裸聊视频檚 reality TV show Backroad Truckers, has been 91裸聊视频渄oing derby91裸聊视频� for 35 years and decided it was time to revive the car-crushing event that was last held in 2017.

He didn91裸聊视频檛, however, expect what a smash it would prove to be.

91裸聊视频淚 posted it on Facebook a couple of times and it just blew up,91裸聊视频� he said of its reception. 91裸聊视频淟ike off the Richter scale.91裸聊视频�

Industry friends, equally excited by the derby91裸聊视频檚 return, suggested collaborating to include a show and shine and swap meet to help keep people engaged in the downtime between heats, and extend it into a two-day event.

Co-organizer Vance Tierney from White Post Auto Museum said they91裸聊视频檙e expecting it to be sellout, adding that his annual swap meet of antique car parts and memorabilia typically attracts over 2,000 alone, and this is 91裸聊视频渁 collaboration between three sought-after entities.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he community91裸聊视频檚 just starving for this,91裸聊视频� he said, adding that in the approximate month that they91裸聊视频檝e been planning this, that interest has also spread to people in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the U.S.

Also new to derby 2.0 are annual themes, with this year91裸聊视频檚 being the 91裸聊视频�80s and 91裸聊视频�90s, 91裸聊视频渁fter the greatest decades ever,91裸聊视频� Schwandt said, with costumes strongly encouraged.

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He91裸聊视频檚 already getting participation in spades, with 50 cars registered, which is at capacity. But Schwandt said he91裸聊视频檚 still taking names for a wait list as there are inevitably some cancellations. He also hopes to get at least 20 trucks for a heat.

Metal mashing aside, the organizers said their plans for the 91裸聊视频渞edneck event91裸聊视频� include a 91裸聊视频渉uge91裸聊视频� beer garden, food and other vendors, as well as some star power. Using his reality TV connections, Schwandt has Rust Valley Restorers main man Mike Hall confirmed, as well as some other cast members of the show, on which he91裸聊视频檚 made guest appearances for over five years, sparking his own show that91裸聊视频檚 returning for a second season.

91裸聊视频淚 guess I give off energy, they say,91裸聊视频� he said of his career in front of the cameras.

That energy is serving him well in this planning stage, as the derby event continues to grow. As it91裸聊视频檚 a community event that91裸聊视频檚 focused on getting kids involved, Schwandt has also incorporated different ways to give back. A silent auction being organized will give all proceeds, along with some of the ticket sales, to at least one bursary for a student in School District 83 pursuing a career in the trades. He91裸聊视频檒l also be approaching local charities and non-profits to hold 50/50 draws, with a different organization benefiting on both days.

The event will take place at the Salmon Arm fairgrounds on Father91裸聊视频檚 Day weekend, June 15 and 16.

91裸聊视频淲hat better on a Father91裸聊视频檚 Day than to go smash cars up?91裸聊视频� he joked.

Tickets are expected to be $25 for adults (less for kids), and will be available for purchased at the gate and the soon-to-be-launched website www.salmonarmderby.com, with two-day passes also available online only. More information can be found on the derby91裸聊视频檚 Facebook page at .

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 all lining up,91裸聊视频� Schwandt stated.

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