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Buster "Rant" Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, Rant Casey escapes from his small town home for the big city where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death, after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life.
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Have you ever seen a car crash? How about dozens of car crashes all at the same time? At demolition derbies, you'll see drivers ram their cars into one another until only one car remains moving. Crowds roar and cheer as hoods and doors and other car parts fly through the air. Enter the Dirt and Destruction Sports Zone to learn about the history, gear, rules, strategies, and the top drivers connected to demolition derby.
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"For some, the fair brings to mind images of rickety rides, fried foods, and carnival games. For others, it's all about crashing cars! Readers of this engaging volume learn all about demolition derbies--the crazy competitions, often held at county and community fairs, in which drivers ram their cars into others until only one vehicle is left running. Accessible text and easy-to-digest fact boxes are paired with closely correlated photographs, encouraging...
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Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage!
10) Wreckfest
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Break the rules and take full-contact racing to the limit with wreckfest! Expect epic crashes, neck-to-neck fights over the finish line and brand-new ways for metal to bend - these are the once-in-a-lifetime moments that can only be achieved in wreckfest, with its true-to-life physics simulation crafted by legendary developer bugbear, who also brought you Flat Out 1 & 2! Burn rubber and shred metal in the ultimate driving playground! Wreckfest is...
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Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, aka Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as Death Race. Only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew, he races through South Africa's Kalahari Desert against ruthless adversaries and powerful forces working to defeat him.
13) Demolition derby
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Demolition derby: After SpongeBob injures Mrs. Puff during his boat-driving test, the hospitalized instructor tries to get rid of her reckless student by encouraging him to enter a demolition derby.
Class confusion: When Mrs. Puff takes a day off from boat-driving school, Horace and SpongeBob trade identities, and as a result it appears that SpongeBob has miraculously passed his boat-driving test.
15) Grandview, U.S.A
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Michelle 'Mike' Cody is the proprietor of a demolition derby. Her star driver is 'Slam' Webster who is just as fast as he is reckless. Everything changes when recent high school graduate Tim Pearson crashes into their lives, leading to an unlikely romantic triangle with hilarious and heart-wrenching consequences.
16) Demolition derby
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Covers the history of demolition derby competition and types of vehicles, various events, and tactics involved.
17) Demolition derby
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Surveys the history of demolition derby competition and types of vehicles, various events, and tactics involved.
18) Rant
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After 21st century serial killer Buster "Rant" Casey dies in a fiery blaze of glory, three of his closest compatriots--a gang of urban demolition derby aficionados affiliated with a group calling themselves The Party Crashers--travel back to his hometown of Middleton to record an oral history of their fallen idol. Conducting interviews with Rant's family and childhood friends and enemies, they compile stories about Rant's fascination with vermin,...