| 词条 | Combine demolition derby |
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A combine demolition derby is a demolition derby in which combine harvesters are used. Several fairs in the United States feature demolition derbies using combines, including events in Nebraska, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130907055343/http://www.bremercountyfair.com/schedule/combine-demolition-derby Iowa], ,[1] Michigan,[2] Ohio,[3] North Dakota,[4] Washington,[5] and Illinois.[6] Derbies sometimes last for up to three hours. Competitors typically remove heavy or unneeded parts of the combines before competitions and reinforce the front, or header, of the vehicle.[2] A vehicle is deemed eliminated once its header section is destroyed or the combine is immobilized. Competitors attempt to use the header to pop other vehicle's tires, rupture their drive belts, or tear off their header.[7] The competitions can end in ties if the only remaining machines become inextricably tangled together.[5] The competition in Lind, Washington often includes multiple heats, including rounds for event veterans, rookies, and consolation rounds for losers.[8] In Michigan, there is a derby circuit with competitions in several towns.[2] Competitors use old worn-out combines for the competitions; the use of new combines would be prohibitively expensive.[5] Many, but not all, of the contestants are farmers.[3] Some of the combines used date from the 1960s.[14] The vehicles used in competition often are {{convert|15|ft|m}} tall and weigh up to {{convert|15000|lbs|kg}}.[5] Some competitions enforce rules about the height of the header, tire standards, age of the contestants, and the location and contents of the gas tank.[9] Most combines are given colorful nicknames by their owners.[5] Many combine owners elaborately decorate their combines.[10] Prizes are sometimes awarded for most impressively decorated combine.[5] Though some competitions offer prizes of $1,500, it is expensive to modify and maintain the combines and some winners lose money overall.[2] Though the events are usually safe, during the 1999 event in Lind, one competitor suffered a broken leg after falling from his combine. This event led to more rules being enforced at the event, including a prohibition on concrete filled headers.[9] References1. ^Iowa {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907055343/http://www.bremercountyfair.com/schedule/combine-demolition-derby |date=2013-09-07 }} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Competitive Combine|url=http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/american-festivals/combine-demolition-derby-photos/|accessdate=5 June 2011|newspaper=National Geographic}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|title=Annual combine smash-up wows fans|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gmxPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pAQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3848,3179525&dq=combine-demolition-derby+michigan&hl=en|accessdate=5 June 2011|newspaper=The Toledo Blade|date=29 July 2007|page=A13}} 4. ^{{cite news|last=James|first=Brooke|title=In Farm State, Buchanan Finds No Help in History|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/27/us/politics-north-dakota-in-farm-state-buchanan-finds-no-help-in-history.html|accessdate=5 June 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=27 February 1996}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|last=Jewell|first=Mark|title=Crunch Time|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7MdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oB4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6479,5868060&dq=combine-demolition-derby&hl=en|accessdate=5 June 2011|newspaper=Star-News|date=15 June 1998|agency=Associated Press|page=2A}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://highlandspeedway.com/events/combine-demo-derby/|title=Combine Demo Derby|date=2016-01-01|newspaper=Highland Speedway|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-01}} 7. ^Palahniuk p.41 8. ^Palahniuk p.46 9. ^1 2 Palahniuk p.42 10. ^Palahniuk p.39 Bibliography{{cite book|last=Palahniuk|first=Chuck|authorlink=Chuck Palahniuk|title=True Stories|year=2005|publisher=Random House|isbn=978-0-385-72222-3|chapter=Demolition}} 1 : Sports entertainment |
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