TUNBRIDGE, Vermont — Another one of those rowdy traditions at the Tunbridge World’s Fair has disappeared. The demolition derby, a longtime Sunday afternoon feature, has been cancelled because of declining interest and increasing costs according to Tunbridge Fair President Euclid Farnham. The four-day fair opens today. Farnham said Wednesday the high costs of liability insurance was a big factor in the decision to eliminate the crash-and-bang ’em event, which was held on the track in front of the grandstand. Farnham said last year the demolition derby could have accommodated 100 cars and drivers, but only 63 cars were entered. He said fewer and fewer cars had been brought to the fair for their final hours in hopes of a prize in recent years. It’s the economy, Farnham said.
Source: The Rutland Herald
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