In 2021 and 2022, county staff began to intensify their considerations of whether the rodeo arena was a suitable site for the demolition derby.

Jim Naveau - May 24, 2024 Brady Allen, Devon Allen, Shawn Allen and Ryan Allen are shown with their car at a demolition derby in Cumberland, Md., in 2021. Photo provided ...

Demo derby driving isn't for the faint of heart. "My first year in 2021, I got hit in the driver's door by a little mini truck, and I had bruises all up and down my left arm," McDonald said.

Both are taking part in the demolition derby for full-size stock cars. Chris Williams will be behind the wheel of a 1977 Cadillac, while Tyler’s ride is a 1973 Buick Electra.

Also at the fair: hot air balloons, supercross, rodeo, demolition derby Colorful spirals make up the canopy of a hot-air balloon launched from the Monroe County Fairgrounds on Sept. 8, 2017.

“Butte hasn’t had a derby for a decade,” Klistoff said. “Not as many people know how to work on the cars like they did 30 to 40 years ago so it’s kind of a dying breed, but it’s still ...

Pictured is the 2021 Spud Days demolition derby in Shelley last September. There will be a demolition derby at the Bannock County Fair in Downey on Saturday. Kyle Riley/For the Journal ...