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OC Fair Celebrates 24 Years of Destruction
It all started in 2001 when the then Fair Manager Doug Lofstrom in Bob Basile’s Sunnyside Promotions to do one Demolition Derby on the last Saturday night of the fair. The event attracted only 8 cars but was an instant success with a “SRO” crowd.
This 1st Derby was won by Justin Malone. Over the years the derby grew to three events over the last Sat. & Sun. of the Fair. Spectators lined up hours in advance of the gates opening to insure a seat.
In 2009 the Fair’s theme was “Think Big” and the Fair wanted something BIG, to celebrate this Sunnyside Promotions developed the 1st Motor Home Derby which proved an even bigger hit with the spectators than the car derbies. The 1st “MotorHome Madness” derby was won by Mark Carter. There was even a big New Years Eve Bash Derby in 2010….. Read More
2025 OC FAIR DERBY WINNERS:
Wednesday 7/30 – Motorhome Madness
| 1st | #33 | Jeff Boyles | Newport PD |
| 2nd | #3 | Sean Demetropolis | Orange Fire |
| 3rd | #18 | Don Barnes | Orange County Sheriffs |
| 4th | #26 | Rick Armendariz | Anaheim PD |
| 5th | #1908 | Adam Loeser | Fullerton Fire |
| 6th | #24 | Jon Radus | Fullerton Fire |
Thursday 7/31 – Motorhome Madness II
| 1st | #45 | Jeff Calvert | Laguna Beach PD |
| 2nd | #44 | Joyce LaPointe | Costa Mesa PD |
| 3rd | #40 | Rodney Cox | Fountain Valley PD |
| 4th | #51 | Chief Stefano | Costa Mesa FD |
| N/A | #52 | Eric McCoy | Huntington Beach Fire |
| N/A | #19 | Niko King | Laguna Beach Fire |
Friday 8/1 – Emergency Pursuit
| 1st | # 26 | Luke Senger | Costa Mesa FD |
| 2nd | # 53 | Dan Robinson | Laguna Niguel |
| 3rd | # 69 | Luis Gmez | Costa Mesa PD |
| 4th | # 65 | Matt Natelborg | OCRTC |
| 5th | # 45 | Alexandra Taylor | Newport Beach |
| 6th | # 10 | William Dunn | State Police |
| 7th | # 66 | Jason Helms |
Saturday 8/2 – Damsels of Destruction (ALL WOMEN DERBY)
| 1st | #319 | Holly Marie | Huntington Beach |
| 2nd | #8 | Brittany Pesina | Houston |
| 3rd | #127 | Mita Barrios | Rialto |
| 4th | #617 | Denise Callison | Fullerton |
| 5th | #11 | Mari Andino | Costa Mesa |
| 6th | #65 | Tiffany Ortega | Silverado |
| 7th | #313 | Melissa Fife | Riverside |
| 8th | #407 | Andera Evans | Corona |
| 9th | #24 | Nini Santoyo | LA |
| 10th | #1313 | Bekkah Doyle | Ventura |
| 11th | #44 | Ash Kron | Los Angeles |
| 12th | #3 | Angel Melanson | South Pasadena |
Sunday 8/3 – Orange Crush
| 1st | #3 | Raye Smith | Downey |
| 2nd | #65 | Tiffany Ortega | Silverwood |
| 3rd | #73 | Matthew Burnes | Rancho Cucamoga |
| 4th | #1720 | Shawn Smith | Downey |
| 5th | #65 | Frank Ochoa | |
| 6th | #13 | Tim Greenleaf | Huntington Beach |
| 7th | #20 | John Gannon | Downey |
| 8th | #66 | Shaun Guardado | Long Beach |
| 9th | #2 | Hector Martinez | Los Angeles |
| 10th | #17 | Wyatt Smith | Downey |
| 11th | #50 | Fred Gil | Huntington Beach |
| 12th | #5 | Ben Thatcher | Huntington Beach |
| 13th | #5150 | Kenny Boisvert | Canoga Park |
| 14th | #46 | Aaron Gurdado | Long Beach |
| 15th | #714 | Nick Hennessee | Huntington Beach |
Wed. Aug. 7th: “MotorHome Madness” 1st. Peter Sandoval, Aliso Viejo; 2nd. Ruben Barrios, Commerce; 3rd.
Thomas Thornbury, Newport Beach; 4th. Tony Axton, Anaheim; 5th. Chief Scott Fairfifield, Bell Gardens.
The John Salisbury Memorial “Best Appearing RV; Thomas Thornbury $250.
Thur. Aug. 8th; “Orange Crush” PDvsFD; 1st. John Mollica, NBPD; 2nd. Chris Brown, NBPD; 3rd. Joe Noceti, CMFD; 4th. Darren DeFluiter, CMFD; 5th. Clint Dieball CMPD; 6th. Charlie Lofflfflffler, GGPD; 7th. Brian Dalton, GGPD; 8th. Tommy Herr, NBFD; 9th. Jeffff Flaming OCSD; 10th. Dave Kearley CMFD; 11th. Chief Fairfifield BGPD;
12th. Greg Fisher OCSD.
“Emergency Pursuit” Figure 8 PDvsFD: 1st. Creg Fisher, OCSD; 2nd. Pat Bourassa, CHP; 3rd. David Stubbings, HBPD; 4th. Jeffff Flaming, OCSD; 5th. William Dunn, CHP; 6th. Matt Natelburg, NBFD.
Fri. Aug 9th. “Chief’s Challenge” RV; 1st. Chief Stu Greenburg, TPD; 2nd. Chief T.J. McGovern GGFD; 3rd. Chief Chris Boyd, OCFD; 4th. Chief John Lewis, NBPD; 5th. Chief Dan Stefano, CMFD:
The John Salisbury Memorial “Best Appearing RV; Chief Stu Greenburg $250.
“Emergency Pursuit” Figure 8 PDvsFD: 1st. Chris Brown, NBFD; 2nd. Greg Fisher, OCSD; ; 3rd. Rob Dimel, CMPD: 4th. Andrew harris, CMFD; 5th.Matt Chavez, CMFD: 6th. Clint Dieball CMPD
Sat. Aug. 10th. Ambiance HVAC - “Damsels of Destruction”; 1st. Cheryl Hyland, Hawthorn $2,000; 2nd. Kristin
Haran, Norco $750; 3rd. Tiffffany Ortega, Silverado $500; 4th. Louis Pachella, Wilmington $250; 5th. Jennifer Hauxhurst, Long Beach; 6th. Holly Yardley, Newport Beach; 7th. Molly Kent, Bonsall; 8th. Dorthy Mutch, Colorado Springs, CO; 9th. Berlyn Hardy, Riverside; 10th. Andrea Evans, Corona; 11th. Denis Childers, Costa Mesa; 12th. Sarah Cruz, Dana Point, 13th. Britany Pecina, Placentia; 14th. Wendy Meyer, Huntington Beach; 15th. Amy Davis, Corona,
16th. Maida Barrios: John Salisbury Memorial “Best Appearing Car” Denis Childers $250.
(All drivers in the “Damsels of Destruction donated their winnings to Susan G. Koman OC)
Sun. Aug. 11th. Rockwell’s Bakery & Café - “Orange Crush” Cars: 1st, Tom Strong, Chino Hills $2,500;
2nd. Tim Greenleaf, Huntington Beach $750; 3rd. Matthew Burns, Rancho Cucamonga $500; 4th. James Raymer, Huntington Beach $250: 5th. Brian Marshall, Orange County $100; 6th. Ben Thatcher, Huntington Beach; 7th. Shaun
Guardado, Long Beach; 8th. Dave Padua, Huntington Beach, 9th. Jared Rogers, Norco; 10th. Aaron Guardado, Long Beach; 11th. Chris Brandon, Newport Beach; 12th. Mark Foster, Irvine; 13th. Manny Magallanes, Long Beach; 14th. Steve Dickson, Seal Beach.
The John Salisbury Memorial “Best Appearing Car” Brian Marshall $250.
Ben’s Asphalt Figure 8 Three Race Championship: 1st. David Homes, Norco (19pts); 2nd. Kenny Boisvert,
Canoga Park (16pts): 3rd. Manny Magallanes, Long Beach (16pts): 4th. Dan Robinson, Laguna Niguel (12pts): 5th.
Jonathan Graham, Silverado (10pts): 6th. Andy Hall (9pts): 7th. Dan Pachella, Long Beach (2pts)
