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OC Fair Celebrates 21 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 thyme 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
2024 OC FAIR DERBY WINNERS:
Wednesday 7/31 – Motorhome Madness
| 1st | #504 | Joe Jimenez |
| 2nd | #9 | Sam Shahidi |
| 3rd | #88 | Oscar Magueyal |
| 4th | #37 | Oscar Yamamoto |
| 5th | #966 | Tony Axton |
Thursday 8/1 – Chief’s Challenge
| 1st | #00 | Niko King | Laguna Beach Fire Dept |
| 2nd | #51 | Chief Stefano | Costa Mesa Fire Dept |
| 3rd | #18 | Don Barnes | Orange County PD |
| 4th | #34 | Chief Greenberg | Costa Mesa PD |
| 5th | #7 | Chief Fennessy | Orange Fire Dept |
| 6th | #44 | Chief Lawrence | Costa Mesa PD |
Friday 8/2 – Orange Crush Derby
| 1st | #13 | Tim Greenleaf | Huntington Beach, CA |
| 2nd | #20D | Ryan Doty | Jurupa Valley, CA |
| 3rd | #69 | Dan Pachella | Willmington, CA |
| 4th | #3631 | Kyle Diaz | Norco, CA |
| 5th | #26 | Wyatt Smith | Downey, CA |
| 6th | #1720 | Shawn Smith | Downey, CA |
| 7th | #6 | Chandler Overson | Downey, CA |
| 8th | #66 | Shaun Guardado | Long Beach, CA |
| 9th | #46 | Aaron Guardado | Long Beach, CA |
| 10th | #24 | James McKennon | |
| 11th | #777 | Dara Durton | Bakersfield, CA |
| 12th | #20 | Raye Smith | Downey, CA |
| 13th | #7 | Christian Nicolas | |
| 14th | #444 | Ary Ballard | Riverside, CA |
| 15th | #86 | John Marquez | Yorba Linda, CA |
| 16th | #18 | Zach Lopez | Atlanta, GA |
| 17th | #5 | Ben Thatcher | Huntington Beach, CA |
Saturday 8/3 – Damsels of Destruction (ALL WOMEN DERBY)
| 1st | #65 | Tiffany Ortega | Silverado, CA |
| 2nd | #319 | Holly Marie | Newport Beach, CA |
| 3rd | #313 | Melissa Fife | Riverside, CA |
| 4th | #444 | Ary Ballard | Huntington Beach, CA |
| 5th | #666 | Keilani Musetter | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 6th | #5150 | Berlyn Hardy | Riverside, CA |
| 7th | #8 | Brittany Pecina | Houston, TX |
| 8th | #127 | Maida Barrios | Rialto, CA |
| 9th | #1313 | Bekkah Doyle | Ventura, CA |
| 10th | #94 | Lena Garcia | Lancaster, CA |
| 11th | #617 | Denise Callison | Fullerton, CA |
Sunday 8/2 – Motorhome Madness II
| 1st | #5150 | Chief Lewis | Hall of Fame Newport Beach |
| 2nd | #45 | Chief Calvert | Laguna Beach, PD |
| 3rd | #58 | Fire Chief Boyles | Newport Beach Fire Dept |
| 4th | #24 | Police Chief Radus | Fullerton PD |
| 5th | #1908 | Fire Chief Loeser | Fullerton Fire Dept |
| 6th | #95 | Chief McQuaid | Newport Beach Fire Dept |
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)
