Douglas County Demolition Derby, Livestock and Events

09/14/2025

Congratulations to last nights Derby Winners!

09/14/2025

Thank you to our Skidsteer drivers Cardone Family Fabrications, Doug Suda and CJ Timpe!

A shout out to City of Ava Fire Department -Missouri who attends every event for us and the Brixie Rockbridge fire department for attending!

09/14/2025

Thank you to Faith Crawford and Katara Jones for singing the National Anthem!

09/14/2025

Youth Demolition Derby September 2025
1st- Tuff Chaseteen
2nd- Lane Searcy
3rd- Miley Miller
MAD Dog (Most Aggressive Driver) Miley Miller

09/13/2025

🏁Saturday September 13th at 6pm is show time 🏁
🏁Gates open to the public at 3, drivers can arrive at 11 🏁
General Admission is $7 5 and under are free!
Pits are $25
Card is accepted with a 4% fee
NO coolers on the spectator side

⭐️MK's Coffee trailer will have your caffeine fix!
⭐️Alpine Shave Ice will have refreshing lemonade!
⭐️Project Graduation will fix your sweet tooth with some cotton candy and a 50/50 raffle
⭐️Set Free will be filling your bellies at our concessions stand, you don't want to miss put on tater tornadoes or a hot funnel cake!
⭐️Brixie Fire Department will also be attending with a raffle and assist our Ava City Fire Department in our arena!

09/06/2025

Rules 2025
Youth 2025
ALL DRIVER!!! IF YOU EXIT YOUR CAR ON A RED FLAG, YOUR STICK WILL BE BROKEN STAY IN YOUR CAR UNLESS YOUR STICK IS BROKE OR ITS AN EMERGENCY!
Age 9-14
1 All kids must have a Parent/ Guardian sign the waiver and must have a Parent/ Guardian riding shotgun!
2 Driver MUST HAVE A FIRE SUIT & HELMET NO EXCEPTIONS!!! Rider must wear a helmet, jeans, longsleeve shirt & sturdy shoes. NO EXCEPTIONS!
3 Must be 4 or 6 cylinder front wheel drive car. No mini vans.
4 Cars must be stripped of all interior and glass. (the dash may stay).
5 Plastic bumper must be removed, all air bags must be removed, not just unhooked.
6 Must have working seat belts, if a booster seat is used it must be secured to the seat itself by using a ratchet strap.
7 You can extend the pedals for easier reach if the kid needs help reaching them.
8 Tires must be DOT approved, no skids or forklift tires.
9 Wheels must be stock, no built wheels.
10 Battery must be inside the cab and properly secured.
11 Exhaust must be under the car and must be no further back than the front seats.
12 Fuel tank must stay in factory location if it's in front of the rear axle, if it's behind the axle must be moved inside the car.
13 A fuel cell can be used must be properly mounted and secured all fuel lines must remain under the car no exceptions.
14 Fuel line leaves the tank and go straight down and under the car. Must use proper fuel line and it must be high pressure fuel line.
15 Bumpers you may run any stock OEM car bumper, no pointys, no square tubing bumpers allowed any longer.
16 Cage must have at least a four-point cage and must be at least 2 in in diameter but not to exceed 6-in in diameter no down tubes are to be attached to the floor it can have a Halo that attaches to the sidebars only.
17 Hood must remain on the hinges and can be secured in two places using 9 wire or 3/8 chain, must have two windshield bars and must have at least an 8 in hole for fire extinguisher

08/21/2025

08/15/2025

🏁 We're at our 1 month count down until derby day! Ava, MO is the place to be on September 13th at the Douglas County Fairgrounds! 🏁

Set those calendars!

08/02/2025

We've had people asking about the derby tonight, there is no derby in Ava, MO tonight.
Our next Demolition Derby will be September 13th!