Winter Crunch

Saturday was an eventful day. I went to three different small towns outside of Belleville for different events. Stirling for pond hockey, Campbellford for their winter car derby (decided to skip the Polar Plunge due to an overpopulation of photoj students there), and Brighton for a snowman building competition. Turned out there wasn't really much to take photos of in Brighton but I did get a free hot dog out of it, so that was fine. The best photos of the day came from Campbellford, where a bunch of crazy guys tow their beaten up wrecks to a field and drive around in the mud trying to destroy each other.

CAMPBELLFORD, Ont. (29/01/11) - Blaine McKelvey of Oshawa manages to back his car up on top of the vehicle of another competitor at the 2011 Winter Crunch held in Campbellford on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. McKelvey came fourth in his heat but failed to place in the finals, which was won by Mason Foster of Belleville. Run by Impact Motorsports, the Winter Crunch is the first demolition derby of the season for most drivers. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

CAMPBELLFORD, Ont. (29/01/11) - James Turgeon of Springbrook (right) takes aim at Mason Foster of Belleville during the first heat of action at the 2011 Winter Crunch held in Campbellford on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Foster managed to take the win from Turgeon in the heat and went on to win the finals of the Mini Feature category of the demolition derby with his battered car "Dirty Dodge II". Chad Vale of Trenton placed second and Turgeon finished in third. Run by Impact Motorsports, the Winter Crunch is the first derby of the season for most drivers. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

CAMPBELLFORD, Ont. (29/01/11) - Mason Foster of Belleville salutes the crowd after winning his heat of the 2011 Winter Crunch held in Campbellford on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Foster went on to win the Mini Feature category of the demolition derby with his battered car "Dirty Dodge II" triumphing over the other vehicles. Run by Impact Motorsports, the Winter Crunch is the first derby of the season for most drivers. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

CAMPBELLFORD, Ont. (29/01/11) - Shane Vale of Trenton prepares to take on the other cars in a heat of the 2011 Winter Crunch held in Campbellford on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Vale won his heat but failed to place in the finals, which was won by Mason Foster of Belleville. Run by Impact Motorsports, the Winter Crunch is the first derby of the season for most drivers. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

CAMPBELLFORD, Ont. (29/01/11) - Shane Vale of Trenton investigates the smoke pouring from his car after winning his heat of the 2011 Winter Crunch held in Campbellford on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Despite winning his heat, Vale failed to place in the finals, which was won by Mason Foster of Belleville. Run by Impact Motorsports, the Winter Crunch is the first derby of the season for most drivers. Photo by Rachel Psutka.