Logan County Fair 2022

Page 332 2022 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2022 PHOTOS and STORY By Nila Smith tractor driver then drug the bucket the length of the gas spill to skin off as much of the flammable liquid as possible. This second heat of the compacts saw many crashes and wreaked havoc on the pylons that marked the competition area. The gray, black and yellow car that ironically was the color of a bruise, was indeed bruised, busted, shattered, and any other adjective one can think of for just a total mess left to hang off the side of a pylon. Indeed, the Compact Class gave the audience a lot of excitement and several good laughs. The excitement of the two heats was the highlight of the night thus far, but wait for it…the best show of the night was yet to come…and also the smallest one. The last class of the night was the full size cars. It should be noted, these are big, heavy cars with big powerful engines. These are not the kind of cars that will go flying up onto the pylons to be hung out to dry. So the carnage that occurred on the track stayed on the track. What stood out about this class was the list of drivers. Die-hard demo fans of the Logan County Fair will recall a few years back, the Bradburn boys dominated the local derby. For a few years, they were the last men standing at the end of the night. Why? Well, some would say because they were crazy good at doing their job. Others would credit the fact that they had a passion for big ole’ station wagons, that didn’t seem to crumple the way sedans or two-door hardtops did. And, some would say it was their game strategy. The guys did have strategy and some liked it, some did not. They opted to protect their cars at the beginning of the heat, and then when every other car on the track was battered and bruised, they still had all four wheels turning and a powerful motor that produced some im - pressive speed in reverse. It should be pointed out that protecting doesn’t mean parking the car and waiting. There is a time limit on how long a car can remain stationary before the black flag flies. But, there is a possibility, if you know what you’re doing, which the Brad - burns did, to make it through the first half or so of the heat without sustaining a lot of hard hits. It is a cat and mouse game and a hide and seek game rolled into one, and perhaps epitomizes that old saying ‘out of sight out of mind.” The guys laid low, running beneath the radar until the time was right. Continued p