Indigenous Ability

You could easily subhead this entry as: What I Learned About Tactical Driving from Driving Demolition Derby So, my wife enters some paintings in the Country Fair and I’m flipping through the brochure and see among the Fair’s offerings a Demolition Derby, and right there in the small print is “Wanna drive?” The idea had never crossed my mind, but when the curiosity-devil beckoned my answer to “Wanna drive?” was a hale and hearty “Hell, yeah!” I give the good folks at Tennessee Slammers & Bangers a call and they could not be more accommodating to a rookie. Being the inquisitive sort, I ask, “Any words of advice for a first-timer?” “Yeah, don’t wear shorts, wear jeans in case there’s a fire.” Me: [Pause] “Um, does that happen a lot?” Them: “Kinda.” [In fact, two fires on my night, neither of them mine.] I asked a few more questions and most of the answers returned with “Back brace this, neck brace that,” “It hurts” “Man, you’re gonna feel it”, that sort ...