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Brice Martin and wife, Michelle, of Lockport. Martin drives for Orange Crush. | Tina Akouris~Sun-Times Media

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About an hour before the demolition derby was to start at Route 66 Raceways dirt oval in Joliet, there was nearly a half-mile backup on Route 53, and signs on the Raceways box office windows said the event was sold out.

The parking lots were full, and the smell and smoke from barbecue grills hung in the humid evening air. Some tailgaters had elaborate setups; others just sat on lawn chairs eating and people-watching.

Most demolition derby fans got to Route 66 right when the gates opened at 4 p.m. on this particular Saturday, Aug. 24.

But this isnt your county fair kind of demolition derby, or so says the Route 66 public-address announcer. Its team demolition derby, with two teams of four cars on the dirt oval during each round of racing.

And you can tell its a different kind of sporting event right from the get-go when the national anthem is played its Jimi Hendrixs version that he played at Woodstock in 1969.

Eight teams have competed in the derby this summer: Orange Crush, Real Steel, Junkyard Dogs, Mean Green Machine, Reckoning, Full Throttle, Seek-n-Destroy, and Damage, Inc.

Orange Crush and Real Steel are tied atop the team demo rankings with 35 points each.

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SEAN COLLINS WALSH, Daily News Staff Writer walshSE@phillynews.com, 215-854-4172 Posted: Friday, September 27, 2013, 3:01 AM

A SPECIAL City Council panel that convened in the wake of June's deadly Center City building collapse released a report yesterday calling for a complete revamping of how the city regulates private demolitions.

The committee, which held five hearings, produced 71 recommendations, including creating a new licensing category for demolitions, requiring property owners' signatures on permit forms and making more Licenses & Inspections records available online.

Council Majority Leader Curtis Jones Jr. led the panel, which emphasized the difference between demolitions managed by the city and those by private contractors.

Jones said private projects operate on an "honor system," whereas city-run projects have high standards and a good record of worker and resident safety.

"The vast majority of demolition contractors are indeed honorable, but the small minority of not-so-honorable demolition contractors are whom these regulations are primarily for," he said.

In the June 5 tragedy, a wall from a private demolition project at 22nd and Market streets fell onto a Salvation Army thrift store next door, crushing six people to death and injuring 14 more. The property owner and contractor have been criticized for running an unsafe work site, although the project was approved and inspected by the city.

Councilman Jim Kenney, a committee member, said the city needs to refocus its efforts regarding demolitions.

"The Licenses & Inspections department is not a commerce department," Kenney said. "It is a public-safety department."

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Updated: 09/25/2013 11:18 PM Created: 09/25/2013 4:17 PM KSTP.com | Print| Email By: Leslie Dyste

Demolition crews are not planning to change their procedures for the new St. Paul Saints ballpark in downtown St. Paul following a worker's death at the site.

Sixty-one-year-old Johnny Valek of Plymouth was killed earlier this month when a piece of concrete fell on him.

Rachel Contracting, the demolition subcontractor working on the Lowertown Ballpark for Ryan Companies and the city of St. Paul, has completed its review of the demolition plan it created for the Diamond Products building located on the ballpark site.

On Wednesday, they released the results, which found that the current approach is the best for demolishing the remaining structure, Ryan Companies reported.

Officials from Ryan Companies and the city of St. Paul were expected to review and approve additional details of the demolition plan by the end of the day Wednesday.

When the plan is approved, demolition will resume.

Officials tell KSTP even with the delay in work, the ballpark is on schedule to open in 2015.

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