82-Year-Old Kansas City-Area Man May Be The Nation’s Oldest Demolition Derby Driver

With number 40 spray painted in orange on his brown 1963 Ford, Ron Pine smashes, crashes and weaves through clouds of smoke in the demolition derby at the 161st edition of the Platte County Fair.
Here’s the kicker. Pine is 82 years old.
That makes him, at the very least, one of the oldest derby drivers in the country.
Maybe the oldest.
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[@bwilliams463]

I drove demolition derby for a while. I can't believe that he doesn't have chronic neck or back pain. It's incredible.

[@mansonmydog]

👍

[@scottcoffelt978]

Ronnie is a good driver, gives great haircuts, and best of all, is an amazing gpa!