Husker Havoc is one of the biggest and hardest hitting derbies not only in the state of Nebraska but in the country. Husker Havoc an “81 and Newer” Demolition Derby is promoted by David Bryan who also owns Raptor Fabrication (Derby Products) and is head official of Nebraska Unified Officials.
Husker Havoc was first ran in 2006 as an indoor derby in March and is now ran as an outdoor derby in May. Each year 60-80 of the best derby drivers from the Midwest come together for this event that promotes pre-historic hard hitting as David calls it. David pays a very good purse to the winners and all drivers who qualify for the feature of Husker Havoc. Then he spices it up by adding prize money for the top five hardest hitters during the event with the hardest hitter being awarded the Mad Raptor Award and free entry into the next Husker Havoc.
David also added a twist to Husker Havoc that you don’t see in demolition derby, a pit stop. This pit stop is performed during the feature when there are 12 cars remaining. During the pit stop the remaining feature drivers are allowed to have their pit men make repairs to their cars, refuel, and change tires but the drivers must stay in the car while the pit men do the work, making it a true pit stop. This is all done in the arena for the crowd to enjoy and see what the crew is doing to the cars in an effort to make them last longer. During Husker Havoc IV David added yet another twist to the already unique pit stop by rewarding the drivers who were the hardest hitters from the heats and allowing them to start at the pit stop instead of the start of the feature. Just another way David promotes and rewards pre-historic hard hitting!
From the fans perspective this is one of the best derbies around because of the hard hitting but from a sandbaggers perspective you might want to avoid Husker Havoc! Don’t miss Husker Havoc V this May in York, Nebraska to see what new twist David will add this year and who will be crowned Husker Havoc Champion and Mad Raptor Winner.
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