The West End Motors car slammed the number 41 car half way out of the arena during the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration Thursday afternoon at Tillicum Park.
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

The West End Motors car slammed the number 41 car half way out of the arena during the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration Thursday afternoon at Tillicum Park. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

DEMOLITION DERBY: A smashing celebration in Forks

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News The West End Motors car slammed the number 41 car half way out of the arena during the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration Thursday afternoon at Tillicum Park. Photo by Lonie Archibald.

The West End Motors car slammed the number 41 car half way out of the arena during the Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration Thursday afternoon at Tillicum Park.

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Celebration a smash

There was a lot of smoke and flames during the Forks Fourth of July celebration at the Tillicum Park Arena as a large crowd gathered to watch their favorite demolition cars in action.

There was a lot of smoke and flames during the Forks Fourth of July celebration at the Tillicum Park Arena as a large crowd gathered to watch their favorite demolition cars in action.

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

By Michael Carman

Peninsula Daily News

There was a lot of smoke and flames during the Forks Fourth of July celebration at the Tillicum Park Arena as a large crowd gathered to watch their favorite demolition cars in action.
Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

There was a lot of smoke and flames during the Forks Fourth of July celebration at the Tillicum Park Arena as a large crowd gathered to watch their favorite demolition cars in action. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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