Revving engines shaking the boots you’re standing in, roaring of metal on metal collisions, and a screaming crowd were all too common noises at the Haines Stampede demolition derby Saturday at the Baker County Fairgrounds.

The event featured three rounds of drivers crashing into each other until one car was left standing, along with a halftime show of motocross and ATV stunt jumps and barrel racing.

Winners of the first two heats were given $250 and a chance to win $2,000 in the last round.

Eddy Hicks, 26, drove car number 72, and had to be towed out of the stadium after the first heat.

“Hey Eddy, I think you got a flat tire,” his friend Steve said.

“Steve I’m missing an entire wheel!” he responded.

The crowd, and even the announcer, believed Hicks was finished when he lost the wheel on his front axel, but he didn’t think so, and continued on just three wheels.

“You ain’t out if you can still move,” he said. “I’m a big believer in going out there and giving the crowd a show, that’s what it was for.”

Wayne Saul, 35, won the first heat and a spot in the finals. He started competing in derbies when he was 18 years old. Some family friends of his started competing, and when he got his first taste he was hooked, and still gets that same rush every time, he said.

After the first two heats the drivers were given the halftime break to make any necessary repairs on their vehicles to get them up and moving again for the last round.

Fixing a demo car is not cheap, so the drivers and their crews had to get creative. Hicks ended up welding his wheel back onto his car, along with replacing the other flat.

The finals were a bit different, because the ground was nothing but mud due to the barrel racing from halftime. Cars had the tails kicking out and were unable to grab any consistent traction or make sharp turns, and were left in a mangled muddy mess.

But none of that seemed to bother Hicks and his gerrymandered repairs. After a period of immobility from being stuck, he was able to get his car moving again and nearly made it to the end, coming away with a second place finish and a $1,000 prize behind Nick Johnson, 32.