PHOTO GALLERY: Drivers compete in Figure 8 Derby and Tuff Truck Competition

July 26, 2012 | 11:08 p.m. CDT

The Figure 8 Derby and Tuff Truck Competition at the Boone County Fair on Thursday night brought out beat-up compact cars and trucks to the dirt track at the Grandstand.

Aric Bremer, left, and Nathan McLeod lean against their car and talk before the Figure 8 race on Thursday at the Boone County Fair. Both men are DJ's on KCMQ radio station in Columbia. | Amy Bruer

Whiskey Wild Saloon decal on the trunk of the car driven by Aric Bremer in the Figure 8 race is seen on Thursday at the Boone County Fair. | Amy Bruer

Andy Roselius backs his car off the trailer before the Figure 8 race on Thursday at the Boone County Fair. Roselius watched a race at the Moniteau County Fair and decided he wanted to give it a try. | Amy Bruer

Aric Bremer, left, and Nathan McLeod, middle, participate in the Figure 8 Derby on Thursday at the Boone County Fair. Bremer says derby racing is an inexpensive way to be involved in the sport of racing. | Amy Bruer

Cars speed around the track at the Figure 8 race on Thursday at the Boone County Fair. | Amy Bruer

Andy Roselius attaches a chain to his car so it can be towed off the track Thursday at the Figure 8 Derby at the Boone County Fair. | Amy Bruer