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AFTER WINNING the first heat, Ron Cannon, driver behind the Cannonball Express, jokingly lifts his 1979 Chevy Malibu in the pit at the 39th Hangtown Destruction Derby. It was the lightness of his derby entry that kept him moving to claim the top prize in this year's fundraiser event for the Placerville Police Officers Association. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

PLACERVILLE POLICE OFFICER Ron Cannon, right, takes a backward motion blow from Tyson Moreland, left, in Sunday's Destruction Derby. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

RICHARD FRASER, right, encourages the audience to demand another jump in the mud puddle for Brian Rodgers, left, who won best looking derby car along with Fraser. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

SMOKE WITH NO MIRRORS —€” The derby cars of Keith Pierce, left, and Greg Hutchinson, right, emit smoke as they collide. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum