10/18/2026
💥🐾 PALMER… WE ARE STILL SPEECHLESS! 🐾💥
WOW. Just WOW. 🥹❤️
I think we are all still sitting here trying to process what happened yesterday.
Our volunteer group chat was unusually quiet last night, and honestly, I think we were all just trying to take it all in. 🥹
The turnout. The support. The people. The generosity. ALL OF IT.
There are just no words big enough to describe the gratitude we have for the incredible outpouring of support.
WE DOUBLED OUR SPECTATORS AND DOUBLED OUR CAR COUNT IN JUST ONE YEAR! 🤯💥
We’ve heard chatter about the Palmer Pasture Derby ALL YEAR LONG. We knew people were excited. We suspected we’d have a pretty darn good turnout.
But HOLY SMOKES… you guys absolutely BLEW US AWAY!
63 DERBY CARS! 🚗💥🤯
And a crowd that seemed to go on forever!
To every driver who loaded up a car, every crew member who turned a wrench, every spectator who came to watch some good old-fashioned pasture smashing, and every person who bought a raffle ticket, grabbed some merchandise, or simply showed up to support the dogs…
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU! ❤️
You made yesterday something we will never forget.
And there are some pretty incredible people who deserve a little extra recognition.
🌾 CLAY FORBES 🌾
This show wouldn’t even be a THOUGHT without Clay.
He generously donates his land, his time, and probably a little bit of his sanity to allow us to turn his pasture into a demolition derby track! 😂
Clay, we cannot thank you enough for opening up your property and making this possible.
And to everyone who helped keep the property clean and picked up after themselves, THANK YOU! This is private property, and respecting it is what allows us to hopefully keep coming back year after year. ❤️
🍔 PALMER COMMUNITY CLUB 🍔
Thank you for spending your Saturday with us and keeping everyone fed with some delicious food!
We hope yesterday was just as successful for you as it was for us. We appreciate you being part of this event and helping make it such a great day for everyone!
🚑 PALMER AMBULANCE / EMS CREW 🚑
We are SO grateful we didn’t need your services yesterday! 🙌
Everyone went home safe, and that’s always the biggest win of the day.
But knowing you were there, ready to step in if something went wrong, means more than you know. Thank you for giving up your Saturday to help keep our drivers and spectators safe!
❤️🎟️ TO OUR INCREDIBLE SPONSORS & RAFFLE DONORS! 🎟️❤️
We absolutely cannot forget the businesses, families, and individuals who stepped up to support this crazy adventure!
EVENTS LIKE THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU! 🥹❤️
From generous sponsorships and raffle donations to the people who simply asked, “What can we do to help?” — every single contribution helped make yesterday possible.
And because of YOU, we can turn a whole lot of smashed-up cars into something that truly matters…
SAVING DOGS. 🐾❤️
To every business that sponsored our event, every individual who donated toward our raffles, and everyone who helped us gather prizes and make things happen — THANK YOU!
Your generosity doesn’t just help us put on a great show. It helps us continue saying YES to dogs who desperately need someone in their corner.
The sick ones. The injured ones. The abandoned ones. The ones who have nowhere else to go.
That’s what all of this is about. ❤️
We are incredibly fortunate to have a community of businesses and individuals who believe in our mission and continue to show up for us.
Please know that your generosity does not go unnoticed, and we hope everyone who attended yesterday will remember the businesses that helped make this event possible.
SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY! ❤️
From all of us at The Good Life Rescue, and from the dogs who will never know just how many people came together to give them a second chance…
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF SOMETHING SO SPECIAL! 🐾💥
❤️ AND NOW… THE PEOPLE WHO HOLD THIS CRAZY THING TOGETHER. ❤️
🐾 THE GOOD LIFE RESCUE VOLUNTEER TEAM 🐾
Oh, where do I even begin with you guys? 🥹
The hours of planning. The endless messages. The late nights. The running around. The organizing, the raffles, the registration, the setup, the cleanup, and the million little things nobody ever sees.
You show up. Every. Single. Time.
And not because you have to. Not because there’s a paycheck waiting for you at the end of the day.
But because you believe in what we’re doing.
Because somewhere, there’s a dog who needs us.
And somehow, this incredible group of dog-loving humans has also become a demolition derby crew. 😂💥
I know how much time, energy, and heart goes into these events. I know how exhausted everyone was yesterday. And I know how much you all sacrifice to make things like this possible.
I hope every single one of you went home last night knowing you were part of something pretty incredible.
I am so unbelievably proud of this team. ❤️
🏁 — Wreckless Promotions JORDAN & LOGAN DOWHY AND THEIR ENTIRE CREW! 🏁
I don’t even know how to put into words what these guys have done for us.
From the very beginning, they’ve been right there beside us.
Answering questions. Helping us plan. Working through the logistics. Sharing their knowledge. Bringing their equipment, their crew, and their experience to help make these shows happen.
They’ve given up time with their own families to spend long days in the dirt helping a dog rescue put on demolition derbies.
And they’ve never made us feel like we were asking too much.
They’ve treated our events like their own, and that means the world to us.
Jordan, Logan, and your entire crew, you have helped turn this into something so much bigger than we ever imagined.
We couldn’t have done it without you. Not even close.
The friendships we’ve made along the way are something I never expected when we started this crazy adventure, but they’re something I’ll always be grateful for.
Thank you for believing in us, supporting our mission, and helping us make these events such a success. ❤️
😍❤️ AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST… MY BETTER HALF, ELLIOT! ❤️😍
This whole thing was his crazy idea last year, which turned into putting together our very first derby in just THREE WEEKS, has now become an event people are putting on their calendars a YEAR in advance! 🫶🏼
While I’m busy posting, organizing, stressing, and occasionally having a complete internal meltdown 😂, Elliot has been the mastermind behind it all!
From the planning and logistics to making sure everything actually WORKS, he’s the guy behind the scenes making it happen.
But more than anything, I’m grateful to have someone by my side who doesn’t just support my crazy love for rescue, but finds ways to make it even bigger. 🥹❤️
Elliot, thank you for dreaming this up, putting up with my crazy, and loving the dogs right alongside me.
I couldn’t be luckier to have you by my side! ❤️🐾
🐾💥 THREE DERBIES. COUNTLESS HOURS. HUNDREDS OF CARS. AND A WHOLE LOT OF HEART. 💥🐾
We started doing this to raise money for dogs.
But somewhere along the way, we gained an entire community of people who show up, work hard, have fun, and help us save lives.
People who may have never heard of The Good Life Rescue before, but now know that behind all the noise, the dirt, and the smashed-up cars, there’s a group of people doing everything they can to give dogs a second chance.
And THAT is something pretty darn special. ❤️
🌾❤️ IT’S OUR LITTLE FIELD OF DERBY DREAMS… RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ❤️🌾
What started as a crazy idea in the middle of a pasture has turned into something bigger than we ever imagined.
OUR TEAM BUILT IT. AND YOU SHOWED UP. 🥹💥
63 derby cars. A pasture full of people. And an entire community coming together for the dogs.
We couldn’t have dreamed up something more special. ❤️🐾
PALMER… YOU SHOWED UP FOR THE DOGS! 🐾💥
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for making Canine Cleanup — Demo for the Dogs an unforgettable day.
We’re tired. We’re overwhelmed. We’re grateful beyond words.
And if I’m being completely honest…
I think we’re already looking forward to the next one. 😂🚗💥
Until next time… KEEP SMASHIN’ FOR THE DOGS! ❤️🐾
