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[ChiTownBuffalo]

Anyone watch or follow this wonderful sport?

WFTDA Championships, Uproar on the Lakeshore is this weekend.

And quite frankly, there are lots of cool and cute girls that play derby.

 

[Hugbot]

I used to go quite a bit before the league I went to moved away from a BYOB rink to a sports center where they sold overpriced beer and had bleachers instead of sitting/standing in a circle around the action. It's no fun if you can't get tanked for ten bucks and worry about catching a skate to the face.

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Was it flat track or banked?

I can't imagine on a flat track they'd let people get so close to the rink. But, I watch a league that plays in a college basketball arena.-

 

[Hugbot]

Was it flat track or banked?

I can't imagine on a flat track they'd let people get so close to the rink. But, I watch a league that plays in a college basketball arena.-

Flat track, we'd sit ~4 feet out from the tape. No spectators got hurt any of the times I went, but there were more than a few people who got a lapful of derby girl.

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Flat track, we'd sit ~4 feet out from the tape. No spectators got hurt any of the times I went, but there were more than a few people who got a lapful of derby girl.

This can be very, very bad depending on who that girl is. Like, if its a jammer, they're usually at a decent speed when they get sent flying.

And some of the girls are solid, so that would hurt.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Just got back home (to KC) from Uproar. Amazeballs time had by all. Were you there, CTB?

 

[cwmartin]

Anyone remember when they used to show roller derby on TV? was that like the wrestling equivalent or something?

 

[RiccochetJ]

I go to flat track shows every once in a while. It's a ton of fun. The names the girls come up with for themselves are awesome and even the refs have some pretty cool getups.

I have no fucking clue what the hell is going on rules wise though.