Banked Track Derby

Kansas City Bomber-When Derby Went Mainstream

Kansas City Bomber-When Derby Went Mainstream

Many of today’s skaters may never have heard of the movie, Kansas City Bomber. This classic film featured Raquel Welch as a banked track skater and introduced the country to what had been, up to that date, an obscure sport that was treated much the same as professional wrestling. The poster for the movie proclaimed […]

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Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues Updates Banked Track Rules

Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues Updates Banked Track Rules

Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues, the main governing body for banked track roller derby, has recently made some changes to the rules. According to Banked Track News “one of the biggest concerns in the banked track world over the past year, has been the effect that importing the “passive offense” (AKA “conga line”, “the sausage”) […]

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Sugartown Brings the Banked Track to Ventura

Sugartown Brings the Banked Track to Ventura

Sugartown Roller Girls set to  kick off their inaugural season on June 30th. They are Ventura’s first and only banked track roller derby league. Though they were formed in 2009, they’ve spent the last few years training and searching for home (known as the “Sugar Shack,”) and building their very own banked track. One of […]

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