We've FINALLY found a building to house our banked track! After almost 2 years since the formation of Red Dirt Rebellion, we are now on our way to scheduling our first bout season! We hope to perform our Debut Bout this coming summer.
We'll be meeting at the storage unit at 9:00am Saturday morning (March 28th) to start loading up and moving the track to it's new location. We could use all the help we can get, the more people we have helping, the faster it will go.
All Storage
4500 Deer Ridge Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
(405) 350-7370
If you plan to come out, please bring a pick up or a flatbed trailer if you can :)
FREE BEER will be available to all those who come help!
FREE BEER will be available to all those who come help!
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In other news... Although our Debut Banked Track Bout will not be until this summer, Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls is scheduled for our first public "exhibition scrimmage" at the McAlester Expo Center, in McAlester OK., Saturday April 18th! Since our banked track needs a few minor repairs from it's use in the movie production, we will be performing this exhibition scrimmage on a flat track. Our girls have been working extremely hard to prepare for their first public appearance, we've actually added a 3rd practice to our weekly schedule! The league will be split down the middle, half-and-half; Blue vs. White. The girls will then scrimmage against each other as if they were performing a regular season-scheduled bout, with Referee's calling out penalties and points being kept. Concessions & Beer will be available (must have valid ID for alcohol purchases). We are expecting a crowd of around 700+. Tickets are $10 flat rate, with children 6 and under FREE.
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Moving on...
Last month, to our wonderful surprise, we were formally invited to participate in the National Banked Track Tournament this summer, being held in Austin, TX! We discussed the tournament as a league, and have decided to put together a Travel Team for this tournament :) We couldn't be more excited (or nervous) to play against some of the top-ranked derby leagues in the country, including: TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls, L.A. Derby Dolls, & San Diego Derby Dolls. Also participating in the tournament this year, is Grand Strand Roller Girls, from Myrtle Beach, and WFTDA's "Team Awesome". Last summer was the first annual National Banked Track Tournament, held in L.A., but we were in the midst of finishing our track, shipping it to Detroit, and dealing with medical emergencies (see first blog post), and unfortunately were not able to participate in the tournament. We got our ducks in a row this year, and we wouldn't miss the opportunity to participate for the WORLD! As the "rookie" league of Banked Track Roller Derby, we are fully aware that we'll probably get a royal ass-whoopin'! But the experience alone is enough to put a grin on all our faces :)
The summer of 2009 has A LOT in store for Red Dirt Rebellion, including ROLLERCON!!!!! For those outside of the derby community... RollerCon is the once-a-year, world-wide roller derby convention, always held in fabulous Las Vegas! With daily on-skates workshops, scrimmages in the middle of Fremont Street, and a "derby wedding" including an Elvis Minister, trains made of toilet paper, and hundreds of rollergirls getting hitched to their "Derby Wives"... it is the mecca of derby get-togethers.
We also took some new League pictures a few weeks ago, as well as some individual pictures of the girls. Here is the latest league picture. Click the link provided to view individual pics of the girls: Meet The Girls!
Thanks for reading, and I promise to update more often in the future!
Hugs N' Bruises,
Suzi Uzi
Coach / Co-Founder
Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls
Oklahoma Banked Track Roller Derby
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