LAIST | Derby Dolls' Home Season Closing Game: 11/3 @ The Doll Factory

 

The L.A. Derby Dolls are wrapping up their 2012 home season, and if you'd like to watch some local girls beat the shit out of each other on a banked track, it's not too late to get tickets.

The game is going down at The Doll Factory in DTLA (see below for map) this Saturday, November 3 at 6:00 p.m. Competing against each other will be the Sirens and the Varsity Brawlers, two of L.A.'s four Derby Doll teams (the others are Fight Crew and Tough Cookies). Tickets are between $20 and $45, and can be bought online here or at the door.

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7sur7 | Girls Skates, The Aggressiveness And Falls

The following article is translated from French to English for your viewing. If you wish to view the original French article, please click here.

The roller derby girls of Los Angeles does not allow to do when it comes to skate against their rival San Diego. The match, which took place the last weekend in HQ girls City of Angels has shown that roller derby is not just a parade of girls in hotpants on wheels.

This sport, which begins to make a place among us (there are leagues in Charleroi, Antwerp or Liège) is a veritable institution in the United States. Roller derby matches attract many people, and the excitement is justified. 

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