Toss The Burner: Jan. 8, 2009
Posted on January 8th, 2009 by Mike under roller derby, toss the burnerSome cool hell on wheels news of the International persuasion, women’s flat-track squads from Birmingham (UK) and Stuttgart (Deutschland) will face off at the end of the month in Germany. The teams met in the first ever European cross-border battle in November ‘08, with Birmingham giving Stuttgart the business, edging out a victory 81-75. They’ll rematch on Jan. 31 in the New Year’s Massacre.
Check out the Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames and Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz team sites for more info
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January 8th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I love the artwork on that poster…very cool!
January 9th, 2009 at 6:12 am
Hey Mike
cheers for adding this to your blog! I know that all the Blitz Dames are looking forward to this rematch, and we’re all getting pretty psyched for it. We’ll let you know what the score is when we’ve recovered from the afterparty!!
Cheers
Justine Credible, Head Ref Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:44 am
Just a bit of fact-checking from one derby fan to another…
The “first ever European cross-border battle” was actually held in Stuttgart in October of 2007 when Stuttgart hosted the London Rockin Rollers. Nearly a year later both those teams met on the track again in Stuttgart for a rematch. The Birmingham v Stuttgart game was actually the third European cross-border battle, though the first to be hosted by a UK team.
I’m sure you can find the scores and details for those first two matches on the London Rockin Rollers website - http://www.londonrockinrollers.co.uk
February 1st, 2010 at 3:32 am
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