http://www.indy.com/posts/10134 en-us The_REAL_Red_Stang To One I am known as Dad. To others I am known as Staff Sergeant. To those reading here, know that i am the owner of the namesake; I am BrotherStang. I have but one comment to make. NOT COMPETITIVE? Someone may want to watch their rearview mirrors, or their mirrors, or perhaps just their rears, for I know the fire everpresent in all derby girls- and i doubt any ever settle for second for very long. I am certain this is true in one gene pool, and I am proud of my sister for being what she is. RED_STANG LIVES!- (and so does her brother, for now) Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:45:29 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_26154 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_26154 lindsaylohan Thanks Biker Dave! YOu sound like a true derby fan! We need to see all Indiana teams represent! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:24:06 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25981 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25981 lindsaylohan This is awesome! Ive heard of Naptown Roller GIrls League from driving past the state fairgrounds, but the Circle City Socialites sound totally cool too. Like it's all about the derby. I totally understand the need for no attendance requirements because whats a busy girl to do? I would love to come see the first bout! Kick some a$$ girls! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:22:11 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25980 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25980 meana_garcia I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for supporting the Socialites! We are so excited to have such a wonderful team and look forward to lots of fun in the future! If you like to skate, come skate with us..you will not regret it!!! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:11:21 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25978 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25978 mama_stang I taught Red'Stang to skate when she was only three. Little did I know then that she would someday delve into the world of roller derby. I am very proud of her and excited about the Socialites! I will be there to cheer them on in September. You go, girls! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:31:16 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25977 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25977 PeytonsPlace18 Bleeding Heartland from Bloomington has been a wonderful resource for us Socialites and we always have a blast hanging w/them and our sisters in ROSI f/Evansville. We've also had the opportunity to meet the ladies forming new leagues in Lafayette and the Columbus area. Indiana is a derby state through and through! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:06:01 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25897 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25897 Lethal Just wanted to clarify, since it's not stated in the photos, that several of the photos include Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls in them (Unicoroner, Rockit Ma'am, Old Broad, Roxy Shox, Frisky Sour, Molly McFracture, Bombshell Shock) who were doing a combined practice with us that day. We love our derby sisters, and always have a blast skating and sharing with them. Kimmie S'More from the Rollergirls of Southern Indiana (Evansville) is also skating with us for the summer and appears unnamed in the pink helmet. Yay for derby sisterhood! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:04:24 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25892 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25892 RoxiRazorblade Come join us at Sunday's practice!! USARS insurance is $40 for a year. Cheap!! We can give you the forms you need to get this. Come to our practice, check it out, if you like what you see dust those skates off girl!! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:01:07 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25812 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25812 OpnionHated OMG! This is such a great article! I LOVE Roller Derby!!!! I wanted to do this last year but being a busy mom with a fulltime job, i didn't really have the time to go to 4 or 5 meetings/events or practices per week with that other team. I think the Circle Cirty Socialites might just be my new home for Roler DERBY! I am so excited!! How much does it cost and how hard is it to get insurance?- oh and how much does insurance cost??? I'm going to go dust off my rolle skates and start picking out cute skirts! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:33:28 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25804 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25804 Biker_Dave When Lilly Whip says that the CCS skaters are "far away from being competitive with Naptown" she is quite correct. Naptown are a well established, nationally ranked team and have proven themselves against top-flight competition. I adore the Naptown team. Having said that tho, I think its cool that Indy has a "minor-league team" in CCS. I have a great degree of respect and admiration for Rollergirls everywhere regardless of their developmental level. The recent news of Naptown's "B-league" team was a bit surprising initially but it is not unusual whatsoever to see top-ranked WFTDA teams develop their newer skaters thru such "B-level" squads. I just LOVE the incredible sport of Roller Derby!! There is room for everyone and the best thing in all of this is that we have several options for Derby fans. No team is gonna draw crowds in Indiana like Naptown tho...not even Ft Wayne (Indiana's other WFTDA-ranked team). Naptown, Circle City, Bleeding Heartland,ROSI, Demolition City...I wish ALL the Indiana teams success and loyal fans. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:14:29 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25798 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25798 erob54 Cheers for the small market sports in Indianapolis. Nothing beats athletes playing for the love of their sport. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:49:23 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25783 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25783 StrawberryJam "We just wanna skate" - the mantra of derby girls everywhere! Congrats on a fine article, ladies. For those who want to know our next bout is away on sept. 20th in Ft. Wayne and our next home bout is actually Jan. 10th (not Dec. 29th) And, to help the reader above - when NRG gave her blessing it was to a recreational league. We were excited to have a place for gals to skate before coming to tryouts and a place where our retired girls could go skate. We announced our JV team before we knew CCS changed to a competitive league. We still give our blessing because there can never be too much derby! Hope that clears it up. Any questions - hit us at infoATnaptownrollergirls.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:31:18 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25781 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25781 RoxiRazorblade I love my CCS ladies! Thanks for all the support readers! We hope to see you all on Sept. 27th!!! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:08:16 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25776 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25776 PeytonsPlace18 Our Beverly Eerie and Meana Garcia ("make it hurt") look fieeerrccceee! Come on out - we have fun and love to roll! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:26:20 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25761 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25761 SirDuke Great article. I know a few of the girls in the Circle City Socialites league and they are really sweet and cool and nice and badass. I'm glad to see they are getting some recognitiion! Looking forward to the bout on Sept. 27. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:05:06 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25752 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25752 Red_Stang First exhibition bout in the works for Sept 27th! Check http://www.circlecitysocialites.com for details! We'd love to see you there! Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:44:43 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25751 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25751 SaveourBluths So when do I get to see these girls? It would be cool if the new team was in the summer and the Naptown girls are in the winter. Year 'round Derby!!! Maybe they can skate at Lucas Oil Stadium when the colt's play! Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:27:40 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25750 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25750 IWantMyTwoDollars Seems weird that the Naptown team "gave the go ahead" to start a new team, but then suddenly says, "Yeah, why didn't they just ask us, we've been planning this other league for months." Kinda obvious that they were NOT planning the team and are not pleased with having to share attention with a bunch of new girls! Oh well. I'll go see 'em both. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:09:52 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25749 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25749 shock_hop We'd love to have you Neely! Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:06:00 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25748 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25748 BaltimoreFred Good story, those chix sound pretty scary. Will they have a jello pool or mud wrestling at halftime? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:02:55 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25747 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25747 imames Neely - check out http://circlecitysocialites.org/join. Hope to see you soon! Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:41:30 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25746 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25746 Junesong Awesome. More roller derby is good roller derby. And making it open to anyone who feels like doing it seems in the spirit of real derby. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:29:01 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25745 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25745 Neely.H.Ohara Wow, good for them! Sounds like a fun time. How can I join? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:52:44 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25742 http://www.indy.com/posts/10134#comment_25742