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Toronto Roller Derby Season Opener 2011

Jammer Bambi #33 moves by Monichrome #35 and Sinead O'Clobber #87

The battling babes of the Toronto Roller Derby League have greased their wheels, grabbed their protective gear and are ready to crush each other during the opening of the 2011 flat track season. The 2010 season champions the Gore-Gore Rollergirls have got the leopard skin outfits ready to roll while the Death Track Dolls have their white, black and red uniforms stretched across their taut muscles. The first game of 2011 is scheduled for February 5, 2011 at the Hanger - doors open at 6:30pm, game at 7:30pm. The Gore-Gores destroyed the Dolls by 107 to 43 from the last score left on the board. These are pictures of the Season Opener.

The year started a lot earlier for this, the fifth season, of ToRD. The antham was sung by Natasha Biondillilo - Queer Idol 2010, while the whistle was blown by Toronto Councillor Maria Augimeri (front, in red).

See pictures of last years 2010 Season Opener here. And remember that there is a double header bout on Saturday, February 26.

Bambi #33, Brim Stone ##21:8, fan & Dust Bunny #7 and a head

Land Shark #33 with Sue Sainte Marie #71

Zebra Mafia Head Ref Penny Whistler with R'effin Adora Bell and Nicki Nine Lives

Jammer and Captain Brim Stone #21:8 tries to climb thru the Dolls

Pivot Panty Hoser #99 tries to block Jammer Brim Stone

See more pictures after the jump.

The Gore-Gore Rollergirls during player introductions

Hurlin' Wall #89 grabs Dust Bunny's uniform for some extra speed

Dust Bunny #7 shares a laugh with Land Shark #33

Dust Bunny and Panty Hoser come crashing down

Captain Brim Stone during warm up

2010 ToRD Rollergirl Downright Dirty Dawson #Z682 and with Sinead O'Clobber #87, below

The Death Track Dolls during skater introductions

Lucid Lou #12:34 tries to clear a path for Jammer Land Shark #33

Manager His Unoliness Rev. Ramirez says that the Gore-Gores win because they work so well as a team.

1 week till 2011 Toronto Roller Derby Season Opener

Update: See my coverage of the first game of the 2011 series here.

The 2011 Toronto Roller Derby (or TORD) Season Opener is one tiny week away and then the ladies of the flat track will begin a year of battles that will leave quite a few bruises and a few more rips in the lingerie.

The Saturday, February 5th first bout in the Downsview Park's Hanger will see the 2010 Champion Gore-Gore Rollergirls versus the Death Track Dolls. Doors open at 6:30pm and the game starts at 7:30pm. I can't wait for the opening night when Gore-Gore players such as Bambi and Brim Stone get physical with the Dolls players like Land Shark and Downright Dirty Dawson.

The league has this to say about the match up "The Death Track Dolls are a veritable force to be reckoned with. Led by veteran captains Betty Bomber and Dolly Parts 'Em, the team is primed for a Dollmination in 2011 with a new lineup for this season and a renewed appetite for destruction! On the other hand, the Gore-Gore Rollergirls, led by Brim Stone and Dust Bunny are not to be taken lightly. Still liking their chops from their victory at last season's championship finals, these girls have not lost their appetite for blood".

Tips for new players or, like the marines say, fresh meat can be found here. I guess a lot of people need a few good women (or sometimes a few bad women). I am intrigued by this tip: "There will be a time for semi-nudity and obnoxious self-promotion. And that time is after you've actually proven yourself on the track." Of course I disagree - there should always be time for semi-nudity.

Brad Keselowski at the Canadian Motorsports Expo

It's funny that when the drivers in Canada do well, they talk of racing in the United States as working in the south. Brad Keselowski works down south - he is the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion. The big leagues for stock car drivers. And he brought a lot of NASCAR fans into the International Centre during the 2011 Canadian Motorsports Expo (CME) for a Question and Answer session followed by an autograph session.

Voted the most popular driver in the Nationwide Series for 2008 and 2009, Brad will begin 2011 racing the Miller Lite Dodge number 2 car at Penske Racing. He definitely reminds me of our own NASCAR Canadian Tire Series driver JR Fitzpatrick who hopes be heading south for a few races this year in the same Nationwide Series.

PS there were still some models making the joint all gorgeous and everything.

See more CME car models after the jump.

Dario Franchitti at the Canadian Motorsports Expo

Some of the top racers in the world joined fans at the 2011 Canadian Motorsports Expo (CME) including IndyCar and Indy 500 Champion Dario Franchitti. The IRL driver signed lots of pictures and other racing memorabilia before joining media for a round table discussion and later one on one interviews. Dario is a favourite of Toronto fans for his win at the 2009 Toronto Honda Indy as well as his second place finish at the 2010 race, his great Scottish accent and his lovely wife - actress Ashley Judd. I look forward to seeing Dario putting the pedal to the metal in this years edition on the streets of Toronto.

Joining the motorsports superstars was Canadian and race champion Ron Fellows (below). NASCAR Champion Brad Keselowski was at the show on Sunday - see my post here.

For the stock car enthusiast there were plenty of NASCAR Canadian Tire Series drivers taking part in a Q&A session along with an autograph signing. The drivers were Howie Scannell Jr, Don Thomson Jr, Jason White, DJ Kennington (2010 NCTS Champion, pictured below), Caitlin Johnston, Jason Hathaway, Mark Dilley, Shawn McGlynn and Robin Buck.

Sports media personalities did there best to pick out some of the highlights and predictions for motorsport racing. The Toronto Star's Norris McDonald always provides plenty of great stories gathered over a lifetime of watching and reporting on drivers and races. In the photo below, from left to right are Russ Bond, Erik Thomas (Race Line Radio), Tim Miller (Hamilton Spectator), Norris McDonald (Toronto Star), Todd Lewis and Gerald Donaldson.

The media discussion focused on marketing, especially relating to the Honda Indy Toronto, and the state of Main Stream Media (MSM) reporting. The consensus seemed to be that the Honda Indy Toronto needed the talents and money of a big brewery who would promote both the race and their beers and that racing information will be best found on the web. Much of MSM seems to care less about motorsports. These guys have the knowledge, experience and stories - plus they have a great sense of humour. Norris McDonald (below) talked about the move of his column into the weekend Wheels section of the Toronto Star.

Some of the various topics included best and worst interview subjects, pet peeves and the growth of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. Norris, sports columnist and media statesman, also hoped that the Toronto Indy gets better promotion, said that no one new is writing about autosports and that drivers, instead of being nurtured, must now bring in the sponsorship money.

Erik Thomas of Raceline Radio (above) thinks some races are too long, that the cost of racing has become too much for many and that the NASCAR sticker on former CASCAR vehicles was supposed to open the door to support, which in a large part did not happen. He also thinks that the Honda Indy Toronto is on track with the free friday promotion.

Todd Lewis of Todd Lewis Sports Entertainment thinks that the temporary loss of the Edmonton Indy was the screw up of local government (over paving) hopes that racing gets more sponsors and that new talented Canadian drivers fill the shoes of drivers like Paul Tracy, is concerned that all series are dollar driven and that money decides who gets to drive (sometimes over talent). Todd didn't feel that it was realistic that the NASCAR sticker would open the door to financial support that many hoped and that he sees that the NCTS is becoming a feeder series into the U.S. NASCAR series.

There were some Drag Racers displaying their rockets on wheels - Cassie Simonton (pictured below) had her car at the show.

Hooters girls and other models provided some beautiful atmosphere which was just perfect for a car show - see the ladies and some pictures of the motorsport show after the jump.