They're sexy, tough, superb athletes, and they have very real lives - these are the 'Rollergirls,' and they are at the center of a mounting national phenomenon. But the lives of the 'Rollergirls' entail much more than what happens in the Thunderdome. Follow these women as they square off against each other on the track and face the many challenges of everyday life.
The TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls in Austin is a genuine, over-the-top athletic competition, punked up with outrageous and unexpected antics. Every roller derby bout combines first-rate sports performances with jaw-dropping outfits and crowd-pleasing personalities. The original concepts of the traditional all-American roller derby have been updated with a raucous, good-time, Texas twist.
And then, there are the competitors' real lives. They are waitresses and schoolteachers, biologists and accountants. One is a maternity nurse, another is a systems analyst. Many are married. Some have children. And some are just wild chicks out for a good time. However, all are powerful athletes who enjoy the adrenaline kick that comes from knocking someone flat over a railing and are under the spell of the strangest - and perhaps the most singularly American sport - Roller Derby.
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