Name/TitleProgramme: Grits and Glory
About this objectColour printed A4 programme for Grits and Glory: 2012 WFTDA Championships held at Georgia World Congress Centre, Atlanta on 2nd to 4th November 2012. The participating leagues are listed as: Atlanta Rollergirls, B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls, Charm City Roller Girls, Denver Roller Girls, Gotham City Roller Girls, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Minnesota Roller Girls, Naptown Roller Girls, Oly Rollers, Philly Roller Girls, Texaas Rollergirls and Windy City Rollers. The back of the programme features Suzy Hotrod
MakerWFTDA Championships
Date MadeNov 2012
Period2010s
Place MadeUSA, Atlanta GA
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 280 x W: 218 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Keywordssports tournament
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTDA_Championships:
The International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Championships ("WFTDA Championships" or "Champs" for short) are the leading competition for roller derby leagues. The Championships are organized by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). They originated in 2007 as the Inaugural National WFTDA Championship "Texas Shootout" held in Austin, Texas. Previously the "Dust Devil" tournament in 2006 featured teams from across the US, was held in front of several thousand fans in Tucson, Arizona. This was the first multi-league flat track roller derby tournament. In 2019, the Championships were hosted outside the United States for the first time, in Montreal, Canada.
In 2007, Western and Eastern Region Tournaments were held in order to determine qualifiers for the "Texas Shootout" National Championship, held in Austin, Texas. By 2010, with leagues in Canada and the United Kingdom also enjoying membership of the WFTDA, "National" was dropped from the title of the contest. Through the 2012 WFTDA season, the WFTDA was divided into regions based on geography. Each region held a tournament contested by its top ten leagues: the Eastern (2007–2012), North Central (2009–2012), South Central (2009–2012) and Western (2007–2012) Regional Tournaments. The top three leagues from each of these four tournaments qualified for the Championships. Together, the qualifying tournaments and Championships were termed the "Big 5" [continues].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Hotrod:
Jean Schwarzwalder (born 1980), known as Suzy Hotrod, is a roller derby skater. Born in Lindenwold, New Jersey, Hotrod began skating in 2004, soon after leaving college, having not previously exercised for four years. Training with the Gotham Girls Roller Derby league, she was immediately picked out as a potential jammer. At the time, she worked as a photo editor, and played guitar in the punk band Lady Unluck. By 2007, Hotrod was captain of Gotham's "Queens of Pain" team. Also in 2007, Hotrod worked with Tibbie X on a pop-punk band called "Kissy Kamikaze." Hotrod's name is mentioned on this album in the "intro," and the album later talks about Roller Derby in their song "Roller Derby Riot GO! (Skate 2 Hell)" Their first album would later be re-released by Tibbie's son, Severin. Their band was recorded playing their song "Doucebag" on youtube. Hotrod is seen playing an instrument and singing backing vocals. After the 2010 WFTDA Championships, Hotrod was expected to move to Philadelphia, and leave the Gotham Girls. However, her work plans changed, and she remained with Gotham. Hotrod was appointed co-captain of Team USA for the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup. Hotrod is also the host of the radio show Rock and Roller Derby on Jersey City-based WFMU.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeProgramme
Object numberGWL-2019-59-51
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