This sh*t is rigged.
Ok, fine... Roller Derby isn't really rigged, even though it bears a striking resemblance to a back-alley carnival game. There were, however, more than one deja-vu like scenario during Roller Derby V5.0. First there was blisteringly fast qualifying times posted by Jon H. and Ruben W. Then, super close racing between Eric F. and Seth B., a semi-final battle between Ruben and Jon G., and finally an amazingly close, all eyes on the computer displays final race. The final once again starred returning points champion Jon H. and 2x overall winner Ruben W. The horn sounded in favor of Ruben for a third time win, putting him in the overall points lead. Jon H. is still nipping at his heels, though; the next couple editions of Roller Derby will tell the tale. Visions of a sexy HED 3 will undoubtedly be dancing in the dreams of these two close competitors for the top spot of the points race. 
Roller Derby V5.0 brought some new faces to Lorado's this evening, and they cannot be overlooked. Clear Lake's own Jon Wolfe was suckered away from his smoke break and onto a bike during qualifying, and put up some impressive speed for a dude heavily laden with a belly full of Cancun's food and margaritas; however Jon's dinner made a reappearance outside in a snowbank later in the evening after his race. Without this sacrifice, we would have had an odd number of racers, which then forces us into doing more math with the bracket; something we struggle with from time to time as it is. Nick Q., an all-weather fixie rider made it for the first time tonight. He easily caved to the peer pressure to race, and cranked it out like a champ. Another guest appearance was Jim Miller, who jumped on a bike to take on his Metal Craft coworker Jon H. for an impromptu 500 meter spin. While Wolfe, Nick and Jim both lost their respective races, these guys put up great performances for being unprepared to race, and were saddling up for the first time. We hope they'll return next time and throw down with us again.
Jon H. and Nick Q. getting ready for the Mr Universe Posedown
Roller Derby V5.0 brought some new faces to Lorado's this evening, and they cannot be overlooked. Clear Lake's own Jon Wolfe was suckered away from his smoke break and onto a bike during qualifying, and put up some impressive speed for a dude heavily laden with a belly full of Cancun's food and margaritas; however Jon's dinner made a reappearance outside in a snowbank later in the evening after his race. Without this sacrifice, we would have had an odd number of racers, which then forces us into doing more math with the bracket; something we struggle with from time to time as it is. Nick Q., an all-weather fixie rider made it for the first time tonight. He easily caved to the peer pressure to race, and cranked it out like a champ. Another guest appearance was Jim Miller, who jumped on a bike to take on his Metal Craft coworker Jon H. for an impromptu 500 meter spin. While Wolfe, Nick and Jim both lost their respective races, these guys put up great performances for being unprepared to race, and were saddling up for the first time. We hope they'll return next time and throw down with us again.
The Dear Jon Race. Jon G. (L) vs Jon W. (R). We had three Jons racing Wednesday. And all three pairs of parents didn't know how to spell John.
Seth B. (L) and Eric F. (R) battle it out in round 1... Again.
Hollering, clapping and many "woooooooo!"s filled the air tonight from a great crowd of spectators, cheering on the 8 Roller Jockeys spinning away this evening. The crowd numbers are great, but we can always use more racers! Missed this evening was 1x champ of the night Ben "Cru Jones" Fistler, who is still high on the points list, and the only chick bad ass enough to have raced every night up until this one, Katie Fistler. Ken and Andrew "Skinny Jeans" were also absent from the bracket, and Mikey Campbell is still out with fractured collarbone recovery. The Roller Derby season is winding down already, with only a couple more races left. We would love to see some huge turn-outs these last few times, so all of you that have raced a couple times, spectated, or just heard about it wild thing we do twice a month, come on out! Roller Derby V6.0 will be happenin' Wednesday, Feb. 24th.
Hollering, clapping and many "woooooooo!"s filled the air tonight from a great crowd of spectators, cheering on the 8 Roller Jockeys spinning away this evening. The crowd numbers are great, but we can always use more racers! Missed this evening was 1x champ of the night Ben "Cru Jones" Fistler, who is still high on the points list, and the only chick bad ass enough to have raced every night up until this one, Katie Fistler. Ken and Andrew "Skinny Jeans" were also absent from the bracket, and Mikey Campbell is still out with fractured collarbone recovery. The Roller Derby season is winding down already, with only a couple more races left. We would love to see some huge turn-outs these last few times, so all of you that have raced a couple times, spectated, or just heard about it wild thing we do twice a month, come on out! Roller Derby V6.0 will be happenin' Wednesday, Feb. 24th.
Ruben W. (L) and Jon G. (R) face up in round 2
The World Championship race is planned to be held on Saturday, March 27th. More info will be coming. Please check out the photos tab at the top of the page to see other photos from the Derby V5.0, as well as any other galleries you may have missed to this point.
Click here to view the YouTube video of the Championship Final between Ruben and Jon.
Here are the point totals as of Round 5.
Ruben W. - 33 points
Jon H. - 32
Ben F. - 19
Jon G. - 15
Seth B. - 13
Eric F. - 13
Ken N. - 13
Derek G. - 11
Katie F. - 9
Mike C. - 8
David N. - 8
Andrew S. - 4
Joe K. - 3
Steve B. - 3
Amy F. - 2
The Other Mike C. - 2
Nick Q. - 1
Jon W. - 1
Clark P. - 1
Craig P. - 1
Jen H. - 1
Joan V. - 1
Jon V. - 1
Curt K. - 1
Andy J. -1
Hall H. - 1
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