Wheels on fire as suburban mothers join the derby dramas

By Lucy Swinnen
Updated March 6 2013 - 11:08am, first published August 16 2012 - 10:39am
New breed of blade runners … a roller derby craze is catching on as these teams from the Blue Mountains and western Sydney take their training seriously in Penrith.
New breed of blade runners … a roller derby craze is catching on as these teams from the Blue Mountains and western Sydney take their training seriously in Penrith.

Roller derby doesn't rate a mention in many child-rearing manuals, but young mothers in western Sydney are prominent among women flocking to the booming contact sport.

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