These derby guys are really on a roll

Published: March 9, 2011 12:27 PM
By DINA SANTORELLI Special to Newsday

James quot;Rinkwormquot; Stanton, center, of West Hempstead, a

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | James "Rinkworm" Stanton, center, of West Hempstead, a member of the New York Shock Exchange men's roller derby team, practices with his team at Crash Pad in Bushwick, Brooklyn. (Feb. 27, 2011)

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New York Shock Exchange derby league J-bone (left) and a Florida Molly Roger skater

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Inside a Brooklyn warehouse on a clear Sunday afternoon, Jonathan Dawkins, known in these parts as "Jimmy Rage," laces up his skates and straps on his helmet. There is one thing on his mind: Derby.

Each week, skaters for the New York Shock Exchange (NYSE), a men's roller derby league based in New York City, converge on this small patch of flat, circuit track -- hidden behind an industrial...

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