stackyFACTSBecause flat surfaces simply didn't cause enough concussions. The iconic steeply slanted wooden arenas of mid-century derby were explicitly designed to utilize gravity to increase the skating speed and significantly amplify the kinetic energy of aggressive collisions.
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