The Arizona Derby Report (AZDR) has been informed this evening that the Arizona Derby Dames (AZDD) has denied our request for an agreement to provide the same level of coverage that we provide to every other league in Arizona.
While we know there were some who were in the league who supported our request, we are very disappointed at their decision. We will continue to provide limited information about the league in our reports, websites and blogs but unfortuantely we will not be able to provide the "Featured Bout" experience like you have been seeing for other leagues on the AZDR.
While we continue to pursue a level of agreement with AZDD, we will continue to urge fans to support their events but at the same time, we also urge fans and AZDD skaters to send a message to AZDD leadership to say that they appreciate the work that the AZDR does for promoting all of Arizona's derby.
In a seperate statement, Michelle A. Eyre aka Michi-chan had stated "My heartfelt feelings are out to those on the front lines, the skaters for the league as this additional opprotunity to be seen by a worldwide audience and among all of the state's best skaters is being denied due to politics by their league management. I really care for many of these skaters and it also hurts me to think that fans are being denied the chance to see the traditional derby that AZDD is famous for from the perspective of an independent journalist."
All AZDD dates have been removed from the Michi-chan "Derby Love Tour" calendar until further notice.
ARIZONA DERBY REPORT
Michelle A. Eyre/Michi-chan
