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Kawasaki - PBR Professional Bull Riders
First Look at PBR - Professional Bull Riding with Kawasaki
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Before the first bull rider, Luke Snyder, left the chute for the opening ride. I had an opportunity to hang out with Luke and several other riders (LJ Jenkins, J.B. Mauney, Harve Stewart, and more) prior to the event, and I was impressed at how down to earth and approachable the riders were for the fans.

Kawasaki PBR Professional Bull Riders
Kawasaki PBR Professional Bull Riders
The 2010 PBR Champion, Renato Nunes, put in a 8 second ride & then he did a backflip off the rail, which had the fans cheering & clamping

As far as watching the bull riding, I must say it is intense watching each rider attempting to hold onto the bull for 8 seconds to earn a score, and the top 10 riders advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round to crown the weekend champion, and Austin Meier finished on top with an impressive final round for his second win of the season, which moved Meier into the top five in the points battles for the one million dollar season bonus.

PBR - Austin Meier
PBR - Austin Meier
“This win was huge, it’s always huge but to do well at the end of the season gives momentum going into the finals. I just want to keep it rolling and have fun out there. I want to keep getting those bulls rode,” said Oklahoma's Austin Meier after his win

During one of the short intermissions, Kawasaki’s Jon Rall drove the Win-My-Ride Grand Prize, Kawasaki Mule 4010 Trans, out onto the arena floor to encourage PBR fans to participate.

Kawasaki - PBR Professional Bull Riding
Kawasaki's Jon Rall drove the Kawasaki Mule 4010 Trans around the arena floor to encourage fans to text WINMYRIDE to 868727

After two hours of bull riding the event was over, but it was amazing to me at how fast the time went by, which was testament to the PBR for keeping the fans entertained throughout the event with prize giveways and Flint Rasmussen, Clown Entertainer, keeping the crowd entertained with his dancing, quick wit, and comical stunts to fill the voids in the bull riding action.

Kawasaki PBR Professional Bull Riders
Kawasaki PBR Professional Bull Riders
PBR's Flint Rasmussen, Clown Entertainer, kept the crowd amused during breaks in the bull riding action

Once the Bull riding champion was crowned, the fans once again had a chance to meet and greet with the Bull Riders once again, which is something that you don’t find with many other high profile sports these days. I feel the open accessible the PBR provides between the fans and Bull Riders has added to the success of the sport, and I wish other sports athletes would make themselves more accessible to the fans.

Kawasaki PBR Professional Bull Riders
Kawasaki PBR Professional Bull Riders
At the end of the event, nearly all the bull riders came out and walked around the perimeter of the arena floor and signed autographs for the fans

Kawasaki is currently in talks to return as a PBR sponsor again in 2013, but one thing is for sure, I plan on making my return to a PBR event in 2013 with my entire family because I feel my wife and kids will enjoy it as much as I did.

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