Anyone Who Had Doubts...

About the riding capabilities of the Brazilians had those doubts put away for good this past weekend. The St Louis, MO event concluded Sunday night with a stellar championship round. It was one of the first weekends where the bulls fully won. Only three men covered all four bulls. And they were, you guessed it, three of the top Brazilian riders in the world. Renato Nunes won for the weekend, putting up an amazing 95.75 on Chicken on a Chain. That is now the highest marked ride of the season. He had a nearly perfect rider score, at 48.75. It doesn't get much better than that. Following him was Robson Palermo with and then the world number two Guilherme Marchi. Overall the event was wonderful.

However there are still a few nasty injuries to report. Another Brazilian, dancing Paulo Crimber, is out for 6-12 weeks with a C1 neck fracture. Ross Coleman has another concussion but is still riding. Travis Briscoe has a concussion from hitting the ground hard and is also still riding. JB Mauney suffered some minor injuries from his bull stomping on his head and body. His helmet was shattered and he is very lucky he was wearing it or he would be in a lot worse shape. And about fifteen other men suffered bumps bruises and lacerations which you can check out on the PBR's injury page. Cord McCoy also has some bruising from being struck while he was thrown by his bull. Talk about adding insult to injury!

Sometimes It Feels Like the World's Gone Crazy...

Maybe someone on here can explain this to me. Why does a one credit class require more work than a hefty four credit course? It seems beyond insane to me. We have to do interviews, and attend a 'business dinner' in formal attire. Let me tell you, farmers rarely are going to expect their employees to go to a dinner like what they are planning. Oh well. I think I am going to give them my regrets and explain that I miss enough of my farm chores during the week, without going to a bogus dinner and award ceremony. I already know how to eat in public. The darn college doesn't need to teach me what my parents already have.

On a more pleasant note, the 2007 Built Ford Tough Season is drawing to a close, and a world record is about to be tied, and perhaps shattered. In Grand Rapids, Michigan this weekend, at the Johnsonville Brats Invitational, Missouri's Luke Snyder has the chance to tie the Ironman JW Hart's record for most consecutively attended events. Anybody with an interest in bullriding should watch this landmark event take place. If he makes it through the weekend, and comes out healthy so he can compete in the next event (Mohegan Sun Invitational, Uncasville, CT) he will be the sole record holder. Good luck to Luke!