Fried twinkies, buckle bunnies, & bull riders : b a year inside the professional bull riders tour

An Award-winning Sports Journalist Takes Readers Along On The 2004 Professional Bull Riders (pbr) Tour To Witness The Sport's Exploding Popularity--and Discover Why Athletes In Spurs, Cowboy Hats, And Colorful Chaps Are Hooking Millions Of Fans Across The Country. Chapter 1 Make 'em Shiver (las Vegas, Nevada) 1 -- Chapter 2 The Marathon Begins (jacksonville, Florida) 10 -- Chapter 3 Heads & Tails (bossier City, Louisiana) 24 -- Chapter 4 Ride At Your Own Risk (greensboro, North Carolina) 36 -- Chapter 5 Down Goes The Champ (atlanta, Georgia) 45 -- Chapter 6 Two Is The Ugliest Number (anaheim, California) 53 -- Chapter 7 Revenge Of The Bullfighter (indianapolis, Indiana) 62 -- Chapter 8 The Fort Worth Massacre (fort Worth, Texas) 71 -- Chapter 9 Wannabes, Washups & Dreamers (thibodaux, Louisiana) 87 -- Chapter 10 Protecting The Bulls (kansas City, Missouri) 99 -- Chapter 11 A Cry For Help (nashville, Tennessee) 116 -- Chapter 12 Dirt Road To Paradise (cachoeira Paulista, Brazil) 126 -- Chapter 13 Tuff Times For Pbr (colorado Springs, Colorado) 135 -- Chapter 14 The Bull That Saved Joe Berger (mandan, North Dakota) 149 -- Chapter 15 Rumblings From The Riders (oklahoma City, Oklahoma) 164 -- Chapter 16 Contenders & Pretenders (reno, Nevada) 177 -- Chapter 17 The Grand Rapids Jinx (grand Rapids, Michigan) 185 -- Chapter 18 Setting The Stage (columbus, Ohio) 192 -- Chapter 19 Adriano's Arms Race (las Vegas, Nevada) 203 -- Chapter 20 The Delicious Showdown (las Vegas, Nevada) 217. Josh Peter. Includes Index. An intimate look at a fascinating subculture, its star personalities, and the death-defying confrontation between man and beast that has made bull riding the fastest growing sport in the world. Just as spectators flock to a NASCAR race because of its inherent danger, bull riding possesses a blood-and-guts excitement that sells tickets. In Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies, and Bull Riders , award-winning sports journalist Josh Peter takes readers along on the 2004 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) tour to witness the sport's exploding popularity--and discover why athletes in spurs, cowboy hats, and colorful chaps are hooking millions of fans across the country. The 2004 season begins like all PBR seasons, with 800 cowboys competing for a chance to be in the top 45 who ride in 29 major events during the season, with the best of the best taking home a $1 million bonus. Success is measured in seconds--managing to stay on a bull for 8 seconds without getting tossed is likely to secure a rider a big score. Most riders fail. Many get seriously injured; some die. Josh Peter captures the high drama of the sport and introduces readers to a culture that's rife with colorful the courageous riders chasing their dreams, the scouts, breeders, love-struck groupies, and a few of those very angry bulls.

in This Intimate Look At A Fascinating Subculture, Award-winning Sports Journalist Josh Peter Takes Readers Along On The Professional Bull Riders Tour To Witness The Death-defying Confrontation Between Man And Beast That Has Made Bull Riding The Fastest Growing Sport In The World. Success In This Sport Is Measured In Seconds—staying On A Bull For 8 Seconds Without Getting Tossed Is Likely To Secure The Rider A Big Score. Josh Peter Captures The High Drama Of The Sport And Introduces Readers To A Culture That's Rife With Colorful Characters: Courageous Riders, Scouts, Breeders, Love-struck Groupies, And A Few Of Those Very Angry Bulls.

In Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies, & Bull Riders , award-winning sports journalist Josh Peter takes readers along on the Professional Bull Riders tour to witness the death-defying confrontation between man and beast that has made bull riding the fastest growing sport in the world. Success in this sport is measured in seconds-staying on a bull for 8 seconds without getting tossed is likely to secure the rider a big score. Josh Peter captures the high drama of the sport and introduces readers to a culture that's rife with colorful characters: courageous riders, scouts, breeders, love-struck groupies, and a few of those very angry bulls.