Thursday, September 21, 2006

Tag Elliott Wins His First CBR Event In Cody Wyoming

Utah's Tag Elliott Wins  Third Annual Pepsi Cody Country Classic Pro Bull Ride
by Sheila Totten
It might have been jacket weather in Cody, Wyoming on Saturday,September 2 but the CBR Riders and bulls sure heated the air up with yet another great event. Thatcher , Utah's Tag Elliott won the event with his score of 174 points on two head and won $10,000 plus the $500 bonus  for scoring 90.5(Bruce /Goodall sponsored  American War Heroes 90 Point Club Bonus ).
Elliott  scored 83.5 in the fourth section  of the first round  aboard the Berger/Ryken bull Bowtech's Vertical Force and was tied with Chad Castillo for 4/5 in the round.Tag made a great ride aboard Wes Bruce's Cowboy Cut for 90.5 in the championship round that had the crowd rocking.Wes always has exciting bulls and many with some really cool names.
There were only eleven qualified rides in the long go as once again the bulls dominated the event. The first qualified ride was Shane Proctor aboard the Bruce/Goodall bull El Lobo for 88 points. Shane was in total control aboard this bull who is always exciting to watch. Dustin Larsen followed with 78 points on the Rich Bumbaca's bull Twigs N Berries and Corey Maier scored 76.5 aboard Itsy Bitsy.
In round 2 of the long go D J Shields scored 85 in a strong ride aboard another Wes Bruce bull called Cat Cat. Clayton Lane scored 73 aboard Kevin Loudamy's Stalker while Garrett Vig scored  79 aboard Uncle Charlie.
Justin Hermanson scored 78.5 aboard Lacey and John Berger's  Firewater in round three and Chad Castillo scored 83.5 aboard MT's Paycheck.
Round four had Pistol Robinson scoring 84 on Chad Berger/Kenny Maxon's  Lucky.He was followed by Jay Dunford's 83 point ride aboard Berger/Ryken's Red Hot. The last qualified ride was Tag Elliott's 83.5 aboard Bowtech's Vertical Force.
There were only four who made it through the eight seconds in the short go as bulls like Texas Jack,Bowtech's Toy Tiger, Mo Betta, and the rest of the top bulls had their way.
Corey Maier  scored  79 aboard MT's Sloopy and had 156.5 on two head and was fourth in the average.
Justin Hermanson wowed the crowd with 89 points aboard Berger/Ryken's Bowtech's Loverboy in an A-1 ride.He had 167.5 on two head and was third in the average.Jay Dunford scored 85 in a strong ride aboard the Berger/Ryken/Loe bull Gold Bell Wine to end up with 168 on two head and finish in  second place. The last rider to make a qualified ride was Tag Elliott with his round and event winning 90.5 aboard Wes Bruce's Cowboy Cut.
Average:
1.TAG ELLIOTT,Thermonton,UT 174 $6,296.00
2.JAY DUNFORD,Menoken,ND 168 $4,140.00
3. JUSTIN HERMANSON,Kathryn,ND 167.5 $2,484.00
4. COREY MAIER,Timberlake,SD 156.5 $1,656.00
5. SHANE PROCTOR,Cody,WY 88 $993.60
6. D J SHIELDS,Coffeyville,KS 85 $662.40
7. PISTOL ROBINSON,Burleson,TX 84 $496.80
8.CHAD CASTILLO,Stephenville,TX 83.5 $331.20
According to reports this was the best crowd in three years at this event and it sure pleased G-J Productions' Gavin Gleich.  The CBR's fan base keep growing and attendance  shows it. There is such a feeling of "heart" at their events  from everyone that the fans just eat it up. Please go to www.cbrbull.com
and check their schedule  for an event near you; and also for the TV schedule.If you do not have Outdoor Channel you can have your Satellite or cable company add it for just $1.99 ;and that is a real bargain! The CBR goes to Tulsa ,OK on Oct 5th.

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