Professional Bull Riders

PBR VELOCITY Tour

The Professional Bull Riders REAL TIME PAIN RELIEF VELOCITY TOUR is where dreams of riding on national television on the PBR Built Ford Tough Series begin. Along with showcasing the top elite and up-and-coming riders, the PBR VELOCITY Tour provides a great opportunity for more fans, in additional cities, to experience all the action the PBR has to offer. The PBR VELOCITY Tour will bring all the high-energy sound, lighting, special effects and entertaining bull riding action that fans witness have come to expect from the PBR.

Other Event Info:

• Southern California’s Ontario is the opening round of the PBR's 2018 Velocity Tour featuring some of the top bull riders in the world against some of the best bulls in the industry.
• The PBR IS NOT a rodeo - it’s over two hours of intense bull riding action!
• During one night of heart-pounding, bone-crushing action, fans can look forward to seeing a star-studded line-up of athletes.

About the Velocity Tour
The Velocity Tour is the top expansion series of the PBR. Featuring some of the best
athletes of the sport going head to head with the fiercest bulls in the country. The PBR
Velocity Tour will bring all the high-energy sound, lighting, special effects and edge
of your seat action that fans have come to expect from the world leader in the
sport of bull riding.
 

FAST FACTS:

• 70 tons of dirt is brought in each weekend for a PBR event
• Over 50 bucking bulls are brought to the event
• It takes 7 semi-trucks to load in all the supplies for the event
• It takes a crew of 30 guys set up for 36 hours for the show to take place
• An average PBR bucking bull weighs 1700-2000 lbs.
• An average bull rider weighs 140 lbs.
   

TALK like a COWBOY:
• Rank — A bull that is very difficult to ride is considered `rank'
"That bull right there, he's a rank one, I tell ya."
• Cover — When a rider `covers' his bull, he has successfully ridden a
bull for 8 seconds
"Hell yeah, he covered that one."
• Chaps — Most people mispronounce this word, say it like with an "s"
(shaps)
• Draw — An event's list of bull riders and the bulls they are paired
with
"Dustin, what'd you draw tonight?"
• Down in the well- Saying used by riders to describe a situation in which a
bull is spinning in one direction and the force of the spin pulls the rider
down the side of the bull into the motion's vortex.
"Ah he's done for, he's got him down in the well."
• Fades — A bull that fades during a ride moves backward while
simultaneously spinning or bucking in one or more direction
"Oh shucks, he's gonna buck him off cuz he's fadin' fast."
• Muley- Term used to describe a bull without horns
"He done got stepped on by that brown muley."