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Professional Bull Riders Australia’s Milestones

	2008 (May) – The first Brendon Clark invitational is held in Newcastle, NSW, with a $40,000 prize purse, sell out crowd of 9,000 people and Kempsey NSW’s Pete Farley taking top honours.

	2008 (May) – The second PBR Troy Dunn International is held in Townsville, Qld, with a $50,000 prize purse, sell out crowd of 8,000 people and Brazil’s Arnobio Ferreira crowned as champion.

	2008 (May) – Bundaberg Rum extends its title sponsorship of the PBR Touring Pro until 2011.

	2008 (January) – A third tier is added to the organisation’s competitive structure with the PBR Challenger Series.

	2007 (December) – Seventeen riders are signed to represent PBR Australia as Ambassadors for the 2008 calendar year.

	Dale Spannagle becomes the PBR Australia’s Bull Fighter Champion for the second consecutive year.

	Campbell Frame’s ‘Jungle Rumble’ becomes the PBR Australia’s second Bucking Bull Champion.

	Ben Keliher becomes PBR Australia’s second Rookie Champion.

	2007 (December) – Ben Jones becomes PBR Australia’s second National Champion.

	2007 (October) – Ben Jones is the first man to ever ride Cloud Nine for a full 8 seconds at the Bundaberg Rum PBR Touring Pro in Collinsville.

	2007 (October) – Ben Keliher represents Australia at the 2007 PBR World Finals.

	2007 (September) – Bullfighter Shane “Mad Dog” Simpson leaves to pursue a career in the US.

	2007 (June) – DCE produce a one hour show “PBR Arrives in Australia” which is aired on the Nine Network the Sunday following to a viewing audience exceeding 500,000.

	2007 (June) – Jared Farley sets the bar for PBR Australia’s highest scoring ride with 92 points on Haunted during the World Cup.

	2007 (June) – The inaugural PBR World Cup is held on the Gold Coast. Event sells out to 15,000 people, with Brazil taking home the $100,000 prize money.

	2007 (May) – DCE launches the Professional Bull Riders Australia by way of staging the Jupiters Townsville PBR Troy Dunn International, with $50,000 prize money up for grabs. Event sells out to 8,000 people and event champion is Mexico’s Hugo Pedrero.

	2007 (May) – Brendon Clark is featured on 60 Minutes, which airs to over 1.5 million people.

	2007 (May) – Bundaberg Rum signs up as title sponsor of the PBR Touring Pro, the premier league of bull riding in Australia.

	Dale Spannagle becomes PBR Australia’s first Bull Fighter Champion.

	Kent Hansen’s ‘Cloud Nine’ becomes PBR Australia’s first Bucking Bull Champion.

	Michael Cross becomes PBR Australia’s first Rookie Champion.

	2006 (December) – Tim Wilson becomes PBR Australia’s first National Champion.

	2006 (October) – Heath Shrimp represents Australia at the 2006 PBR World Finals.

	2006 (June) - Offices are opened in Melbourne, VIC and Proserpine, QLD.

	2006 (June) - Dainty Consolidated Entertainment (DCE) partners with the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. to form the Professional Bull Riders Australia Pty Ltd.