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...watched a lot of cartoons while writing Jackass 2, like Road Runner and Tom & Jerry. I saw one where Tom puts on a blind-fold and a bull comes along and smokes him. We got an 1,800-pound yak to do the same...
Perhaps the smartest thing the tour did was to recognize that the bulls, not the riders, are the stars. Fans show up to see the fiercest bovine in the land. The tour promotes the bulls with merchandise like T shirts, dolls and bobbleheads, which sell better than any rider-themed goods. (The first bull to sign an autograph will make a killing.) "The bulls should be more famous than us," says two-time champ Adriano Moraes. "They're better athletes." They also have better names, which reflect their personalities. Bodacious, a bull who died in 2000, was the Babe Ruth...
...terrifying as it can be to climb aboard an irate bull, riders want the beasts plenty riled up. The bull's performance counts for half the rider's score--out of a possible 100 points--and the harder it bucks the better. Indeed, what separates a star bull from the herd is his ability to get bucky on demand. Each year the bulls are shuttled to dozens of events from California to Connecticut, and one never knows how they will emerge from the ride. "Everywhere we go, the hay and the grain might taste a little different," says Cody Lambert...
...Bull of the Year hopefuls --and a rider they would like to stomp [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine...
...BUCK-OFF %* 92% 100% 96% 100% 82% 42% INJURIES 0 0 0 0 0 18 (two broken legs) EARNINGS $3,100 $28,000 $26,000 $7,000 $9,000 $2 million *The percentage of rides in which the bull tosses the rider before 8 sec. For Moraes, it's the percentage of rides in which he has been bucked. One of the smallest on the tour, he may not intimidate. But riders can't solve his bucking patterns. Owner Jerry Nelson bought the top bull of '05 for $15,000. He just sold a 50% stake for $500,000. Gets...