
News PTR World Finals Update Including New Warm Up/Qualifier Ropings At World Finals!!! As we near the end of 2010, the PTR World Finals is on the horizon. We are just over two months away from the Million Dollar PTR World Finals in Laughlin Nevada. The PTR World Finals will be held February 25th-27th, 2011 at the AVI Casino & Resort and is scheduled to rank among the top three richest ropings in the nation if filled to capacity. With a half million dollar payout in each the #11 and #9 divisions, ropers will have the opportunity to compete for life altering payouts. The World Finals will be capped at 250 teams in each division, (100 qualified and 150 direct entries). New in 2011, the PTR will conduct Warm Up/Qualifier ropings at the World Finals for both the #11 & #9 Divisions. These ropings will act as one last chance for teams to qualify into the finale events on reduced entry fees. The warm up/qualifying ropings will be four head averages, progressive after one. Entry fees will be $150/man ($300/team) with a 20% stock charge (same format as a World Series Qualifier), and you may enter up to four times in each division. Teams placing in the top 5 of the average in the warm up ropings will receive reduced entry fees into the Finale ropings the following day. Anyone may come and enter the warm up roping regardless if you are entered in the Finales or not. The #11 Warm Up/Qualifier Roping will be held on Friday, February 25th at 5:00 pm. The #9 Warm Up/Qualifier Roping will be held on Saturday February 26th, following the #11 Finale. There is one final regular season qualifier prior to the World Finals. The qualifier will be held January 29th, 2011 at the Paso Robles Events Center in Paso Robles, CA. This qualifying event will be the last opportunity for ropers to qualify prior to the World Finals. As everyone knows regular season qualifiers are equipped with a 4-steer average, 3-steer average, 3 full rounds, Incentive, Century and Mixed Bonus. This will be the last opportunity for teams to win a Free roll into the PTR World Finals. The prizeline at the PTR World Finals is continuing to grow and currently consists of the following: Fully Tooled Silver Plated Saddles with Ostrich Seats, Trophy Gold Buckles, Trophy Knives, Extra Fancy Trophy Best Ever Pads, Trophy Jackets, Trophy Rope Bags, and Trophy Horse Blankets. Not only will contestants have the opportunity to rope for big money but they will be roping for thousands of dollars in prizeline as well. The PTR has wonderful sponsors such as Classic Ropes, Wrangler, Classic Equine, Best Ever Pads, Ropers Sports News, Priefert and many more that help make this wonderful prizeline possible. As we begin to look ahead to qualifying events after the World Finals in 2011, the PTR is proud to announce we will be moving the qualifiers around the state of California. PTR qualifying events in California have been held in Paso Robles due it possessing a top notch facility as well as being centrally located in the state for everyone to attend. The PTR will still have three qualifying events in Paso Robles, however the 2011 qualifying tour will stretch all over the state giving contestants from all areas a chance to compete a bit closer to home. More on the 2011 PTR qualifying tour and scheduling will be available at the beginning of the new year. We hope everyone makes plans to attend the PTR World Finals. Remember, you still have one last chance to qualify prior to the Finals and that is in Paso Robles on January 29th. For questions regarding the PTR World Finals or any PTR event please visit us online at www.proteamropers.com or call (805) 801-2029. Clay White & Trevor Carrasco Claim PTR World Finals Championship! The Mojave Crossing Events Center and AVI Casino and Resort rolled out the red carpet for the PTR World Finals and all its contestants on February 26th-27th. The PTR had teams entered from 17 different states as contestants traveled from all over to run at the exception PTR payouts. Clay White and Trevor Carrasco took home the coveted PTR World Finals Championship which paid them $40,000, Fully Tooled Trophy Saddles, World Championship Rings, and Trophy Rope Bags from Classic Ropes. Clay and Trevor came from the 15th call back to claim the championship with a total time of 35.74 on 4 head. Clay and Trevor took advantage of the best draw in the short round posting a six second run and putting pressure on the teams at the top. Nonetheless, there were plenty of teams in the top 10 that had great chances of claiming the title but ran into bad luck, including the high call team from Texas who had 13 seconds to win the roping but took a no time. One man that didn’t run into bad luck was Russell Hild of South Texas. Russell came to the short round with 3, yes 3 call backs in the top ten. After all was said and done Russell claimed the second place title with fellow Texas native Randy Cotter. The Texas duo filled their pockets with $24,000, Trophy Gold Buckles, Trophy Classic Equine Show Blankets, and Trophy Rope Bags. Russell also claimed fourth place with California native Bryan Bobsin. The fourth place spot was worth the tune of another $11,000. Rounding out the top three was Connie Hiatt of Red Bluff, CA partnering with Jeff Bowers of Creswell, Oregon. Connie and Jeff roped their four steers in 37.83 seconds to claim $16,000, Trophy Best Ever Pads, Trophy Rope Bags and Jackets. Connie also claimed the 3-steer average title with Jim Richards of New Mexico. Connie and Jim recorded a total time of 23.29 on 3 head to claim the title. As many already know, the PTR gives teams the outstanding opportunity to qualify for the World Finals on Reduced and Free entry fees. The field at the World Finals was split nearly half and half on Direct Entries and qualified entries. For those teams that did qualify on a reduced entry fee, that was quite a deal. To have the opportunity to run a $200,000 purse between 120 teams on a reduced entry fee is exceptional. Even for the teams that directly entered, entry fees are only half of other major high stakes ropings. On Friday February 26th, the PTR conducted their warm up roping at the World Finals. This roping paid out $40,000! That is exceptional for a warm up roping of 135 teams. Champions of the warm up roping were Jack Sparrowk and Cody Parker who took home $8,000 for the big win. The warm up roping paid seven monies in the average and three monies in the first go round. The winners of the first round were Scott Hutchins and Jorge Martinez earning them $2,000. Anytime you can have a warm up roping that pays out $40,000 between 135 teams and a go round win that will pay $2,000, that’s an impressive warm up roping! he PTR looks to really build on a great World Finals. The first step is adding a #9 division in the 2010 season. At all PTR qualifiers in 2010 there will be two divisions, a #11 and #9. The first qualifier of the year will be held May 29th in Paso Robles CA. By adding the #9 division the PTR is able to extend its great format and payouts to contestants of another classification level. The entry format on the #9 roping is a bit different than the #11. In the #9 roping you can either pick or draw your partners or any combination of both for a maximum of 4 runs. This way if a roper would like to enter but does not have a partner, then they may draw one. In 2010 the PTR will conduct a majority of our qualifiers in the West and Southwest regions. California will host four qualifiers, while Arizona will host three, New Mexico two and Texas one. This way the PTR can concentrate on the locations that are centrally located around the World Finals location. We hope all of you will be able to attend PTR qualifiers in 2010. For more information on upcoming qualifiers or general information visit us online at www.proteamropers.com or call (805) 801-2029. PTR Adding A #9 Division We at the PTR are proud to announce that we will be adding a #9 Division beginning in April. The PTR will now have two divisions, the #9 & #11. The #9 will be the exact same format as the #11 ropings have been with a main 4-steer avg, 3-steer avg, 3 Full Rounds, Incentive, Century Bonus and Mixed Bonus! The PTR will have both divisions at each qualifying roping in 2010. These events will qualify teams to the 2011 PTR World Finals where there will be #9 and #11 divisions. The PTR will conduct World Finals qualifiers all over the west and southwest in 2010. The full qualifying schedule is being finalized and will be released shortly. The PTR has worked extremely hard to develop a format which gives ropers many opportunities to draw a check and a big one at that. We at the PTR pride ourselves on conducting first class events that will not only be a joy to rope at but give ropers the chance to win big money. All contestants who have entered a PTR roping absolutely love the format. This is the exact reason we felt a #9 Division was needed. There is no major high stakes roping out there that conducts a #9 Division. We at the PTR feel that ropers of this classification level need events like this to compete at. The concept of qualifying for a major World Finals on Free or Reduced entry fees is unheard of anywhere but the PTR. As many team ropers may know there are some great high stakes ropings that are conducted each year. The problems with these ropings are the significant cost of the entry fees and the unability to qualify. The PTR World Finals is HALF the entry fee of other major high stakes ropings and that is only if you directly enter. There is NO high stakes roping that holds qualifiers where a team can win a FREE spot in the Finals if they win the average. With that being said there is definitely NO high stakes roping that holds qualifiers where 9 additional teams will win reduced entry fee spots for placing all the way down through 10th in the average. We at the PTR realize that team ropers want the opportunity to run at life altering payouts. We also realize that not everyone can afford to throw $2,000-$3,500 a man toward an entry fee just to get this opportunity. This is the reason we at the PTR have developed a format where many teams (10 teams per division per qualifier) will have the ability to qualify for such a prestigious event. We at the PTR are excited as we carve our path toward transforming the team roping industry to better suit the contestants. The PTR feels extremely good about what we are doing for the sport of team roping. We are not here to take advantage of anyone, that’s why we developed the format in which we have. It is extremely gratifying to us to give ropers these types of opportunities. Please see upcoming issues of the Ropers Sports News for 2010 qualifiers. We encourage you to visit us online at www.proteamropers.com for further information regarding PTR Events.

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PTR World Finals Update Including New Warm Up/Qualifier Ropings At World Finals!!!

As we near the end of 2010, the PTR World Finals is on the horizon. We are just over two months away from the Million Dollar PTR World Finals in Laughlin Nevada. The PTR World Finals will be held February 25th-27th, 2011 at the AVI Casino & Resort and is scheduled to rank among the top three richest ropings in the nation if filled to capacity. With a half million dollar payout in each the #11 and #9 divisions, ropers will have the opportunity to compete for life altering payouts. The World Finals will be capped at 250 teams in each division, (100 qualified and 150 direct entries).

New in 2011, the PTR will conduct Warm Up/Qualifier ropings at the World Finals for both the #11 & #9 Divisions. These ropings will act as one last chance for teams to qualify into the finale events on reduced entry fees. The warm up/qualifying ropings will be four head averages, progressive after one. Entry fees will be $150/man ($300/team) with a 20% stock charge (same format as a World Series Qualifier), and you may enter up to four times in each division. Teams placing in the top 5 of the average in the warm up ropings will receive reduced entry fees into the Finale ropings the following day. Anyone may come and enter the warm up roping regardless if you are entered in the Finales or not. The #11 Warm Up/Qualifier Roping will be held on Friday, February 25th at 5:00 pm. The #9 Warm Up/Qualifier Roping will be held on Saturday February 26th, following the #11 Finale.

There is one final regular season qualifier prior to the World Finals. The qualifier will be held January 29th, 2011 at the Paso Robles Events Center in Paso Robles, CA. This qualifying event will be the last opportunity for ropers to qualify prior to the World Finals. As everyone knows regular season qualifiers are equipped with a 4-steer average, 3-steer average, 3 full rounds, Incentive, Century and Mixed Bonus. This will be the last opportunity for teams to win a Free roll into the PTR World Finals.

The prizeline at the PTR World Finals is continuing to grow and currently consists of the following: Fully Tooled Silver Plated Saddles with Ostrich Seats, Trophy Gold Buckles, Trophy Knives, Extra Fancy Trophy Best Ever Pads, Trophy Jackets, Trophy Rope Bags, and Trophy Horse Blankets. Not only will contestants have the opportunity to rope for big money but they will be roping for thousands of dollars in prizeline as well. The PTR has wonderful sponsors such as Classic Ropes, Wrangler, Classic Equine, Best Ever Pads, Ropers Sports News, Priefert and many more that help make this wonderful prizeline possible.

As we begin to look ahead to qualifying events after the World Finals in 2011, the PTR is proud to announce we will be moving the qualifiers around the state of California. PTR qualifying events in California have been held in Paso Robles due it possessing a top notch facility as well as being centrally located in the state for everyone to attend. The PTR will still have three qualifying events in Paso Robles, however the 2011 qualifying tour will stretch all over the state giving contestants from all areas a chance to compete a bit closer to home. More on the 2011 PTR qualifying tour and scheduling will be available at the beginning of the new year.

We hope everyone makes plans to attend the PTR World Finals. Remember, you still have one last chance to qualify prior to the Finals and that is in Paso Robles on January 29th. For questions regarding the PTR World Finals or any PTR event please visit us online at www.proteamropers.com or call (805) 801-2029.

Clay White & Trevor Carrasco Claim PTR World Finals Championship!

The Mojave Crossing Events Center and AVI Casino and Resort rolled out the red carpet for the PTR World Finals and all its contestants on February 26th-27th. The PTR had teams entered from 17 different states as contestants traveled from all over to run at the exception PTR payouts.

Clay White and Trevor Carrasco took home the coveted PTR World Finals Championship which paid them $40,000, Fully Tooled Trophy Saddles, World Championship Rings, and Trophy Rope Bags from Classic Ropes. Clay and Trevor came from the 15th call back to claim the championship with a total time of 35.74 on 4 head. Clay and Trevor took advantage of the best draw in the short round posting a six second run and putting pressure on the teams at the top. Nonetheless, there were plenty of teams in the top 10 that had great chances of claiming the title but ran into bad luck, including the high call team from Texas who had 13 seconds to win the roping but took a no time. One man that didn’t run into bad luck was Russell Hild of South Texas. Russell came to the short round with 3, yes 3 call backs in the top ten. After all was said and done Russell claimed the second place title with fellow Texas native Randy Cotter. The Texas duo filled their pockets with $24,000, Trophy Gold Buckles, Trophy Classic Equine Show Blankets, and Trophy Rope Bags. Russell also claimed fourth place with California native Bryan Bobsin. The fourth place spot was worth the tune of another $11,000. Rounding out the top three was Connie Hiatt of Red Bluff, CA partnering with Jeff Bowers of Creswell, Oregon. Connie and Jeff roped their four steers in 37.83 seconds to claim $16,000, Trophy Best Ever Pads, Trophy Rope Bags and Jackets. Connie also claimed the 3-steer average title with Jim Richards of New Mexico. Connie and Jim recorded a total time of 23.29 on 3 head to claim the title.

As many already know, the PTR gives teams the outstanding opportunity to qualify for the World Finals on Reduced and Free entry fees. The field at the World Finals was split nearly half and half on Direct Entries and qualified entries. For those teams that did qualify on a reduced entry fee, that was quite a deal. To have the opportunity to run a $200,000 purse between 120 teams on a reduced entry fee is exceptional. Even for the teams that directly entered, entry fees are only half of other major high stakes ropings.

On Friday February 26th, the PTR conducted their warm up roping at the World Finals. This roping paid out $40,000! That is exceptional for a warm up roping of 135 teams. Champions of the warm up roping were Jack Sparrowk and Cody Parker who took home $8,000 for the big win. The warm up roping paid seven monies in the average and three monies in the first go round. The winners of the first round were Scott Hutchins and Jorge Martinez earning them $2,000. Anytime you can have a warm up roping that pays out $40,000 between 135 teams and a go round win that will pay $2,000, that’s an impressive warm up roping!

he PTR looks to really build on a great World Finals. The first step is adding a #9 division in the 2010 season. At all PTR qualifiers in 2010 there will be two divisions, a #11 and #9. The first qualifier of the year will be held May 29th in Paso Robles CA. By adding the #9 division the PTR is able to extend its great format and payouts to contestants of another classification level. The entry format on the #9 roping is a bit different than the #11. In the #9 roping you can either pick or draw your partners or any combination of both for a maximum of 4 runs. This way if a roper would like to enter but does not have a partner, then they may draw one. In 2010 the PTR will conduct a majority of our qualifiers in the West and Southwest regions. California will host four qualifiers, while Arizona will host three, New Mexico two and Texas one. This way the PTR can concentrate on the locations that are centrally located around the World Finals location. We hope all of you will be able to attend PTR qualifiers in 2010. For more information on upcoming qualifiers or general information visit us online at www.proteamropers.com or call (805) 801-2029.

PTR Adding A #9 Division

We at the PTR are proud to announce that we will be adding a #9 Division beginning in April. The PTR will now have two divisions, the #9 & #11. The #9 will be the exact same format as the #11 ropings have been with a main 4-steer avg, 3-steer avg, 3 Full Rounds, Incentive, Century Bonus and Mixed Bonus! The PTR will have both divisions at each qualifying roping in 2010. These events will qualify teams to the 2011 PTR World Finals where there will be #9 and #11 divisions. The PTR will conduct World Finals qualifiers all over the west and southwest in 2010. The full qualifying schedule is being finalized and will be released shortly.

The PTR has worked extremely hard to develop a format which gives ropers many opportunities to draw a check and a big one at that. We at the PTR pride ourselves on conducting first class events that will not only be a joy to rope at but give ropers the chance to win big money. All contestants who have entered a PTR roping absolutely love the format. This is the exact reason we felt a #9 Division was needed. There is no major high stakes roping out there that conducts a #9 Division. We at the PTR feel that ropers of this classification level need events like this to compete at. The concept of qualifying for a major World Finals on Free or Reduced entry fees is unheard of anywhere but the PTR. As many team ropers may know there are some great high stakes ropings that are conducted each year. The problems with these ropings are the significant cost of the entry fees and the unability to qualify. The PTR World Finals is HALF the entry fee of other major high stakes ropings and that is only if you directly enter. There is NO high stakes roping that holds qualifiers where a team can win a FREE spot in the Finals if they win the average. With that being said there is definitely NO high stakes roping that holds qualifiers where 9 additional teams will win reduced entry fee spots for placing all the way down through 10th in the average. We at the PTR realize that team ropers want the opportunity to run at life altering payouts. We also realize that not everyone can afford to throw $2,000-$3,500 a man toward an entry fee just to get this opportunity. This is the reason we at the PTR have developed a format where many teams (10 teams per division per qualifier) will have the ability to qualify for such a prestigious event.

We at the PTR are excited as we carve our path toward transforming the team roping industry to better suit the contestants. The PTR feels extremely good about what we are doing for the sport of team roping. We are not here to take advantage of anyone, that’s why we developed the format in which we have. It is extremely gratifying to us to give ropers these types of opportunities. Please see upcoming issues of the Ropers Sports News for 2010 qualifiers. We encourage you to visit us online at www.proteamropers.com for further information regarding PTR Events.