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The Built Ford Tough Series or BFTS is one of four tour levels offered by the Professional Bull Riders. The 32-stop tour is the premier level of competition in the PBR and the top 45 bull riders compete for the major cash and accolades that the BFTS has to offer.

The Built Ford Tough Series is televised and brings the best in bull riding anywhere.

2008 PBR Built Ford Tough Series Schedule:

• December 29-30 (2007) Copenhagen Bull Riding Invitational (Event Results) in Atlanta, GA.
  
  
• January 4-6 The Versus Invitational (Event Results) in New York, NY.
  
• January 11-13 Worcester Classic (Event Results) in Worcester, MA.
  
• January 18 Table Mountain Casino Invitational (Event Results) in Fresno, CA.
  
• January 19-20 Sacramento Classic (Event Results) in Sacramento, CA.
  
• January 26-27 Albany Invitational (Event Results) in Albany, NY.
  
  
• February 1-2 North Carolina Invitational (Event Results) in Winston-Salem, NC.
  
• February 8-10 Anaheim Invitational (Event Results) in Anaheim, CA.
  
• February 22-24 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Classic (Event Results) in St. Louis, MO.
  
  
• March 1-2 Baltimore Invitational (Event Results) in Baltimore, MD.
  
• March 8-9 Cabela's Classic (Event Results) in Kansas City, MO.
  
• March 14 Portland Invitational (Event Results) in Portland, OR.
  
• March 15-16 Tacoma Invitational (Event Results) in Tacoma, WA.
  
• March 28-30 Ty Murray Invitational (Event Results) in Albuquerque, NM.
  
  
• April 3-5 Nampa Invitational (Event Results) in Nampa, ID.
  
• April 11-12 Omaha Classic (Event Results) in Omaha, ID.
  
• April 18-20 NILE Invitational in Billings, MT.
  
• April 26-27 The Cooper Tire Invitational in Chicago, IL.
  
  
• May 2-3 Des Moines Classic in Des Moines, IA.
  
• May 17 Ford Best in Texas Shootout in San Antonio, TX.
  
  
• June 6-7 Git-R-Done Invitational hosted by Tater Porter in Orlando, FL.
  
• June 21-22 Dickies American Worker of the Year Invitational in Dallas, TX.
  
  
• July 18-20 Express Classic in Tulsa, OK.
  
• July 24-26 Edmonton Invitational in Edmonton, AB. Canada
  
  
• August 29-30 Jack Daniel's Invitational in Nashville, TN.
  
  
• September 12-13 Grand Rapids Invitational in Grand Rapids, MI.
  
• September 19-20 Jacksonville Invitational in Jacksonville, FL.
  
• September 26-27 Oakland Invitational in Oakland, CA.
  
  
• October 3-4 Cincinnati Invitational in Cincinnati, OH.
  
• October 10-11 Rocky Boots Invitational in Columbus, OH.
  
• October 17-19 Mohegan Sun Invitational in Uncasville, CT.
  
  
• Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 2008 PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV.
• November 6-9 2008 PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV.

A unique feature of the Built Ford Tough Series are the cut and call up that occurs after every fifth event on the schedule. The bottom riders (in point standings) are cut from the tour and replaced by the top 5 riders in the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour (the next-level tour) which would be the equivalent to the minor leagues in baseball. This keeps the pressure on the bottom riders as their place on the BFTS tour is not guaranteed.

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(All dates provided courtesy of the PBR.)