1/30Jake McManus competes in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
GALLERY: Bull Throttle mixes bulls and motorbikes in thrilling display
There was no shortage of entertainment at Bull Throttle’s first show in Cairns as a crowd of stacked leather boots and felt hats cheered on the action in showgrounds’ main arena. See the gallery here
2/30Harley Armstrong falls from his ride in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
3/30Jake McManus competes in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
4/30Corey Mitchell is bucked from his ride in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
5/30Corey Mitchell competes in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
6/30Tyler Wakeford jumps his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
7/30Chevy Olexienko jumps through the flames on his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
8/30Corey Mitchell competes in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
9/30Corey Mitchell competes in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
10/30Corey Mitchell competes in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
11/30Chevy Olexienko gets both feet over his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
12/30Chevy Olexienko puts his feet over the handlebars on his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
13/30Chevy Olexienko jumps through the flames on his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
14/30Tyler Wakeford jumps his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
15/30Brodie Karmichael Supermans over his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
16/30Tom Robertson Supermans over his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
17/30Tom Robertson gets both feet over his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
18/30Brodie Karmichael jumps his motocross bike at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
19/30Harley Armstrong rides in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
20/30Harley Armstrong rides in the novice bull ride at the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motocross riders at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
21/30Jye Cooper, 9, and Yasmin Cooper attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
22/30Jessie Croghan, Carter Croghan, 6, Kai Croghan, 3, and Brendan Croghan attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
23/30Chantelle Cameron and Steven Farmer attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
24/30Kevin Bowthorpe, Danielle Bowthorpe, Julie Lesina and Julie Lesina attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
25/30Helen Fox and Blair Dunbar attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
26/30Tahleisha Page and Nicole Horder attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
27/30Archer Towers, 6, Mark Towers, Phoenix Spear, 2, and Sarah Spear attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
28/30Hunter Humphries, 11, Andrew Humphries and Levi Humphries, 8, attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
29/30Arlo Spear, 4, Scarlett Spear, 6, and Ilija Towers, 7, attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers at the Cairns Showgrounds. Picture: Brendan Radke
30/30Molly Olley, 10, Tamara Olley and Pippa Olley, 12, attend the 2024 Cairns Bull Throttle event, a bikes and bulls show, featuring bull riding and freestyle motorcross ridiers. Picture: Brendan Radke
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