Australian Elite Show details

[Outlaw53]

Hey guys.

Just to let you know that the Australian Elite show is on again, this is the third year it's been held and once again Mike O'Mara is the promoter.

Mike's about as good as we've got over here, so if you were thinking of having a crack at the now cancelled NZ Elite show, then why not do the Aussie one instead.

It is on Sat 28th March in Perth WA.

There are some cheap flights if you book early & Mike has a $10 million dollar yacht to take competitors to Rottenest Island the day after the show............for free!

If you want more details, contact Mike via http://www.ifbbwa.com

Look forward to seeing some Kiwi's in this years show.

[Pseudonym]

Thanks Outlaw. If you add this to our Events Calendar people will see a countdown on the front page. Feel free to add any other events you know about too.

[bigmd]

hey Outlaw. something that may interest some of the NZ guys. is the winner then eligable for there procard. i know of a few that planned to do the Auck elite with that in mind.

[Outlaw53]

hey Outlaw. something that may interest some of the NZ guys. is the winner then eligible for there procard. i know of a few that planned to do the Auck elite with that in mind.

To the best of my knowledge no.

The Pro card system here in Aust is a bit confusing to be honest.

We actually don't have any shows here in Aust where you can win your Pro card.

Anyone who wants to be a Pro needs to contact Paul and apply for one, he pretty much decides, (I think).

This has come about due to Aussie's winning their Pro cards then keeping them in their wallets and telling everyone they are a Pro but never setting foot on stage as a Pro.

It is a frustrating situation as many of our BBers want to win the prestige of becoming a Pro but none of them actually want to compete as a Pro.

No one is happy with it to be honest, it's one of those messy situations that I do my best to steer clear of.

Perhaps you could have a chat to NZ IFBB and see if they will give out a Pro card to the highest placed Kiwi in the Aussie Elite show?

How do you guys determine who gets a Pro card?

[Outlaw53]

Thanks Outlaw. If you add this to our Events Calendar people will see a countdown on the front page. Feel free to add any other events you know about too.

Thanks for the heads-up mate.

I will jump on there today & post up a few shows that may interested some of your local competitors.

[michaelk]

hey Outlaw. something that may interest some of the NZ guys. is the winner then eligible for there procard. i know of a few that planned to do the Auck elite with that in mind.

To the best of my knowledge no.

The Pro card system here in Aust is a bit confusing to be honest.

We actually don't have any shows here in Aust where you can win your Pro card.

Anyone who wants to be a Pro needs to contact Paul and apply for one, he pretty much decides, (I think).

This has come about due to Aussie's winning their Pro cards then keeping them in their wallets and telling everyone they are a Pro but never setting foot on stage as a Pro.

It is a frustrating situation as many of our BBers want to win the prestige of becoming a Pro but none of them actually want to compete as a Pro.

No one is happy with it to be honest, it's one of those messy situations that I do my best to steer clear of.

Perhaps you could have a chat to NZ IFBB and see if they will give out a Pro card to the highest placed Kiwi in the Aussie Elite show?

How do you guys determine who gets a Pro card?

there has been plenty of debate on here about how to get them. Basically win the Nationals, Overall or your Open class and apply - it still has to be ratified by the federation.

there sure have been quite a large number of Aussies get their card and never use it (back as far as the first pro Qualifier winner, Andrew Cunningham in 1993!) Probably more have won it and NOT used it than have!

One of the Aussie guys in this years show, won his card in 04 and is now using it for the first time I believe.

[Outlaw53]

hey Outlaw. something that may interest some of the NZ guys. is the winner then eligible for there procard. i know of a few that planned to do the Auck elite with that in mind.

To the best of my knowledge no.

The Pro card system here in Aust is a bit confusing to be honest.

We actually don't have any shows here in Aust where you can win your Pro card.

Anyone who wants to be a Pro needs to contact Paul and apply for one, he pretty much decides, (I think).

This has come about due to Aussie's winning their Pro cards then keeping them in their wallets and telling everyone they are a Pro but never setting foot on stage as a Pro.

It is a frustrating situation as many of our BBers want to win the prestige of becoming a Pro but none of them actually want to compete as a Pro.

No one is happy with it to be honest, it's one of those messy situations that I do my best to steer clear of.

Perhaps you could have a chat to NZ IFBB and see if they will give out a Pro card to the highest placed Kiwi in the Aussie Elite show?

How do you guys determine who gets a Pro card?

there has been plenty of debate on here about how to get them. Basically win the Nationals, Overall or your Open class and apply - it still has to be ratified by the federation.

there sure have been quite a large number of Aussies get their card and never use it (back as far as the first pro Qualifier winner, Andrew Cunningham in 1993!) Probably more have won it and NOT used it than have!

One of the Aussie guys in this years show, won his card in 04 and is now using it for the first time I believe.

It's a bit of a weird set up isn't it?

It's good to see you putting your Pro card to use mate.

I can only assume that you accepted your Pro card so that you could get on stage and compete with the Pros.

I'm not sure why some of our BBers bothered to get theirs.

In a perfect world over here in Aust we would run the Australasian titles on the first week, then run the Pro show the next week.

This would allow the winner of the Australasia to step on stage with the Pros the next week.

There are a number of reasons why this is a great idea.

Obviously the most important one is money.

It costs a lot to prepare for a show, so to be able to do two shows in consecutive weeks would be a godsend for a new Pro.

After the Aussie show, there are no more shows until later in the year which means more preparation money and travelling expenses too.

By the time the Aussie Pro show comes around next year, circumstances may have changed and the competitor may have injuries or financial problems which make it too hard for him to compete.

It's a simple solution, but it's all a bit hard to do apparently. :roll: