NZ WNBF Cancels 2009 Show: Cost of Drug Testing Cited

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by bigkim

Hi Patricia,

first time poster, well done on a great site. I am The INBA promoter for South Australia. An ASADA Test costs me around $700:00 for each one. This is a proper IOC approved test. As you can see the cost limits the amount of test INBA promoters can afford to do.

Cheers,

KIM.

Thanks for the input!! Always good to have industry folks posting, so thanks for that and welcome.

I figured as much with pricing, thanks for confirming. At a quick glance of this weekends INBA show that would have cost just short of $31,000 to test everyone...which is completely cost prohibitive obviously as you mentioned.

No way can ask entrants to cough up an extra $700 for a test, no one will enter obviously...there is just [as you know all too well haha] no way to fund that amount of testing.

[Meataxe]

Originally Posted by mr vic

You should come the week before and do the southern hemisphere on the 24th its a great show and its run by great people, south port RSL is the home of NABBA qld and the S/hem has been for years

I 100% second that!, the Southern Hemisphere is the number one Aussie show in the country from all points of view, has been for years. A massive show, massive crowd, massive people, and if your lucky ...massive trophies
So would be worth to just get down a week earlier and do this show also

[Outlaw53]

Originally Posted by Go Figure

I'm coming over with the girls (not to compete) to the ANB and WNBF comps on the gold coast. From our point of view, it looks like a great weekend of competition and most of the girls are doing both shows so its a win for everyone I reckon. Should be fun!

You won't get any competition at Danny's WNBF shows, they're shit.
You're right about it being a win for everyone though, if you can't win one of Danny's shows you might as well give up!

Take Mr Vic's and Meataxe's advice - ditch the WNBF weekend for the Southern Hemisphere instead.
Great promoter, great crowd & strong competition.

WNBF = shit promoter, shit crowd, no competition - of course there are plenty of "paper titles" for the taking.
If you want to win a real title then the Southern Hemisphere is the show to do.

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by Patricia

I am going to contact this infamous Danny [I don't know him] and ask for an interview. So much is said about him.

We have been in contact, he was very pleasant via email and has agreed do an interview for the site

[Outlaw53]

Originally Posted by Patricia

We have been in contact, he was very pleasant via email and has agreed do an interview for the site

LOL...........You should see some of Danny's emails that I was given.
They are not very pleasant, especially to his competitors.

Let me do the interview - I've got a truck load of questions that I want answered.