The Jet Porda Yamaha Racing Team from Germany went with 2 riders to the IJSBA European championship in Nyskie Lake, Poland. The teams race were equipped with complete new setups for the Runabout Pro Am Stock and Runabout Pro GP class. The target was to find out where the team is located in the European ranking and to fine tune the boats for the professional classes. Pro Am Stock rider Patrick Hoffmann, started on a 2015 Yamaha FZR and was able to take the title in this class, against very good racers on highly competitive Yamahas from Finland and Poland. The class was highly dominated from the 3 started Yamahas. Pro GP rider Phil Pope went with his new configured Turbo GP Yamaha in the competition to win back his trust in the boat after a long period, full with setbacks. In spectacular fights with Kasza and Akerblom he could take second place and European Vice Championship. On the podium he thanked his team for the perfect work they did. Pope: " We went to hell and back with this ski, but finally the success comes". Team boss Thomas Porda, was very happy with the success of his team and went back home with his team mechanic Pino Corso to prepare the GP boat for the upcoming weekend, where Phil Pope will compete in Doncaster at the Jetcross World Series finals. Photo courtesy: Miller Kramer
