UWP/IJSBA National Tour wrapped up in beautiful downtown Charleston, West Virginia. An old name was added to a list of new champions. Rob Flow Flores, a veteran professional watercraft racer from Las Vegas, Nevada, earned the top podium spot in the highly prestigious Pro Ski GP class. Pro Ski GP is the top classification for stand up type watercraft in the USA tour. Flores, motivated by the energy of an excellent tour production, Rob enjoyed one of the most remarkable seasons of his career. In the highly modified GP Class, Flow won four out of the six events on the tour. He won five out of six in the Stock Class. At every round Flores was on the podium in both classes- something that may be a record for this sport. In one notable demonstration of Flows skills, he lost a hood in Panama City and still led the entire race until water ingestion slowed his engine performance on the last lap- Flores still finished second with no hood. Rob Flores has a 23 year history as an athlete in personal watercraft competitions. He has long been regarded as the man to beat in Ski classes. In addition to his racing skills, Flow is also renowned for assembling some of the fastest watercraft on the circuit for other competitors. His company, RaceSki, develops parts and prepares watercrafts that have put numerous persons in the winners circle. Flores acknowledges that much of his success comes from the support of his family, his girlfriend, Angela, his team mate, Sean Morris, Minouru Kanamori, and sponsors: Fly Racing, Hydroturf, Wiseco, Boobers Blings and Walts Motorsports. He especially appreciates AJ Handler of Upstate Watercraft Promotions for putting on the top rated professional series that allows Flores and other competitors to hone their skills for the upcoming IJSBA World Championships in Lake Havasu City- held from October 3-10.
