In the Ski-GP class Paul Puchaski pulled the hole shot aboard his Judge Motorsports Hydrospace, but he was pressure from the first turn by Monster Energy, Macc Racing, Sea-Doo rider Chris MacCluggage. Mac worked Puchaski hard for the entire first lap and made a very clean, but aggressive pass just past the checkered buoys at the end of lap one. It was surprising to see Chris go for it that early in the race but when I talked to him afterward he said Puchaski mentioned having stability issues during practice and Chris knew he could get by him cleanly and make tracks early in the race. Rob Flores held the second spot until about the mid-point in the race when he suffered a mechanical issue aboard his Rockstar Energy, Race-Ski.com Kawasaki that put him out of the race and allowed Jimmy Wilson of Concord, NC to take over the second spot on his Hurricane Racing, Optima Racing.com, Kawasaki. The number 912 of Rick Sherker had to battle from way back in the pack to bring his Bullet Racing, Jet Tribe, Riva Racing boat to the final podium spot of the moto.
