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Frenchman Jean Baptiste Botti clinched his first ever IJSBA Pro Ski World Title in Havasu on a standard S4 kit-ed with a 180 kit. How did he do it? He managed to set it up in such a way in order to ride it at full throttle and get the title. Read all about his race craft since we tested it exclusively on Monday after the World Finals. The report is published under the Race Tests section.

There was great opposition and intense battles in Pro Ski Class at King’s Cup first two –out of four- motos between Japan’s Masaharu Takenoshita and USA’s Chris MacClugage. Each one of them won a first and a second place and they share equal points with two motos remaining. Third place overall is Japan’s Hideyuki Kurahasi a rider who was very fast at the World Finals in Havasu too. We were surprised to see Henn Linth from Estonia who replaced a countryman Junior rider in Pro Ski (since he was too young to compete in this class). Linth shares equal points in fourth place with Kyllie Ellmers and Omar Al-Rasid. We expect to receive the results of the final two motos soon. More info and results update at www.tjsba.com

Frenchman multi National (France) and World Champion Steven Dauliach organizes classes for amateur, expert and pro rider all over the world. He currently gives lessons in France but he has also visited Dubai, Marocco, Caribbean and Polland. He provides useful information related to the athlete’s preparation as well as riding techniques. For the school there is few possibilities,: runabout (Francois Medori) or stand up (Steven Dauliach). 1 week with on day off= 690€ (Ski) 790€ (Runabout), 1week-end with 2 days classes= 300€ (Ski) 400 (Runabout). For more information simply visit www.stevendauliach.com

This year the spectators in Havasu had the unique opportunity to admire some of the finest and more prestigious Jet Skies ever produced and ridden in recreational or race format. The Vintage Museum was an outstanding idea and we believe that it was the most interesting attraction at the famous Performance Alley. Gary Hart of Jettrim informed us that he expects to make it even better and bigger next year. For sure there are people out there who still own some of this unique first generation pwc’s whether there are Kawasaki’s Sea Doo’s or Yamaha’s or of any other manufacturer. It will be nice to see some more of them next year.

We have already published in the past that the new Ultra 300X features exactly the same hull its predecessors 250X and 260X. Even the pump intake features the same shape and volume which work well in 2007 with the 155mm pump. According to the information that we received exclusively from Kawasaki USA the hull has be made with much greater care and is overall lighter than it was in the past (it weighs around 30 lbs lighter), though it has been reinforced in particular places in the bow area. Also, the deck is the same except they increased the thickness in a couple of locations to make it stronger.

Team Kawasaki Factory Jet Ski Racing plans already to race at the popular Endurance race of Mark Hahn 300 that takes place in Havasu on the 26th of February. This race would be an ultimate test bench for the durability and performance of the new Ultra platform. The fact is that the team will race an almost stock, out of the box, Ultra 300X. Craig Warner would be one of the two riders but still it has not been announced whether ex-world and National Champion, and Factory Kawasaki rider Victor “The Slasher” Sheldon would join the team ones again.

Impeller pitch is always a puzzle since everyone measures it slightly differently, though Joe Heim (Kawasaki Jet Ski Research and Development Dep.) informed us that the pitch of Kawasaki Ultra 300X’s new impeller is close to 14/20. Kawasaki did not try to slow down the boat with the impeller because they use the governor to do that. Heim stated that in Europe the new boat with no governor it should go 71+mph. If someone finds an impeller that provides better top speed it would probably won’t hook up so well.