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The Sparks US Open of Watercross was a weekend of intense racing and Sunday's racing started with James Bushell the 2012 World Champion working to catch up on national points aboard his BRP, Jet Tribe, Jet Trim, 158 Performance Sea-Doo and stamped his authority with a clean sweep taking a 1,1,1 in the Pro Runabout Open class. Abdullah F. Alfadhel gave pursuit to Bushell on his Riva Racing, Kuwait Airways, Quakeysense, Deans Team, Factory Yamaha with a consistent 2,2,2 and third place went to Erminio Iantosca on his Sea-Doo, Jettribe, Hydro-Turf, Judge Motorsports, WRT, Villon Clothing, Monster Energy, Sea-Doo, with a 4,3,3. This was the first time in watercross history the two international competitors swept the Pro Runabout Open class at the Sparks US Open of Watercross; James Bushell from the United Kingdom and Abdullah F. Alfadhel from Kuwait. Bushell will need to win at each of the next three rounds to close up the gap in points if he wants to earn his first a US National title. Congratulations to US Open of Watercross winner James Bushell Pro Runabout Open class!

Never a dull moment in the Pro Runabout Stock class - Saturday had some controversy with Neptune Racing, Riva, Judge, Slippery, Hydro-Turf Sea-Doo mounted Troy Snyder thinking the race should have been re-started, Snyder backed off only to realized the race was green and then had to work his way to second. Snyder's nemesis Eric Francis was already gone on board his Dave's Auto Body, Monster Energy, Fly Racing, Hydro-Turf, Mountain Motorsports, Prorider Magazine Kawasaki to take the Moto win. Third place went to Brent Venderley riding his Jettribe, Sea-Doo X-team, Pro Hydro-X tour, Riva, Exotic signs, Action Sea-doo from Bradenton FL. Sunday, however Troy Snyder was not to be denied as he went 1, 1, and second went to Eric Francis with a second in moto 2, and an off moto 3 left Francis with a fourth place finish. Third overall went to Brent Venderley who was consistent all weekend long with three consecutive third place finishes. If Troy Snyder is able to win each of the last three rounds he could walk away with the elusive US National tour title for 2013. Congratulations to US Open of Watercross winner Troy Snyder in the Pro Runabout Stock class!

2012 US National & World Champion Amateur Freestylist now turned Pro; Daniel Martin of X-scream, Jet Pilot, Hydro-Turf, Full Spectrum Carbs, Optima Racing, Grandbury Motorsports, Nasco steel, put on a tandem show with Jace Forest for the crowd, and Daniel Martin wowing them with 9 back flips in a row, and Jace Forest of Team X-scream, Lakeside Marina doing back flips, can cans and spiced it up with some old school tricks. On Sunday Mark Gomez sponsored by Hydro-Turf, Liquid Militia, Kommander Industries, KMG Racing, Impros, Mystik Lubricants Yamaha joined the duo and put on a nice series of old school plus some of the current tricks to take second in the amateur class. Congratulations to US Open of Watercross winner Troy Snyder in the Pro Freestyle class! In 2014 each of the US Open of Watercross champions; James Bushell, Chris Macclugage, Troy Snyder and Dan Martin will be honored at the Roasting of Champions (and poked fun at, at their expense) this is a great honor for competitor to be acknowledged as the best in their sport!

Team 88motorsport.fi left on Thursday with the scope to race in Sweden. Sammy Pajalin and his team mate are already in Sweden. We expect to hear from them soon and find out who did they go. We hope that he will be more lucky than he was in Greece at the Akropolis Jet Raid where he experienced some issues with the charging system of his well prepared Ultra.

Jettribe reports from the Round 4 of the US National Tour 2013, at Reno. Click the attachment sign to view the report and photos.

Mark Gomez’s pictured with his Matrix Trinity Composites freeride boat which is prepared by Steve Webster of Kommander Ind. keeps us update with his latest race activities “Had a hell of a time at the Race in sparks! Got 3rd overall in expert GP ski class thanks to heavy Brian Edwards and Rusty Gewecke for letting race the Bullett Racing V2. I Got second place in amateur freestyle with Jace Forest and had a hell of a time racing myself in 550 vintage surprisingly taking 1st in that as well. Now, off to clear lake to meet with my mom and brother to pick up Tanner Thoma’s SuperJet, then meet with Chris Rosner and him in Spokane, WA. Then its off to Canada wooooo! Full throttle!”

Steve Webster has just returned from the National Tour race in Reno, Nevada and he gives us the details regarding the Ski classses. “We had a great weekend. We just finished a new Kommander Vector V-drive ski for David Redinger and this was out first race with it. He had the holeshot the first Moto and crashed and had to work his way from 14th to 7th place. Te second Moto he lead from start to finish with Macc behind him chasing hard the whole Moto. 3rd Moto he finished 2nd behind Macc for a second overall. Kody got 4th place and our girl rider Bibi Carmouche won all four motos of both the girls limited and men's limited class.” So is there is any update to the Vector V-Drive hull which is manufactured by Trinity Composites under Steve Webster’s spec? How similar is it to the one we, at Jetskiworld.gr, tested last year in Havasu? “Very similar. We have changes to the set up like a new intake grate and a new rideplate set up. Also there are some small changes to the hull but very minimum. We keep getting better and better with handling and speed. Have been testing a new engine set up also. Kody has been racing with it for the last 3 races and t seems really strong.”