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PWCOFFSHORE ANNOUNCEMENT: The only true offshore PWC race in the United States is only 21 days away! The historic IJSBA Long Beach to Catalina and Back Offshore National Championship Race is Sunday July 21, 2013 at The South Shore Ramp at Long Beach followed by the awards ceremony at the Reef Restaurant. Tech check will be at the South Shore Ramp from 6 am to 7:45 am on July 21 with a green flag at 9 am. There will be new inductees into the PWCOFFSHORE.COM Hall of Fame at the Awards Ceremony! Entry form and race information is here: http://www.pwcoffshore.com/LB2CAT_Race_Page.html , Race Director Ross Wallach of RPM Racing Enterprises needs the entry form by July 7 to avoid the additional late fee (he needs them on this date so he can submit his trophy order). You can also email the entry form to Ross Wallach at rossdbos26@yahoo.com PWCOFFSHORE.COM has reserved a film crew and helicopter and intends to film another LB2CAT DVD for the 2013 race! PWCOFFSHORE has made a DVD almost every year since 2007 - the DVD keeps the legacy of this historic race alive forever and future offshore racing generations to enjoy. It takes sponsors to make happen and all sponsorship is welcome, needed and appreciated. Business owners; the DVD is distributed to locations all over the world to your target PWC parts and accessories buyers. Racers, sponsoring the DVD can be a way to get your team’s name and logo the exposure it deserves. Email pwc@pwcoffshore.com for more information. DVD’s here: http://www.pwcoffshore.com/DVD_LB2CAT_BACK.php According to our (Jetskiworld.gr) sources Frenchman Jean-Bruno Pastorello (pictured) plans to attend the particular race this year.

The hits kept coming in Racine, WI, home of the Grand Prix of Watercross and Mother Nature helped us out on Sunday with spectacular weather and great riding conditions. In the Pro Runabout Open class James Bushell took two moto wins but had boat issues that cost him a finish in moto 2 which opened the door wide for Dean's Team Yamaha rider Abdullha Al-Fadhel to take the overall. The rider from Kuwait actually holeshot the field in moto 3 on board his factory Yamaha and led the first 6 laps before settling into second to protect his victory. Erminio Iantosca had a consistent weekend to take his Judge Motorsports Sea Doo to a second place finish. Eric Francis made a late charge in moto 3 on his Dave's Auto Body Kawasaki to take the final podium position.

In the Pro Ski GP class Rick Sherker led every lap on his Jettribe Bullet boat for the win even with the pressure being applied by Hydro-Turf pilot Rob Flores. "Flo"" finished his weekend in second position with Bill ""Hurricane"" Haig rounding out the top three on his Amsoil Imagination Fabrication Kawasaki."

As always the Pro Runabout Stock class was a drama filled experience. Eric Francis looked good going 1-1-1 for the overall on his Monster Energy Kawasaki. Troy Snyder rode solidly in second in all three motos but after the race he said his Judge Motorsports Sea-Doo was cutting out in the turns which cost him some speed. Dennis Mack worked his Hydro-Turf Factory Yamaha well on his way to a well deserved 3rd place finish.

So how good is Eric Casey Francis in Pro Stock Runabout, Pro-AM Limited or Pro Runabout Open? He is very fast no matter who is next to him. He explains it all in his own words “Well another tour stop is over and I'm one step closer to another great season! My 2013 monster energy Kawasaki, fly racing, farthing racing, hydro turf Ultra 300 ran perfect. I took every holeshot and led every lap in pro stock! I took 2nd in pro limited, and took 3rd in pro open on a borrowed stock ultra against 11 other riders. Thank you to everyone that made this possible.” Photo courtesy: Jet Girls Racing

The story of the day on Saturday was the weather and it was challenging to say the least. With water tempetures hovering near 48 degrees and rain the riders were tested on two fronts. However, there was enough action on the course to keep the fans excited. In the Pro Ski GP class Rick Sherker grabbed a quick holeshot and went wire to wire on his Jet Tribe, Bullet machine. Rob Flores had to overcome a dead engine start after jumping the gate but was able to battle through the pack to lock up second on his Hydro-Turf Rockstar Energy boat. Jim "Neutron"" Cebulski made his first appearance on tour and the privateer looked solid riding to a third place finish. James Bushell came roaring back on his BRP Sea Doo at the Grand Prix of Watercross to take a convincing win in the Pro Runabout Open class. Erminio Iantosca battled back and forth with Brian Baldwin with the Judge Motorsports Sea Doo riders landing in second and third respectively. The Pro Runabout Stock class saw two familiar faces up front again with Mountain Motorsports Kawasaki rider Eric Francis leading the way and Troy Snyder pursuing him doggedly aboard his Neptune Racing Judge Motorsports Hydro-Turf Sea Doo. They finished 1-2 with Brent Vanderley nailing down the final podium position on his Hydro-X tour Riva Racing Sea Doo. The Freestyle had the most difficult day but Jeremy Parr put together his best run of the year on his X-Scream boat and took his first win of the year. Johny Leftly looked very good as well working the amateur class to take top honors in that division."

According to Christophe Girello of TechOneRacing, French rider Olivier Polo will soon be in Havasu in order to spend the summer in Arizona and make his preparation for the World Finals. Christophe will take care his 1200 SX-R. TechOneRacing has been helping many foreign riders the last few years on their preparation for Mark Hahn 300 and World Finals.