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Canadian multi champion Mike Klippenstein (in the middle) won the Four-Stroke Stock Class along with his team mate Mark Queen. They got 5th overall in the General Standings however, the most important thing is that Klipper gave the first win to the RXP-X 260 in an International Endurance/Offshore event, which is a major accomplishment since the particular watercraft had never achieved before such a goal in the past. Klipper’s race craft was set up with R&D’s Pro Stock set up (tested by www.jetskiworld.gr, read the tests section) and according to Bill Chapin of R&D he will participate in the U.S. National in Parker with the same set up. A big success for R&D, Sea-Doo and Klippenstein. Photo courtesy: Glenn Dickinson

Competition wise the race was very tough although that the water conditions seemed to look ideal from the shore. It was Craig Warner from Team Kawasaki who took the lead in the first place and nearly half or so way MacClugage, Pastorello’s team mate was sent flying into the water and had to swim some distance to regain his boat while chasing Warner. After this crash MacClugage had to settle down his pace in order to give the Team the chance to benefit from Warner’s charging issues and take the lead. Finally, MacClugage crossed the finish line with a Champion’s style and Team Pastorello won the 1st Overall place in the General Standings and in Pro Class.

Tony Beck, Christophe Girello owner of TechOneRacing, Tera Laho and Olivier Polo were the four athletes that participated in the Mark Hahn 300 race which was held in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Laho and Polo finished second in Four-Stroke Runabout Stock Class ahead of Girello and Beck. Both teams raced Yamaha’s –FZR and SHO- provided by Scott Watkins of Yamaha USA. Bill Chapin of R&D supported both crafts with some ECU reprogramming service and R&D parts. TechOneRacing also helped out many riders with the craft’s logistics which was a great support for those team.

Whether he was in to trouble with the Kawasaki charging system and being towed to the shore or needing three batteries to finish the race Craig Warner never stopped trying and he managed to finish the race –Mark Hahn 300- and he won the Iron Man Award in Runabout class. In other words he rode all the way from start to finish on his own. Therefore, Team Kawasaki won two great tittles in one race.

Thanks to Glenn Dickinson from R&D we post the overall results of Mark Hahn 300 2013. Click the photo to view the Official Results.

R&D wins 4-Stroke N/A with Russian's Denis Belikova/Mikhail Karpov on a Yamaha WaveRunner. Also R&D’s supported riders won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in Four-Stroke Stock Class: 1st Mark Queen/Mike Klippenstein - Sea-Doo, 2nd Tera Laho/Oliier Pole - Yamaha, 3rd Tony Beck/Christoph Girello – Yamaha. A big success for the American company, which proved once again that the aftermarket parts which have been developed through all those years are race proven. Many thanks to Glenn Dickinson of R&D for providing the results and the short race report.

Jean-Bruno Pastorello teamed up with Chris MacClugage and they were both on a Kawasaki Ultra 300X. It is the first time that Pastorello teamed up with MacClugage. Team Pastorello Kawasaki was running consistently on a 9 min. lap even at the last 10 laps. Team Pastorello won the race for third year in the raw. However, the Frenchman Jean-Bruno did not ride the boat in the last lap. He gave the honours to MacClugage who finished in Mac Attack Superman style. Jean-Bruno Pastorello is making history by winning Mark Hahn 300 three years in the raw. Craig Warner faced problems with the charging system and had three dead batteries at the end of the race, however he managed to finsih the race. Tera Laho managed to finished second with Olivier Pole in Four-Stroke Stock Class ahead of Christophe Girello and Tony Beck.