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This is a nice example of how high was the level of competition in Pro Ski Class. And just simply bear in mind that this was the Heat Race. Brice Lopez and Chris MacClugage put a hell of a show. Imagine what is going to happen in the real motos

Australian rider James Masterton runs a Sea-Doo with a supercharger (instead of a turbocharger that the majority uses) and he got many issues during practice prior the major heat race. According to R&D the rider got great help and support from Bill Chapin who managed to fix up his damaged impeller when he was practicing. In the past Masterton used to race a Turbocharged Ultra in Havasu where he got great help form Chapin on his set-up.

South African Dustin Motzouris won the GP Ski class in the 31st Hot Products World Finals by taking 2-1 win in the two motos of the particular class. He rode very focused and consistent and his Ski made it safe to the end of moto 2. However right in the Tech Inspection he found out that his turbo was almost ready to get in to troubles. His craft was prepared by Les Cook of Sea-Doo Centre Australia and the Dustin got great support and help from Kommander Industries crew. His next goal is to win the title in Pro Ski Open.

The young rider from UK was the man to beat in GP Runabout Class, however no other rider could meat his pace and rhythm in the course. James rode superbly in the second moto by being ahead of the pack and making a huge safety margin from the second finisher. Bushell actually cruised passed the finish line making a point for a second year in a row. A great result for the British rider who had a different set up on his Les Cook (Sea-Doo Centre Australia) prepared race craft.

Team “Kuwait rider Mo Hammed Ibrahim “Skinny Mo” Burbayea taking victory in Expert Runabout Limited powered by R&D Reprogrammed ECU R6 and R&D C19 Supercharge wheel. Also he won the Amateur Runabout Classic class on his GPR. A great result for the young rider and his team mates who worked on his boat. Special thanks to R&D’s guru tuner Bill Chapin who worked countless hours on fine tuning the race craft of Mo. Burbayea says a special thanks to his sponsors: Kuwait Finance House, Zain, Pro Rider Shop, Gulf Insurance, Q8 Racing, R&D, Riva and Jettrim.

Eric Francis and Minoru Kanamori finished 1-2 in second moto of Pro Runabout Stock class a fact that gave the overall IJSBA World title to Eric Francis. No matter how fast were the Sea-Doo’s Eric had the know-how of how to ride fast his Ultra 300X and he was consistent in both motos. A big and important win for Kawasaki in this class and possibly at the end of the day it will be announced whether Team Kawasaki rider Minoru Kanamori will take the No 2 spot in the class.

This is the horsepower class or the top speed class. However this year the race course is quite tight and more technical so it will count who will make it first to the holeshot buoy with absolute no hesitation. On the other hand weather conditions will be critical too on this course. Last year’s GP Runabout Champion and Pro Runabout Open Champion, James Bushell will be the man to beat. Australian riders will also be prepared and Jare Moore from S.Africa seems to be ready too. AeroAswar is getting stronger and stronger every year so do not be surprised if you see him right on top. Craig Warner is thirsty for win after the unlucky times he had the last two years and he will be on two different boats. Eric Francis was racing successfully a stock 300X all summer and we do not know whether he will be on a Pro boat for this weekend. Las but not least Dustin Farthing will bring his Pro Yamaha (different hull) for this race. So everyone will expect to see the Sea-Doo’s being very fast as well as a Yamaha and a Kawasaki trying to squeeze somewhere in between. The Pro Runabout Open class will be more interesting than any other season.