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Pro Ski Class riders have to complete three motos this year and the third one was the toughest for all riders. Brice Lopez got in the lead however the title was played between Dustin Motzouris and Steven Dauliach. Motzouris was after Lopez and he did his best to pass him but in this tight course it was very difficult to make such a move. Rius slow down a bit and let Dauliach to pass in third place in order to give him a chance to hunt for the World Title. This generous move of Rius soon paid of for Dauliach since he caught up with Motzouris and Dualiiach made his final move in the log jump. Lopez finished first in 3rd moto however Dauliach won his 4rth IJSBA World Title in Pro Ski. Dustin Motzouris who already won GP Ski had to settle for second overall.

Roc “The Helicopter” Floranjic finally won the IJSBA World Title in Pro Freestyle after perfecting a great routine. The guy introduced the helicopter trick two years ago however the “Racing Politics” which took place did not give him a chance to win. This year he managed not only to outperform himself but also to give the first IJSBA Freestyle World Title to Rickter, the company which is heavily involved in to manufacturing Freestyle hulls and ready to go boats. A great success for Rick Roy’s company as well as of all his Team-mates that got involved in to this new project of Rickter XF-S Ninja hull.

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.