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The recent Benelli-Group launch gave us the suspicion about whether those 2013 models are homologated for racing. According to Scott Frazier, managing director of IJSBA, Benelli-Group has no communication with IJSBA or even they have not sent any documentation recently. Although the italian base company plans to start the production of the new units by the end of July, in order to sell them in the beginning of September they will not be allowed for racing.

Day one of the Sparks Xtreme Beach Sport Festival got off to a fast start with the Pro-Am Runabout Open class on the water. Dustin Farthing ripped a huge hole shot on his Monster Energy Mountain Motorsports Yamaha and was able to lead wire to wire, however running nearly the same pace in second position was Edge Performance, Rius Racing Yamaha rider Nicolas Rius. Rius was unable to track Farthing down but definitely looked to have enough speed to possible make a run at him in the next two motos. Claude Clayton, on his Judge Motorsports, Oakley powered Sea-Doo, held off a furious attack from fellow Sea-Doo rider Brian Baldwin to secure the third finishing spot. In the Pro Ski GP class Chris MacClugage leapt out to an early lead and was never pressured as he took his Monster Energy Macc Racing Hydro Turf boat to another first place finish. Behind him however the battle raged with Rockstar Energy rider Rob Flores working hard to hold off the tough challenge of Kommander Industries, Blowsion racer David Redinger who eventual crossed the finish line third with fellow Kommander Industries rider Kody Copenhaven in fourth. In the Pro Am Runabout Stock class we had several red flag restarts and when we finally got the race under way three riders had to start with a dead engine. Troy Snyder took advantage of their misfortune and pulled the hole shot on his Snyder Built, Riva Racing Sea Doo boat. The Neptune racing rider settled into a nice rhythm and was able to take the moto one win. Ryan Hardwick on his Mountain Motorsports Farthing Racing Yamaha was pressured throughout the race by the Monster Energy, Hydro Turf Sea-Doo of Chris MacClugage. There were several spots where it looked like MacClugage was going to get around Hardwick but the Yamaha pilot was able to hold the G.O.A.T. off and take 2nd overall with MacClugage crossing the finish line in 3rd. In our Freestyle Exhibition, Daniel Martin continued to impress in the Amateur class as he builds toward a possible IJSBA World Title shot in Lake Havasu, AZ this fall. You can find Saturday's race results a www.uwpinc.com.

Minoru Kanamori employer of Kawasaki and racer recently informed us that the popular class is getting popular again in the States. Many riders appeared in the class with old and new X-2s and HX race crafts. Kanamori participated in a race and finished first. View the results as follows: RACE #4 - Final Results Class: Sport Spec Place Racer Name City/State Nbr Mfg M1 M2 1. Minoru Kanamori Rowland Hts, Ca 600 KAW 1 1 2. Tyler Hill Riverside, Ca 1 SEA 4 2 3. Tony Martinez Chino, Ca 10 SEA 5 3 4. Casey Mauldin Cardiff By The Sea, Ca 131 YAM 2 4 5. Kyle Scott Orange, Ca 102 SEA 13 5 6. Charles Anderson Lake Havasu, Az 55 SEA 10 6 7. Charles Sims Lake Elsinore, Ca 109 KAW 3 7 8. Madison Scott Lake Havasu, Az 007 SEA 9 8 9. Todd Young San Diego, Ca 6 YAM 6 9 10. Ryan Schiebe Romoland, Ca 328 YAM 16 10 11. Jon Lee Las Vegas, Ca 711 KAW 15 11 12. Nanette Sanchez Surprise, Az 168 SEA 14 12 13. Annie Sims Lake Elsinore, Ca 111 KAW 11 13 14. Bobby Kerns Fullerton, Ca 141 KAW 12 14 15. Chris Taylor Santa Clarita, Ca 283 YAM 7 15 16. Jeff Lysdale Lake Havasu, Az 377 SEA 8 16 17. Bill Scott Lake Havasu, Az 103 SEA 17 DNS 18. J.j. Hickey Grass Valley, Ca 3 KAW 18 DNS

Freestyle 900cc Class results.

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Monster Energy Mountain Motorsports Yamaha rider Dustin Farthing was finally challenged this year during the third moto of the Pro-AM Runabout Open class with Claude Clayton getting a good jump out of the gate and holding the lead for several laps before the King was able to get by him to ride to the win and a first overall. Brian Baldwin got back into the swing of things on his Champion Powersports Sea-Doo and nailed down the second spot with the Dave's Auto Body Kawasaki of Eric Francis closing out the top three. In the Ski GP class we had a battle of the energy drinks as Chris MacClugage rode well with a moto 2 win and a second in moto 3 to put his Monster Energy Macc Racing #30 on the top step of the podium. Rob Flores improved his finishing position in all three motos on his Rockstar Energy Raceski.com boat to tally a second overall and David Redinger got his Kommander Industries Blowsion machine back in the top three with consistent riding that helped keep his national championship hopes alive. The Pro-Am Runabout Stock class gave us some of the best racing of the day with Troy Snyder pulling a hole shot in both the last two motos on his Snyder Built Riva Racing Sea-Doo. Chris MacClugage patiently stalked him and was able to pass him cleanly in both motos on his Monster Energy Hydro-Turf Sea-Doo for the overall win. Snyder kept a firm hold on the 2nd spot and Erminio Iantosca worked his way through the pack on his Redbull Riva Racing Sea-Doo for the final spot on the podium. It was a great local turnout for the Pro Freestyle with Mike Widdes taking the win and a great showing from Gary Burtka, Mike Hoffman, Joe Eckert and Greg Brock. Check out their website at realracine.com and we look forward to seeing everyone in two weeks in Sparks, NV for the Sparks Xtreme Beach Sports Festival.

“Jet Ski PRO ASIAN Grand Prix 2012”, the first time in the history of jet ski Asia, is warming up. We will see who will be the first official “Champion of Asia” at this game which will be broadcast through ESPN Starsport, the world's leading sport channel, to more than 176 million households. More details are coming soon at www.jetskiasiangp.com. So stay tuned! For this update, Nakornsawan Province will be the host of Jet Ski PRO ASIAN Grand Prix 2012 and Bung Boraped will be the venue for the race. This fresh water pond has a vast water area and is located close to Bangkok, only 2 hours drive to the north. Nakornsawan is a big city so it can offer all the conveniences you want. To get to know more about our venue of the game, please see attached photos and google map.