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Belle River, Ontario – Dustin Farthing, the reigning Pro Runabout World Champion, wins the Canadian Nationals as well as Round 5 of the UWP / IJSBA National Tour aboard his Mountain Motorsports tuned Monster Energy Kawasaki Ultra 300X. The win marks Farthings 4th overall victory of the year and extends his points lead in the series championship. “This race has become one of my favorite stops over the last couple of years” says Farthing. “All the people here in Belle River are really cool and Ray and Erica from the Naut Wukin team put on a great race” Farthing explained. When asked who he would like to thank Farthing said, “I wouldn’t be here without both Monster Energy and Kawasaki, but also my entire team has really worked hard this year. My father and I have been developing our new line of parts over the past year, and it’s really cool to see the new parts working so well for both myself and all the other racers that are running them, so I really want to thank my entire team for all their hard work this year.” Be sure to catch Farthing and the entire Mountain Motorsports / Monster Energy / Kawasaki racing team when they head to Round 6 of the UWP / IJSBA National Tour on July 30th and 31th in Colonial Beach, VA.

It is our pleasure to welcome again the best racers from five continents to “Jet Ski King’s Cup – World Cup Grand Prix 2011”, our annual racing event that has been on for 16 consecutive years. Based on our statistics, we can say that this event is one of the two greatest games in the jet sport world history, standing side by side with the “IJSBA World Finals”. To strengthen the sport and bring about more impressive developments, the two tournaments have been working closely together for more than a decade and a half. Click the attachment sign to read the official announcement.

Liberty Cup: Colonial Beach, VA - birthplace of one of our founding fathers, George Washington, America's first and greatest hero, was crucial to the establishment of the United States as a nation founded on the principles of liberty. Colonial Beach is located at the northern tip of Virginia's Northern Neck, and is one of the few remaining small seaport towns on the Potomac River. Maybe we should all stop by the George Washington Birthplace National Monument and checkout some history of our great country. We are just around the corner from this spectacular event, two great days of racing action July 30th-31st. Pro riders coming from all over the USA, Canada and perhaps even a few from around the world. Parties planned for Friday and Saturday night, great night life around town and we have heard that there are good party bands lined up too. Whether you are coming by land or sea, we go a spot for you... there is plenty parking available and if you are coming by sea, drop anchor, sit back and enjoy the races! Pro racing starts at 11:00 each day and watch the best freestylers in the world at 12 o'clock noon. Fun for the whole family, kids activities too.

On Saturday, the second race of the day is Pro-Am Ski GP. Rick Sherker sitting on the pole position and is ready to race. Jim Cebulski gets a wicked hole shot and leads all 12 laps for the win with Rick right behind him in second and Chris MacClugage to finish up the top three. This unexpected finish will be an exciting turn for the next two motto's tomorrow. Day Two: All the Pro-Am Ski GP racers are lined up and ready to race! All the spectators are looking at the race track in awe, surprised how loud and fast these skis are! Cebulski starts out with the hole shot and leads about half the race, when Cebulski's ski broke and had to be towed in. It was very disappointing for Cebulski after working so hard in the first motto! This gave Rick Shierker and Rob Flores an open track taking first and second. Josh Block finishes in third with Chris Macclugage right behind him. The third motto finishes with an unexpected twist, with Macclugage finishing first, Cebulski in second and Rick Sherker in third. The overall win is Sherker for the number one, Macclugage in second and Cebulski pulls out a third.

The IJSBA recently announced the World Finals Class list and the tentative days on which the classes shall run. Pro classes, GP classes, and Freestyle classes are fixed and not-tentative. Log in to wwwijsba.com to view the class list and dates. If you have comments or further suggestions regarding the proposed days for these classes, please contact the IJSBA by emailing info@ijsba.com or by calling +1-714-751-8695.

From Ross Wallach of RPM Racing Enterprises: Congratulations to Tom Phan #35, Moreno Valley, CA on capturing the 2011 Long Beach to Catalina & Back presented by Sea-Doo, Sea-Tow, Tom's Truck Center and Dana Point Jet Ski. With almost perfect weather and on a borrowed boat, Tom Phan marched to victory after the two favorites, Craig Warner #71 RSM, CA Monster Energy/Kawasaki and #58 Mark Gerner, Aliso Viejo, CA PwcOffshore.com riders both retired with motor woes. Warner was the early favorite, winning both Round #1 of the Triple Crown of Offshore Racing - Dana Point to Avalon & Back and Round # 2- Dana Point to Oceanside & Back. Gerner was 2nd to Warner in both rounds of the Triple Crown but it was Phan's day as he passed Gerner approximately 1.5 miles from the breakwater on the return to Long Beach and set his sights on his 1st LB2Cat win finishing just shy of the record with a time of 54 minutes 55 seconds. TAD Racing entry Tyler White was hot on Phan's heels but would end up in the 2nd spot overall and 1st in the Pro/Am Class with a time of 55 minutes 10 seconds. Third Place went veteran racer, K.C. Heidler, #7 Irvine, CA Tom's Truck Center entrant who finished a mere 25 seconds behind White. It is of note to all that this years LB2Cat was an international event with two entries from Australia- David Baker, #169 and Warren Leighton #4 who traveled across the pond to compete and say they'll be back next year. Congratulations to Steve Friebe #58, Clovis, CA Clawson's Motorsports sponsored rider on winning the overall title for the 2011 Triple Crown of Offshore Racing! Friebe returned to the racing scene in 2011 after a year off and was a dominant force in offshore endurance racing during all three rounds of the Triple Crown of of Offshore Racing. Ten points behind Friebe was was K.C. Heidler #7 Irvine, CA Tom's Truck Center who took 2nd Place in the 2011 TCO overall standings. K.C. had a tremendous year and looks to be a potential threat for the 2012 TCO. 3rd Place went to the #10 of John Feeney overall in 2011 TCO, 4th Place overall in the 2011 TCO went to Russell Libby, #234. On behalf of RPM Racing Enterprises, we want to thank all staff, volunteers and race teams that participated in the LB2Cat and all three rounds of the Triple Crown of Offshore Racing.

Russell Marmon (Christchurch, Dorset) maintained his 100 per cent winning streak with a brace of wins at the third round in Plymouth. The Kawasaki Ultra 300X rider took an early lead in both races and was then never headed as he powered to victory. The wins further extends Russell’s lead in the Elite Class to 36 points The Am300 Class fell to Paul Attiwell (Abingdon) who also rode into third overall to give Kawasaki a podium lock-out. “That was good”, he said after the second moto, “the weather was really predictable, it didn’t allow you to get complacent and I had to be constantly alert and aware. I need more fitness, as I have been a short course racer and I realise the physical fitness needs to be higher in AquaX.” In the Am200 Class Championship leader Duncan Johnstone (Fareham, Hants) had a memorable pair of races. After leading a closely fought Am200 battle in Moto 1 he was thrown off when he hooked a corner. He recovered and got back on and managed to stay ahead of nearest challenger Steve Robinson (Hull), who was making his AquaX debut. In Moto 2 Duncan won the class again revelling in the rougher conditions as he came fourth overall. View the pdf file of the results by clicking the attachment mark.