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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.

After 20 year’s of Offshore Endurance jet ski racing Mike Follmer is ending his racing career in Long Beach Marine Stadium. There is no doubt that Follmer is not only a great racer on the water but a real gentleman on the beach as he takes care not only his friends but also his sposnors and the whole sport. The sport and his friends on the beach will definitely miss him. We wish him best of luck on his very last race.

Recently IJSBA made the following announcement regarding the Vintage Jet Ski racing at the 30th anniversary of the World Finals: “IJSBA is pleased to expand the details for the Vintage Ski and the Vintage X2 classes at the 2011 quakysense World Finals. Vintage Ski will be held on Saturday, October 8. The rules will be IJSBA Superstock Rules (See Open Class in the 2011 IJSBA Rule Book). Vintage Ski will allow hulls from Kawasaki 300, 440, 550, and 650 only. Vintage Ski engines may be any original Kawasaki Ski Class homologated engines up to 750cc. Vintage X2 will be held on Sunday, October 9. Again, the rules will be IJSBA Superstock. Vintage X2 will allow hulls from 1986-1995 only. Vintage X2 engines may be the original homologated engines, or any homologated Kawasaki engines including the 2005 X2 (SX-R) 800 motor. If you have any questions or comments on these rules, please contact IJSBA immediately.” Along with the Old School Museum that will be bigger on display at the World Finals the spectators will have a unique opportunity to get an idea of the “Golden Days” of the Sport.

World Champion racing drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton joined BBC TV pundits David Coulthard and Martin Brundle in gaining their water-wings during the build up to this past weekend’s British Grand Prix – all thanks to the organisers of the P1 AquaX Championship. The UK’s premier Jet-Ski series, the only one of its kind to compete on the sea rather than inland water, was called upon by the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team to help organise one of a set of ‘extreme sports’ challenges for a unique promotional opportunity. Button (2009 FIA Formula One World Champion), Hamilton (2008 F1 title winner) and former Grand Prix stars Coulthard and Brundle took to the River Thames in London’s Docklands on Tuesday, 28 June, for a film piece set for broadcast to a viewing audience of millions on BBC One during the Grand Prix coverage. Lisa Barsby, who heads up the P1 AquaX Championship, and Jim Goodchild, the AquaX Clerk of the Course, provided their wealth of knowledge to ensure the day ran like clockwork and all four participants had an enjoyable, exciting and, most of all, safe experience. Jack Moule, 17 year old british freestyle champion was also in attendance to show off his skills. Coulthard, Button and Hamilton took to the water on 750cc, turbo-charged Hydro Space S4 Jet-Skis while Brundle rode a Yamaha VXR 1800 kindly loaned by Yamaha Motors UK. Unsurprisingly, AquaX chief Lisa – a multiple champion in the sport – was quickest of all. “It was a really fun day and great to meet Jenson, Lewis, David and Martin, they’re a really nice bunch of guys”, said Lisa, “Despite us coming from different sports, we had a lot in common with our competitive nature. I’m not sure how well it went down that they were beaten by a girl, especially one wearing a pink wet-suit! It was great to get some really massive coverage though for AquaX and the sport in general. “On the day the idea was for Jim (Goodchild) and I to set a time that the others would try and match, they all had some experience of Jet-Skis from before but Lewis was the quickest and showed the most natural ability. In the end it became a bit of a contest with Jenson and Lewis taking on David and Martin, I think they all had a great time and really enjoyed the day.” The next round of the P1 AquaX Championship will take place in Plymouth this coming weekend, 16/17 July. The city’s very own Tim Cope and Cornwall racer Dale Flood will take part in the event against the established regulars and are hoping for plenty of partisan support. That said, championship ace Russell Marmon is from Christchurch in Dorset so he will be hoping for just as much South-West support. Always offering highly entertaining action and a thrilling spectacle, AquaX comprises three distinct classes for differing levels of ability – Elite 300, Amateur 300 and Amateur 200. Local ‘wildcard’ stars Cope and Flood will run in an invitational class. Event organisers are keen to attract as many spectators as possible and with viewing completely free-of-charge from Plymouth Hoe and the Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre, there really is no excuse not to pop along at some point over the weekend. In addition to AquaX, the UK’s premier Powerboat racing stars will also be battling it out in Plymouth in the P1 SuperStock Championship. The Plymouth Grand Prix of the Sea will be the second round of the season and features two classes – P1 Panther 250 and P1 150 – and two differing styles of action, one-on-one ‘Match’ racing and the headline ‘Rally’ races.

Now you can watch Steven’s race on his official website www.stevendauliach.com MEDIA>VIDEOS. Simply log in and select any one of the RACE SCENES to view it in a good resolution. The Frenchman has done a lot of work on his web site not only to promote his sponsors but also his race school. Do not miss it.

Last weekend Frenchman Jean-Bruno Pastorello won the European Rally Jet race that was held in Spain and it was crowned European Champion of Off-Shore Endurance Racing. Multi National, European and World Champion, Pastorello has given a very important title to the Green Team and of course to the new Kawasaki Ultra 300X. Kawasaki France has done a remarkable job on developing a safe tune up package that provides good performance without messing around with the reliability. Well done for the Frenchman and Team Pastorello.