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Pacific City Oregon to Host second round of 2009 IFWA Freeride World Tour and IJSBA Motosurf Western Championship September 11-13th 2009. The world’s greatest Watercraft Freeriders and racers will descend on Pacific City Oregon for the year’s top PWC surf event. The Blowsion Surf Slam combines the second round of the IFWA Freeride World Championship Tour with the IJSBA Freeride World Cup and MotoSurf Western Championship. The event will be held at Tierra Del Mar Beach located just north of Pacific City and is free to the public on this wide expanse of beach. This event marks a return to IFWA and IJSBA co-sanctioning events in order to bring the very best PWC athletes together at one venue.The Blowsion Surf Slam will bring over 30 freeriders from around the world competing for a cash purse and points towards the IFWA World title and competing for the first IJSBA Freeride World Cup. The infamous Pacific Coast surf will boost riders over 20 feet in the air while performing tricks like backflips, barrel rolls and no handed landings. Joining them will be some of the best PWC racers in the world who will display high speed turns through a grueling buoy course all while challenging the unpredictable waves. Current IFWA points leader and last year’s World-Title holder is American Ross Champion. When asked about his thoughts on the 2009 US location he said, “We are really looking forward to the Blowsion Surf Slam this year. We riders have been coming to Pacific City for the last 10 years for a private event. We are happy to be expanding the event this year and looking forward to the general public being exposed to the sport of Freeride.” Spectators will also witness exciting personal watercraft racing with the IJSBA MotoSurf Western Championship. The top 20 racers in the country will battle it out in the challenging Pacific City surf. Multi-time IJSBA World Champion, Chris Macclugage is looking forward to the event. “ I am excited about the return of MotoSurf to the West Coast. The only racing I really enjoy is in the surf,” said MacCluggaage.Freeriders will compete in a head to head double elimination format. A panel of profession judges will score them using 50% for their wave surfing and 50% for their aerial maneuvers. Racers will compete, in a multi-lap format; through a challenging buoy course that requires split second navigation while maintain speeds exceeding 70 MPH.The Blowsion Surf Slam is part of the 5th year of IFWA Freeride World Championship Tour. Each stop on the tour features a beautiful tourist location along with the potential for large surf and impressive competition. The IFWA is the International Freeride Watercraft Association and the sanctioning body for the sport of Freeride. The IJSBA (International Jet Sports Boating Association) is the world’s sanctioning body for organized PWC competitions. The IJSBA has affiliates in more than 50 countries worldwide and each October, since 1982, holds the annual World Championships in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. For more information please visit www.blowsionsurfslam.com

Hello Everyone, here is my race report for the weekend of July 18th & 19th of the IJSBA National Tour Toyota Water Jam Rochester, NY. Thank you to all my sponsors for another amazing weekend, This tour raced a 3 moto format and I was able to put my TBM Racing Kawasaki Ultra 260 into 1st place all 3 motos. This event was held in conjunction with many other events and had large amount of spectators and television. I was able to make the NBC TV news with a live interview for the weekends racing coverage. Thank you to Phil Farthing my Father & Mechanic for an awesome ski. Thank you to all my sponsors (Kawasaki, Monster Energy, TBM Racing, Jet Pilot, Smith, Hot Products, Vortech, Skat Trak, Mountain Motorsports, Red Line Oils, Deadly Sins, Hydro Turf, AP Designs and Thor Helmets) for giving me the best support to win.

The second race of the Alpe Adria Cup was even better than the first race in Croatia. The race took place in Maribor last weekend –from 3.7.2009 to 5.7.2009. With 127 pilots Maribor highest occupied race since the foundation of the Alpe Adria Cup. In each Novice class (Stock and Open) 18 pilots brought the audience at the start to be amazed. Also the Runabout classes were really exciting with 15 top riders who had lots of difficult duels.And also the juniors showed that they will ride in the front field the coming years. See the race photos on http://www.kev-acing.com/Flash/fotos/aac2-2009-maribor-slo/index-maribor-2009.html

The organizers present the following to all riders: “To tell them that the consumption will be critical in this edition it is to reiterate something that all you know. Due to consultations made by several pilots and that we have sent the notes to the director of the event, the Belgian Laurent Beyts, we want to advance you in advance enough the following observations. The fuel tank should be the original, and the taking of fuel for where it is filled the same thing. If the entrance of fuel or the vent are changed they will take it to original or the race direction will adjust them the liters to be given for the consumption stages, in way of to equal the possibilities of all and to avoid mistrust… To good listener, all will know how to presenting their PWC in it sprouts of departure.”

Farthing finally finish on top in the Karu Jet, Prayas broke his pwc at 300m of the end. Second was Vincent Karam. The last race was on tv and follow on the beach for more than 10000 spectators. Pastorello gave the spectacle and become the stronger pilot in the whole event. Pons battled against a lot of mechanical troubles. Photo credit of FUNJET, supplied by Bruno Casa.

Superb week end in Porto Vecchio for the Team B7sport for the World championship UIM with Mikael Poret who become World Champion UIM Slalom. Good performance of Jeremy Poret too who takes the 3th place of the podium in Slalom and the 3th place in closed course. Final podium Slalom: 1 Mikael Poret, Jean Batiste Botti, 3 Jeremy Poret. Final podium in Closed course: 1 Steven Dauliach, 2 Franky Zapata, 3 Jeremy Poret. In ladies Class very good race for the Team B7sport again with the victory of Julie Bulteau (B7), Second place for Anya Colley(B7) and 3th place of Alicia Aida. In Runaboot class victory went to Teddy Pons, second to James Bushell and 3th to Jordi Thomas.

Chris MacClugage on his Yamaha FZR™ Sweeps the Pro Stock Class and Even Wins the Open Class on his Stock FZR. June 9, 2009: Yamaha continues its reign at the top of the PWC racing world, with rider Chris MacClugage, aboard his Yamaha FZR™, winning Rounds 5 & 6 of the APBA? Watercross National Tour this weekend in Myrtle Beach, SC. MacClugage has won every Pro-Am Runabout Stock Class moto this season. MacClugage’s domination of the races was evident this weekend as he lapped the field in the second moto of the Pro Stock class, and went on to enter his stock FZR in the Open Class to compete against highly modified watercraft - only to emerge the winner in that race as well. “We’ve already proven that the Yamaha FZR can completely dominate the APBA? Pro-stock class, but today we’ve taken it a step further and shown that it can also win the Open Class, even against heavily modified skis,” MacClugage said following the wins. “I already told Yamaha,” said Bill Chapin of R&D Performance Products. “The FZR is one great platform, and we’ve only just begun.”