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Reiterer took flight to Thailand in order to compete at the most prestige event of the year – the King’s Cup. He used the chance to host a training camp in Thailand to get comfortable to the humidity and especially hot temperatures of Asia. “The trainingcamps before races are always a great physical preparation for an event. Even cooler to spread my experiences with younger athletes, meet new friends and spend great times with old friends.” explains the 24 year old sportsman. The training camp not only attracted young talented racers. Jetrin Wattanasin (Pop-singer), who is famous for his pop songs all around the world and is a star in his country, as well as Dabomb Boonrawd a well known action sports photographer found interest to join Kevin. “The weekend ended way too early!”, explains Kevin with a smile on his face. “Now we are just finding the last racing adjustments and I am already in the middle of the race preparation for the upcoming weekend.” We are looking forward to the next Saturday and Sunday. When the best racers of the world heat up the water of Thailand and battle it out in four motos to go home with the world famous King’s Cup.

Longest-Running PWC Endurance Race, Hot Products Mark Hahn Memorial Havasu 300 Returns for 13th Year. Yamaha Watercraft is renewing its sponsorship of the Hot Products Mark Hahn Memorial Havasu 300 Endurance Race, the longest-running PWC endurance race in the world. Read the Official Press release of Yamaha on the attached document.

Jet Porda Racing is already in Thailand for the International race of King’s Cup. Team rider Phil Pope is looking forward to compete against the best riders in the world in Pro Runabout Modified.

Possibly the best rider in the surf no matter whether he is riding a Runabout or a Stand-Up. Mac-Clugage was flying high on Saterday afternoon at the 4th Round of P1AquaX in Florida and he end up to finish first despite the cracked hull of his FZR.

His cracked hull was immediately taken care of by Wamilton Librelato Teixeira known also as Wammer owner of Wamiltons’s Customs, who repaired Chris’s Yamaha. Chris won both Motos on Sunday and he was the overall winner of Pro Enduro class.

2017 DATE ANNOUNCED FOR THE IJSBA NATIONAL TEAM ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA – November 9, 2016: The 13th Annual “World’s Longest Continuous PWC Race” was announced today by the event promoter Jim Russell, DSM Events owner, and Executive producer Mike Follmer. The 2017 Hot Products IJSBA Mark Hahn Memorial Havasu 300 Mile National Team Endurance Race Presented by YAMAHA is all set to launch on Sunday February 12, 2017 from Crazy Horse Campground in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The 2016 event attracted teams and riders from 14 Countries around the world and will once again be sanctioned by the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA), and it is expected to draw a new record number teams from around the globe as well as all of the top PWC racers from the USA. The Teams will be competing against each other while trying to break the 300 mile record of 4 hour 46 minute and 13 seconds set by the 2016 Mark Hahn Memorial Overall winners Pastorello and Botti of Team Kawasaki France. Click the attachment to view the Official announcement.

Young gun from Japan, Shotaro Kokubun visited Factory Kawasaki Jet Ski Racing team after clinching his first world title in Pro Ski GP at the World Finals on Saturday noon. Team coordinator Joe Heim (middle) pictured with Kokubun (right) and his mechanic “Turbo”.