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Three riders from Portugal will participate at the World Finals in Lake Havasu City, next month. Tiago Sousa and Rui Sousa will race in Pro Ski class whilst Filipe Filipe will race in the Endurance class. Luis Silva and João Neves are the mechanics who will take care the race crafts of the Portuguese team. The team pictured at Mark Hahn 300, 2016.

Young Gun from Japan, Shotaro Kokubun has already shipped his SE Speedmagic to USA for the World Finals. He is the rider to watch in the Pro class of Pro Ski Open. He is well known for his high entry speed in the buoys. Shotaro is a very talented rider and you should be watching him. Shotaro’s mechanic is Takashi “Turbo” Nakamura well known for his tricks. However, SE Speedmagic will not have a booth at the World Finals.

The last Round of the French Championship. Do not miss it.

This weekend we returned to Bournemouth for the final round of the P1 AquaX in UK. The conditions were rough which was perfect for me. In the first Moto, I received a penalty for missing a buoy which gave me 3rd place. We were all set for Moto 2 when the conditions worsened and the racing was cancelled for the day as a big storm hit the coast. So today we had two races this is where I needed to make it count Moto 2, I went out and pushed hard taking the win. In Moto 3 I was leading the race when 3/4 of the way in I had mechanical problems with an exhaust hose coming off which resulted in last place points. Luckily I still managed to make the podium with 3rd place overall for the weekend. But more importantly I took the championship win in the Elite 300 Class for the third year running. This is a major achievement as it has been won by a different model of Yamaha each year! This would not be possible without my amazing sponsors who I wish to thank Jet Porda Jet Tribe Rock Oil R N R Aysha Rensink RTC Roofing IPD Graphics Hydro turf Deans Team Power Maxed Jet Shed. Photo courtesy: Phil Pope.

IJSBA is giving notice that some previously homologated Personal Watercraft shall have their eligibility restricted effective December 31, 2016. Beginning January 1, 2017 the following units will no longer be eligible for Ski Stock Classes: Polaris Octane, Hydrospace S4, Hydrospace/Benelli S8. Beginning January 1, 2017 the following units will no longer be eligible for Ski Limited Classes: Polaris Octane, Hydrospace/Benelli S8. Beginning January 1, 2018 the following units will no longer be eligible for Ski Limited Classes: Hydrospace S4: Hydrospace S4 and Polaris Octane PWC will remain eligible for Ski Modified categories. For questions regarding this notice, please email info@ijsba.com.

Past weekend the best nordic racers started in Henan, Sweden at the Nordic Championship. Favorite and Title defender Kevin Reiterer from Austria was in the mix. With a dominating performance of three moto wins Reiterer made it a two peat by defending his title and giving second title to his brand new race boat the SDC TRAK. “It’s awesome to share your passion with other dedicated people. It was an insane race with great moments and I have to say I am very proud of Daniel Andersen who was right on my tail for the entire moto.” says the 24 year old Pro athlete. GP Podium: Kevin Reiterer (AUT) KEV-Racing Team Stian Schjetlein (NOR) SAS Racing Team Daniel Andersen (NOR) KEV-Racing Team The European season has come to an end for Kevin and his Team. Now it is time for a short summer break before the third World Championship stop in the middle of September calls out the best racers to Shanghai, China.

“Unfortunately I am not racing the World Finals this year. I will be racing the World Championship in China on Tuesday of the world finals week, which means I could at the earliest be in Havasu Wednesday night/Thursday morning with a 30+ hour travel behind me and a 14 hour jet lag and only one day to test the ski before my races would start... This seems like a waste of money to me. I really hope it will work out better next year, I hate missing world finals this year after racing a stock engine last year...”