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Official Press release of SAS Racing: The second round of the Aquabike World Championship, the Grand Prix of Spain was definitely the most exciting race so far this season. Right before the race we had some issues with my engine and I had to borrow a stock sxr hull with a stock zxi engine to use in the Pole Position race. I had no time to get used to the ski, but still managed to capture a 6th place (out of 24) in the pole position. In the first moto I lost two spots in the start as I was still riding the stock hull, stock engine, but managed to pass my way back up to 5th place. This was very important for me as it meant that I would start in the front row for the 2nd moto. In the second moto I managed to keep my position through the start and defend against the faster skis coming from the back. After the start I did all I could to stay with the leader group and we pulled away from the rest of the field pretty fast. After a 20 minute moto, I ended up in 3rd place, which fortunately was good enough for a second place overall as several of the riders in front of me had very inconsistent results. I am extremely happy with my 2nd place finish as I was set on spending the weekend doing damage control as I had to use a very slow backup ski. My second place this weekend moved me up from 4th to 2nd place in the overall standings of the World Championship. I am very pleased with my damage control weekend turning into a great success. I will be bringing a lot of good points with me as the Aquabike World Championship heads to Asia for two rounds in China and the grand finals in Sharjah, UAE. I can’t wait to show what I can do once I get on my own ski in the next couple of races!" Photo courtesy: Stian Andre Schjetlein"

Event concept: The idea for this event is to provide a loosely structured gathering for all types of Personal Watercraft enthusiast’s. All done on the shores of Lake Michigan at the end of the summer. We are going to hold this year’s event at Pennoyer Park in Kenosha WI. The goal is to provide a safe and permitted place to have an end of summer ride. While offering something for all types of riders, from the first time Jet Skier to the off the hook Freestyler and the racer too. All this will also support a charity by using a portion of the proceeds from a raffle of donated gear/items. The dates for this summer’s event are August 28, 29 and 30. 2016. Friday will be a nice easy kick off, with check in starting up, open riding and getting all introduced to the surf conditions of Lake Michigan. A meet and greet party at local restaurant on Friday night. Saturday will be the main day with an opening ceremonies, presentation of the flag, group photos, Big Air freestyle event, Surf Moto Race, a raffle of items from the sponsors. Sunday will be the laid back day of riding and enjoying the beach scene. Uncork that trick you’ve working on, or whatever you feel like doing. This event is an open weekend for all to come out and hang, ride and just play. By having the permits from the U.S. Coast Guard and the City you are able to do many of the things that might normally get you a ticket. Such as to close to shore, to close to another watercraft or just having too much fun. Bring that 4 wheeler to get your stuff to the water, put up the e-z up, bring the dog, the cooler, chairs and enjoy a weekend on the beach. There will be a cost to the riders, this will cover insurance, staffing, prizes and items given to participants at check in. Such as event T-shirt, wrist bands and watercraft event sticker.

Sunday, 12 June, OTRANTO (Italy): Tens-of-thousands of spectators lined the terraces and rocks around Otranto Harbour to see a spectacular climax to the Grand Prix of Italy, round 1 of the UIM-ABP Aquabike Class Pro World Championship. In Ski GP1 Austria’s Kevin Reiterer and race 1 winner Nacho Armillas enjoyed a thrilling opening four laps, Spain’s Armillas leading and fending off two huge lunges up the inside by the champion. But the pressure told on the Spaniard, dropping the bike on lap 4 and losing 20 seconds and places to Jeremy Poret and Stian Schjetlein, that he was unable to make up. Reiterer’s win today and fourth in heat 1 tied him on 38 points with Armillas, the heat 2 win affording him overall victory and the title, with Poret completing the podium with two second places. “The weekend didn’t start out too well but we made the most of what we had,” said the defending champion. “It was a fantastic fight with Nacho. I knew had to up my pace and we made some small changes to the bike. But I knew I had to give 110 per cent and try to force Nacho out of his comfort zone and into a mistake. That’s what happened and I took advantage of it.”

The two close course motos were very crucial in the afternoon of the final day. Alain Martin took the overall win and the title of the General Classification and in the F1 class. Olivier Vidal won the NA Class ahead of Christoforos Papathanasiou. Akropolis Jet Raid has a new overall winner after five year’s domination of Jean-Bruno Pastorello.

Navigation and strategy for fuel consumption was the final morning for the athletes of Akropolis Jet Raid 2016. The riders covered approximately 100km inside the Pagasitikos Bay and searched for three secret points. Rider who would have failed to pick up any of those secret points would have been disqualified and get zero points for this stage. Vincendeau finished ahead of Alain so the two of them have a difference of 11 points in the standings with Alain being on top. Greek rider Malouchos needs to cover 28 points in order to be ahead of Doukhi which is a tough task for the two close course motos that will follow in the afternoon.

The last Stage of the day was a GP close course race with three buoys. A Le Mans start was given and the riders were of to complete 15 laps. At the holeshot buoy Breton and Antoniuk were involved in to a mild crash which forced Breton to go back to the shore. After 15 laps the rider’s list was: Alain, Cherici, Vincendeau, Lamy Malouchos and Doukhi. The rest were lapped more than twice. Therefore, by the end of the day the General Classifications changed again. Akropolis Jet Raid has a new points leader now, Martin Alain.

Since three riders had to use the extra fuel can of 10 liter they had to be penalized. Therefore, they lost five positions from the riders list that had not used the extra fuel. So the initial list of finish in Volos was: Doukhi,Vidal, Lamy, Vincendeau, Alain, Cherici, Breton, Antoniuk. Malouchos and Papathanasiou. The final one is Doukhi, Vidal, Alain, Breton, Antoniuk, Lamy, Vincendeau, Malouchos, Cherici and Papathanasiou. No further were given to the riders that did not follow the exact route back to Volos. The Course Marshall decision did not make happy some of the riders. Greek rider Akis Malouchos was very disappointed and he has not announced yet whether he will continue to race the following motos of Akropolis Jet Raid 2016.