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Jetskiworld.gr was informed by Hajime Isahai that at the moment his racing plans for 2015 are unknown. Which means that he does not know yet whether he will be still riding for HKS Team. Hajime Isahai had an exceptional 2014 race season, with great results in Japan, in Havasu at the World Finals and at King’s Cup. Will HKS continue the research and development this year even with other riders or will they ditch the Marine/PWC Supercharged project?

Good start to for Broc Harris is 2015 season. Winning the Bradenton Riverwalk Regetta was a very positive start for him as he is looking forward for the Aqua X to start. Broc describes everything on his own words “It was the first race of the year in region 7 in conjunction with an F2 powerboat race. 18 skis lined up for two motos with long rolling start into a super tight and rough course. I finished 2nd n moto 1. Moto 2 I didn't pull the holeshot but lead every lap. Good start leading up to the aqua x series this yr which is the main focus.” Broc Harris’s main sponsors are: Central GA Powersports, Trinity Composites, ODi grips and Spy optics. Photo courtesy: Kurt Ngsaye

We had the chance to speak to Frenchman champion Valentin Dardillat regarding his new racing weapon. Valentin has been working almost two months on the new three-cylinder Belassi stand up. He is happy with the performance of the engine, the top speed of the race boat (goes up to 109kmh) however he mentioned that he has to work more on the corner speed in order to make it safer. Dardillat also stated that he is still making some tests on various special parts that are provided by the Italian company and some that are made by his race team. He will be ready for the first round of the UIM championship this is why he is practicing heavily to learn even better his new race craft.

Two South African riders team up for the Mark Hahn 300 this year. Pictured Sante Buke and Dustin Motzouris will be riding a brand new Yamaha FZ SVHO. Yamaha USA, Kommander Industries and Burn are their major sponsors for this particular race. Steve Webster also announced that Kommander will be having prepared also a Yamaha FZ HO for the same race but at the moment he does not who will be riding this race craft.

Rob Flores has switched from an aftermarket SX-R hull to a stock hull Yamaha SuperJet after being sponsored by Yamaha USA. He has already been working heavily on his race ski. One of the modifications he has made was to widen the tray of the stock Yamaha hull. Flores plans to install a three-cylinder engine in this boat. Having been experienced on three-cylinder projects for over a decade we are strongly believe that he will achieve something exceptional. Photo courtesy: Rob Flores

In a special announcement to mark New Zealand's national day we are proud to reveal that 7x IFWA World Champion, Pierre Maixent, will be attending the Yamaha NZ Festival of Freeride 3. This has all been made possible thanks to the generosity of a small group of individuals that recognize the value, not just for the event, but for the freeride scene in New Zealand in having someone of Pierre's stature attend. I'm sure you are now as excited as we are to see him rip up the picturesque west coast surf of Karioitahi Beach. Everyone will have the chance to get out there and ride with him, and after that you can "chew the fat"" over a beer or two at the pub."

This is the brand new graphics kit made for Mike Klippenstein’s FX SHVO Yamaha which is powered by an R&D Turbo kit. According to Bill Chapin from R&D the new ECU tuning enables the boat to retain its Cruise Control mode as well as the RiDE system operation. However the new set up on Klipper’s Mark Hahn boat will feature new engine internals (Rods, forged pistons, etc), more boost, an aftermarket market, and many more parts which will increase substantially the performance of the new Yamaha. Not wonder the R&D sticker is much bigger on his boat this year.