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In the third day of Akropolis Jet Raid riders departed from wonderful Kapsali of Island of Kithira heading back to Gythio, a distance of 95km. David Chassier who arrived late in the afternoon having missed the whole day, he got the chance to ride full throttle and win that moto ahead of points leader Jean-Bruno Pastorello. Herve clinched the third place ahead of Lorentz and Dias. Akis Malouchos was the first Greek rider in front of Tomaras, Ioannidis and Politis. The beautiful scenery with the abandoned boat gave the opportunity to the photographers to take some awesome pictures. Then riders had to ride in a conservative manner on the way to Kalamata since they had to cover a distance of 125km. Basically very close to the limit of running out of fuel. Chassier made it first to Kalamata leaving second Greek rider Politis and Vidal. However at the end of the day points Dias made it to the top with Malouchos in second place and Chassier in third. Pastorello the points leader of Akropolis Jet Raid 2014 was forced to fifth place but he remains 1st in the General standings with 452 points.

Good morning Kithira, Good morning Kapsali, Good morning Akropolis Jet Raid.

Frenchman Olivier Vidal arrived fourth in Island of Elafonisos with broken handlebars. Jet Raid is full of surprises. However after inspection we found out that his bars were full of cracks. We are trying to find a set of fat bars for him in order to continue his race.

Second day of Akropolis Jet Raid and Jean-Bruno Pastorello remains unbeatable with straight wins in all motos. Riders left from Kalamata, and went to Gerolimenas and Gythio, Island of Elafonisos and Island of Kythira. Riders were faced with extremely rough conditions from Gythio to Island of Elafonisos and the route was change to Island of Kythira. Chassier was forced to DNF early due to an engine failure. Politis was having issues with the water cooling system of his race craft and he stopped at Kitries, fixed it and continued. Illiopoulos crashed his ski on the dock of Gythio and he stopped racing. Jean-Bruno Pastorello arrived first in the Island of Kythira, at Kapsali beach followed by Lorentz, Politis and Tomaras. Philipe Herve finished fifth in place at Kythira.

Need to say more? The picture says it all.

In Tuesday afternoon riders had to complete a close course race in order to finish off Day 1. The water was quite rough however these are the favorite conditions for Jean-Bruno Pastorello who was riding in a class of his own. He lapped everyone except Breton. The first five positions were closed by Herve, Chassier and Vinchendeaux. Greek rider Akis Malouchos climbed up to sixth even though he did not start well in the first place. He remains the first Greek rider in the overall standings.

This is how the first three riders finished the first moto of the day in the morning. Jean-Bruno Pastorello, David Chassier and Akis Malouchos approaching the port of Pilos at WOT (Wide Open Throttle).