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R&D Turbo kit passed the extreme endurance test and withstood the astonishing abuse of operation in the longest one day Endurance race in the world. Mike Klippenstein, the Canadian superstar won the F1 CLASS ie the Iron Man at the Mark Hahn 300 by running the latest version of the R&D Turbo kit on his Yamaha FX SVHO. His Team mate Gerry Wong finished fifth in F2 Class on the same set up. Craig Warner of Factory Team Kawasaki was also using an R&D turbo kit on his Kawasaki Ultra 310X. That makes it an awesome result for R&D by topping the first two places in Iron Man class. R&d also won the Runabout Class on a Yamaha FX SVHO equipped with the latest reprogrammed ECU mapping and all R&D parts (Intake Aquavein, Ride plate, Sponsons, Pumps stuffers, cooling kit, et.). If those riders win on R&D parts and R&D turbo kits why would you experiment with unidentified solutions? Use what the Pros trust to win. Choose R&D race proven parts and go fast kits.

Need to do some restoration work on your Polaris? WatCon offers colpete mat kit fro several models. Black grooved Hydro Turf kit Polaris SLXH (1998), SLH, and SLX (1999). This is a standard glue on kit, contact cement is required for install. WatCon recommend Dap weld wood. Contact WatCon for availability. The kit costs $50.00 usd (used to be $85.00usd).

There has been a lot of talking and gossiping regarding the new Kommander K1 stand up hull that Kommander Industries has been working on it for many months. The first few units are already on their way to USA. According to Dustin Motzouris the new K1 is way too easy to ride it to the limit and it is very stable with great grip when you go round the buoy. Quality and superior finish are in top priority on this new product of Kommander Industries. Dustin owns a family business back in South Africa which is an expertise on building large fishing boats. So they do now what they are doing very well. The hull is made of Fiberglass and it has carbon Kevlar reinforcements is critical areas. Dustin Motzouris will be the ambassador of the new hull in the first round of ProWatercross Tour in the USA however they will be many riders on the line who want to get the new hull like David Redinger and Broc Austin. Initially the hull will be equipped with the new set up of Kommander Industries three-cylinder Kawasaki engine however there are plans to put a Yamaha three-cylinder in the near future. The hull will be available in to editions, one with a SX-R look alike deck and one with a totally different one. Kommander Ind. plan to present the new hull with an official Press Release very soon.

It is not a usual three-cylinder SX-R. Jean-Baptiste Botti owns a race boat that features and aftermarket hull which is made in Europe, a billet pump and transom, and an Ultra 150 engine with a set of triple pipes. The most important is that everything looks so neat inside this engine compartment.

Well actually Ducati Panigale 1199 Superbike shares the same Mitsubishi ECU with the Kawasaki Ultra 300/310. So this means that the Italian/German company is using more reliable parts in order to increase the overall reliability of its products. We appreciate the support an input of BJ Ang of Networx Jetsports from Philippines for providing us with the information and photo.

There are a lot of companies out there making aftermarket hull for close course racing. However, there is only a handful of those that possibly is worth spending you money on it. Vector V-Drive from Trinity Composites has been proven to be possibly the best one out there to invest putting your Kawasaki (twin or triple) engine in to it. Among its many unique features the most important ones are: The pump has been moved back in the ski as well as the intake tract. The chines are deeper and the rocker point in the hull has been altered. Additionally the drive shaft angle has been modified. Riding this hull behind a lapper makes it so easy. Also is has a unique way to cut through the chop. Well you should better read the complete review in the Race Tests section by reading David Redinger’s or Kody Copenhaver’s SX-R.

Universal Hydro-Turf rail kit, stand up black with grey diamond (product code:TS-50 Black/grey Diamond) available from WatCon. It is available from WatCon at the cost of $35.00usd (used to be$55.00usd). Link directly to https://www.watcon.com/hydro-turf-1-2, to order it.