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NEWS (ENG)

In the past it was published on the news that Jettrim handcrafted the race seta of Kyle Busch the famous driver of Nascar. Well, Jettrim also took care of Busch’s Yamaha Banshee ATV by designing and fabricating a custom made seat cover. It is made by four different materials and red stitching and the Jettrim logos enhance the overall aesthetics. Order your TAV seat cover at Jettrim and Gary Hart will advice you in person what is the best materials to use according your needs. Call Jettrim or visit www.jettrim.com

Rick “the holeshot man” Sherker raced at King’s Cup with his triple-cylinder SX-R and managed to finish second overall in Pro Ski Class. Sherker is a team member of Jettribe Racing Team USA. When the race was over Sherker sold his race craft for $23.000 USD. It is equipped with a Ronnie Sanner prepared engine and a Bullett Racing Gen2 hull. Well done, mate.

Well this is the actual meaning of Scissors Stand since the particular one seems to be adjustable and easy to storage. The particular stand was used in Pierre Maixent’s shop and it looks to be a brilliant idea for small shops.

Japanese manufacturer HKS recently released a new type of spark plugs for S4. We have not been informed yet about the new characteristics of these spark plugs however we plan to post some more information about them soon.

The Australian athlete was present at King’s Cup but most probably he was not very satisfied out of the performance of his race boat. These are his latest comments which were published on Facebook: “It was a love-hate relationship with my latest partner...I will never forget the time we spent together but it's time I move on!!”

Fountain Valley, CA – December 5, 2011 – Team owner and longtime YAMAHA Factory sponsored PWC racer, Mike Follmer revealed today that he has been honored with a picture and bio for the month of October in the prestigious annual calendar for NGK Spark Plug Corporation. Every year, NGK Spark Plugs produces a special calendar that features twelve of the top racers in a variety of categories that use NGK Spark Plugs in their vehicles. The U.S. division of NGK Spark Plugs, located in Wixom, Michigan, has long been a supporter of racing in the hundreds of different types of vehicles and thousands of racers around the country that use their spark plugs. Because there are so many different types of racing to choose from, narrowing the field down to twelve, or one per month, is a major task, but then selecting just one racer from the hundreds or thousands in each class is truly a daunting task. “I am deeply honored to have been selected to appear in the 2012 NGK Spark Plug calendar because I have been an admirer of the calendar since I was a youngster growing up,” said Mike Follmer. The October photograph features a full color picture of Follmer aboard his YAMAHA R&D Team Follmer supercharged FZR Wave Runner along with a head shot of Mike and a short biography of some of his many accomplishments. “To be included in the same calendar with the likes of Broc Tickle, AMA Supercross Champion; Gary Moyle, 2 time World Champion Snow Mobiler; Ed & Shawn Smith, 3 time Offshore Powerboat Association Class Champions; Duane Shields, Top Alcohol Dragster Champion; and Tom Meents, Monster Jam Champion is a real honor for me,” Follmer said.

Recently we had the opportunity to test three R&D parts specifically designed to enhance the overall performance of Ultra 300X. Initially we tested and made two speed runs of a Kawasaki Ultra 300X and we recorded a top speed of 67.8mph at 7.750rpm (on GPS) although the impeller had a mild damage as well as the one static vein of the pump. Then we replaced the stock ride plate, intake grate with the new R&D ones and additionally we fit an R&D Speed-up module. When we tested the craft we recorded consistently a top speed of 72.7mph at 8.280rpm half an hour after we tested the complete stock craft. The R&D equipped Ultra 300X was faster in acceleration and clocked always 72.7mph at 8.280rpm consistently without keeping the throttle wide open for long time. It is amazing what you can do with a few good bolt-on parts in the first place nowadays. The particular test would have been able to be performed without the valuable help and support of Champions store in Athens, Greece and the cooperation of R&D USA.