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NEWS (ENG)

Frenchman mechanic and team owner Pascal Barriac has cooperated with Russian World Champion of Freestyle Ivan Potanin on new project, the production of a Freestyle craft that would elevate the sport on a higher level. Pascal Barriac is a well known Team Owner (JFC Team) and mechanic that is based in South of France and he not only trains and prepares riders all over the world but also he takes care of their race crafts. Ivan Potanin is a successful and passionate rider who started practicing on a stand up since the age of 8 and his personal trainer at the time was no other than multi-National and World Champion of Freestyle, Rick Roy. Read the full story about FORCE IP5, under the Race Tests section, that has been exclusively published to www.Jetskiworld.gr

This year the Old School Museum it will be more spectacular than last year’s first effort. We have already published a lot of vintage ski’s that Gary Hart has already has on his garage and the pictured one is another authentic very special unit. Note the heavily modified deck (around the hood section and at the rear) as well as the hood with the twin latches and the extra Jettrim metal braces. Back in 1992 it was featured on the cover of Splash magazine. The custom graphics reminds us Australian’s Darryl Beatie’s (1996) helmet paint job, rider of GP500.

Those tricky mats were designed and manufactured by Jettrim recently and for sure they change the crafts aesthetics dramatically. Gary Hart owner of Jettrim travels around the world in order to find the best and most unique fabrics and mats in order t use them for Jettrim’s mats. The particular ones also feature Jettrim’s logo on each mat. Therefore, if you plan to renew your SX-R’s traction and aesthetics you know the answer.

SXR 800 aluminium Waterbox: This not only offers an impressive increase in power and throttle response due to it is ability to evacuate the water so efficiently, it also holds a lot less water than the OEM SXR waterbox due to the smaller volume. The Race SXR waterbox gives a genuine positive effect you can really feel on the water. The SXR Waterbox is also designed to optimize space and be a simple and perfect fit in the SXR hull. It is supplied with aluminium coupling hose and silicone elbow. Available from www.sx-r.com for 279.00 euros. Stay tuned for this one since we plan to release some more information about it.

Old school JS550 ‎This 550 PJS Reed Induction Cylinder Ski is for Sale. It has tons of Old School go fast parts, PJS Cylinder, PJS After Burner pump and nozzle, Westcoast Pipe, Aluminum Waterbox, New Style BN Mikuni Carb, top loader Intake, Rideplate, Jettrim mats, Aluminum Nose, UMI steering plate and Subplate and more. It was pictured at Kommander Industries wall of photos on Facebook.

Well, it is true. They made it in Japan and Phil Farthing, father of Dustin “King D” Farthing took a photo of them in Japan. It is amazing of what people can come up with. We do not know yet how effective these sponsons are but at least someone has tried something different.

Kawasaki XiR was an amazing Runabout in the early nineties and it has won World titles in the hands of John Stevens and Minoru Kanamori. This particular engine was photographed by Chad Cole and it under preparation. Note the PJS/XiR aluminum (not stainless steel) cast pipe, the black Westcoast head and the Vilder filters. At the rear there is no foam so all cooling lines are visual. According to Chad “this is a win or sink set up”.