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IFWA Finals 3rd Stop Brazil 201

WORLD FINALS 2 11WORLD FINALS 2011


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E. BRAZIL IFWA FIN

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by Zach Br

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B. X-2s COMEBACK TO WORLD FINA

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C. 2011 Recap

THAILAND JETSKI

KINGS CUP Pages

12, 13 & 14

by Rick Sherker

A. 2011 PISMO BEACH Page 6, 7 & 8

by Mark Gomez

pICTURE cOURTSEY OF HELEN MURPHY

D. 2011 WORLD FINALS

19, 20 & 21by Aaron Sanchez

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My trip started off leaving late Thursday night from my hometown of Fullerton, CA with my good friend and former

Kommander Industries Technician Kris Ingram. We drove through the night to arrive about 4 hours later just one town

of Pismo in Nipomo. We crashed at his cousin's house only to wake up just hours later in order to get onto the beach e

Friday morning. Pro Ski Racer Jeff Troegner had already showed up days before to mark off our territory at Mile Marke

always. I spent most of the day setting up my camp. I have been to Pismo one too many times and have developed a

sweet set up utilizing my truck bed tent an easy up, some tarps, and a whole lot of zip ties. I can't forget that this year

my set up by digging a 50 yard long 1 foot deep trench from my tent to Jeff Troegner's trailer where I buried an extensi

which would power my shelters light bulb using Jeff's generator. Thanks Jeff. I got to get my ski salty again riding so

as people started coming in one by one throughout the hours. The surf was the best Friday afternoon. It was super cle

Pismo with clear skies, low

wind, and tall peaking

throwing waves in consistent

sets. It was a great way to

start the trip from a riding

aspect. Kyla and Ryan of

Liquid Militia Clothing made

a later appearance that night

after some trailer problems

kept them at snail's pace.

We awoke to a very wet foggy Saturday morning. For tunately, the fog began to dissipate throughout the day to keep the weather more overcast with mild winds. The surf was

as nice as Friday, but it did not stop the all day surf shredding session with riders from all over. Tom Suchodolski aka Tomski, from Lake Havasu City, AZ was the marathon man of

riding the piss out of his buddy Robbie's back up square nose superjet all day. Stanton High just got his broken wrist cast off and B-lined it for the first back flip wave he could find

everyone who knows how to flip his local stomping ground. Zack Bright made it out to debut his fresh Blowsion Rasta style paint job on his lightweight hull in the sur f. Continued.

The best part about every Pismo freeride is the quality of the never ending

shenanigans. As freeriders, we have come to understand that the surf isn't always the

best at events, the sun does go down, and the wind can come up. All these factors make

a trip out to Pismo just to ride jet skis pretty lame, very quickly. Which is why almost

every rider comes prepared now with some sort of dirt/sand toy most likely less than

100 cc's that is fit for any 8-12 year old. This being said, what do you get when you

give a few freeriders a TBM beach tote, 2 pieces of plywood, 2 shovels, some man sodas,and add some kids quads and dirt bikes? You get a big ankle busting ramp jump with

no landing ramp in the middle of camp to bring everyone together by the highly

likely chance of someone's demise. At night time, gasoline tends to be added to the

equation which gets you a TBM/plywood ramp jump that is now on fire. This is how Friday afternoon started and carried on through the night as freerider Christian Young and I atte

dig a full AMA style mini monster cup track that we would all be able to have races on later. The motivation to finish the track quickly diminished as the sun went away and cold, fo

wet weather rolled into the campsite.

This year's Pismo Rager

was just as eventful if not more so than every trip to Pismo. As freeriders, we all find our way to Pismoquite a few times during the year to get together and ride, however

the annual October Pismo Rager gets its title from a lasting tradition. It isto my understanding that for years after every World Finals, a large groupof riders from all over would make their way from the event in Lake Havasu,AZ down to Mexico for the annual Mex Rager. Riders like Rick Roy,Joe Kenney, Chris MacClugage, Fuzzy, Randy Laine, Chris FischettiClay Cullen, Jeff Jacobs and many others would par ty on the beachand ride surf. This event brought all disciplines of jet ski riders togetherwhether it was seasoned Freeriders, Pro Freestylers, Pro/AM Racers,and even the average enthusiast. They would Ride all day and party thenights away with all kinds of shenanigans in between. This happened for years until the events leading to the instability of Mexico's security. Years latmore Rager like Freerides began to form in Pismo, Joe Kenney brought together the first Pismo JK Rager the week after the 2008 World Finals. A flater we are still holding this tradition alive annually the weekend after the World Finals, where friends from all over unite on the beach at Pismo, CA to

and party.


Tanner Thomas

and

Mark Gomez

Photo Courtesy Of Tannerr Thomas

Tanner Thomasand Mark Gomez

Photo Courtesy Of Tannerr Thomas

Mark Gomezs Camp at Pismo Rager

Photo Courtesy Of Mark Gomez

Mark Gomezs Camp at Pismo Rager

Photo Courtesy Of Mark Gomez

rd in the World IFWA Pro Freerider

Zack right

Photo Courtesy Of Charlie Baker

3rd in the World IFWA Pro FreeriderZack Bright

Photo Courtesy Of Charlie Baker


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His brother, 2011 Grayland Open Amateur Freeride Champion Jake Bright also

made it out to throw down with his big bro on his hacked out green goblin superjet.

Jared Ajlouny represented the Nor Cal crew as always, bringing a boat load of friends

with him to par ty. As well as throwing down flips on his Waterdawg Rok hull. Also

rocking a new Rok hull was Chris Elmore who stomped his first back flip! I was

really happy for Chris because he was going for it since the last Pismo trip.

He was destroying everything inside of his ski except for the ski itself trying!

Cuong Son also came down from Nor Cal to go ape on his Rickter FR-2 hucking some

clean flips and still going huge on his signature whipped out barrel rolls. Weston Halstead

drove all the way down from Eugene, OR to party with all of us in the surf riding his killer

puzzle piece painted Yamaha Superjet. DJSA Racers Pete Zernik and Camo Joe came outwith their RV Race rigs to provide the back bone to our camp corral so we could party no

matter how bad the wind blew. A nice surprise this year was having Tem Berkey of Superfreak

skis out there with his wife and kids. They came all the way from Florida to the World Finals in

Lake Havasu just the week before. They came to Pismo to get in on the tradition of the Pismo

Rager while they were so close. Tem must have had a 10 gallon gas tank in his ski because

he rode all day. I have never seen a scientist surf a jet ski before until I watched Tem ride his

superfreak hull. Everything he did was smooth and had great flow but right when you think

you saw it all he would rip a flip off a 1-2ft wave. It was great to see him having such a blast

out there and he gave everyone there an opportunity to ride a few of the hulls he had for demo.

As for Oceanside crew, we came in heavy this year. Curtis and Jimbo made sure the

morning glass was properly shredded. All while Matt Smith bombed his huge signature nose

stabs on is IPD designed American flag superjet. John Howe showed the sloppy Pismo surf

no mercy as he hacked lips and bombed huge re entries. Kevin Rickon also known as

KR hitched a ride with some fellow riders from San Diego to

ride his 2 year Square Nose conversion project. He really put too much time into that build but he looked great shredding surf that weekend. John Hall rode so hard he broke his throt

and fell back to the ramp jump in camp, to do some signature one handed jumps with a drink in hand. The Young's came back with vengeance as the Booster Nugget/ Amateur Freer

Champion Christian Young went so big on his BOB hull he busted his knee. His dad Mike Young, not to be confused with announcer Mike Young, got back in the saddle after a gnarly

injury. Mike was choosing one wave at a time and murdering each one properly. Fuzzy aka Craig Boyd, the Legendary Kiwi surf slasher came in hot showing everyone how the art of

is done on a Kawasaki.

2 11 Blowsion SurfSlam Amateur Freeride Champion

hristian Young

Photo Courtesy Of Liquid Militia

2011 Blowsion SurfSlam Amateur Freeride Champion Christian Young


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Back Flip By Steven Nelson



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As if the epic caliber of riding that day wasn't enough. Saturday night started out with a

pong tournament hosted under the easy ups of the Liquid Militia beach front establishment

party raged on it also happened to be the night of the Monster Energy AMA Super cross Ra

This is where Pro Ski Racer and Party Party Animal Jeff Troegner came in to keep the paJeff as always brings his mobile palace on wheels which we like to call The TroegMahal.

stuffed inside of to drink and watch the race on his satellite TV. As soon as the race was ov

beach tote/plywood ramp mysteriously caught fire again attracting brave/stupid souls from

on kid size quads and bikes like me to try and set the night's distance record.

The following morning was no less of an epic shred fest as Saturday, with slightly small

warmer and sunny weather. As the morning progressed one by one people would pack up

after burning their last tanks in the surf. This would wrap up yet another very successful an

Pismo Rager. I can't wait to do it all again in March at mile marker 4 for the Spring Break Pi

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The king of Goleta Beach surf Andrew Morin came out to shred with his barefoot surf

stance or die style that was seamless, fluid, and demanded respect. He also brought

a few buoys which all racers and fast moving freeriders were all over for some good

training. Taylor Curtis made it down from Morro Bay, CA just simply to blow

everyone's mind on the beach as he stomped under flip re-entries like it was nothing.

He went yet again for the double back flip attempt with his shoe laces secured this

time ;). Taylor was also the care taker of our very own Alaskan Freerider Tanner

Thomas, who was just on his 2 month annual Freeride tour which was cut short at

the Blowsion SurfSlam. His brand new superjet was ripped away from him in the

middle of a heat and was never seen again beneath the waves. He also had a rescue

hook go through his hand between his thumb and index finger in an accident trying

to rescue the ski. This being the case Taylor Curtis aka T.C.Freeride stepped up to helpTanner, letting him stay with him at his house and work on bomb proofing a new

2010 superjet hull he had pulled together for Tanner. Despite his recent injury, Tanner

was out on almost every ski he could ride slashing faces of waves and hucking a few

back flips to boot, I'm proud of that kid!

Mark and Helen Murphy came all the way from Chicago, IL for their annual vacation to

participate in the Freeride Ragers back from the Mexico Rager years. It is always great to

see the Murphs, Mark mutilates the surf on his Rickter FS-1 while Helen gets down on her

signature snake skin superjet and snaps some killer riding and life style photos for all of us

to reflect on when we get home. I always smile when I see them because they really bring

to life the joy and possibility of traveling all over to freeride with someone who you share

your life with. That is always the coolest thing to see. I shouldn't be surprised to see that out

of those two being that their wedding photos were taken standing on their Kawasaki

750 SXi's side by side on the beach!

Neil Ohrdolf made it out from Colorado to lay it down on his Polaris Octane and as if hecouldn't just leave with a great experience he also made out like a bandit with a fresh

Superfreak hull! I can't wait to see what Neil will do on that ski soon. This trip was great

for me because somewhere in the middle of my ride on Saturday something clicked for me. I

simply understood the way surf created its power when it curls and how to use the bottom

of my hull to ride the wave utilizing that power rather than a lot of steering. What came out

of that is a faster, more powerful, and fluid surf style that I always saw Joe Kenney ride with.

It all started to make sense to me and I couldn't get out of the water for hours at a time. It b

me to try my first rail grab nose stabs and rail grab re entries which were successful. This

definitely a great mile stone for my surf riding and I really look forward to making more pro

the start of next year!

Mark omez

Photo ourtesy Of Helen Murphy

Mark Gomez

Photo Courtesy Of Helen Murphy

Photo Courtesy Of Mark Murphey


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COMEBACKX-2'sX-2's

Back in 1986, Kawasaki introduced a two person Jet-Ski and named it the X-2. The ski wassteering hull small and compact with a 650cc two cylinder engine giving the pilot a motocross

the water. This little rocket made way for another class of racing into the IJSBA throughout the

late 80's and into the early 90's until Kawasaki discontinued production in 1995.

Lets fast forward to 2011, as a token of appreciation to the racers of the early days, the IJSBAre introduced two classes to commemorate the past. Vintage Ski which was a class for the Kawamodel hull and Vintage X-2 . Both classes were run on the infamous PRO Weekend. Vintage Ski won PRO Saturday with almost perfect storm conditions on the Colorado River. Sunday was almosconditions. With a slight breeze and a small ripple to the water, perfect for the X-2 to strut its stuff

Now, as for the racers of this class, I can honestly say that I personally knew 8 of the 10 riders online, and all of us wanted to put on a great race and a great show for the fans. The X-2's on the linranged from limiteds to full mods. Most had given up the little 650 for either a 750 or 800cc. With

a 800cc limit for the class, the skis were very close in power.

This was my first time on the line for the World Finals and when my holder, World Champion IJSBA Hall of Fame inductee Art Chambers, was coaching me on what was neededI looked back at the grandstands full of people cheering us on. One practice lap to lThe half track set-up. Back to the line, and Art stated " Next year, I'll be out here witThis year, your gonna be out in front!" Next thing I know...throttle up...watch the banSNAP! Were OFF!

COMEBACKth

This past October the IJSBA celebrated its 30 Annual

WORLD FINALS event in Lake Havasu City Arizona.

What makes this year any different than the past years?

The X-2 has made its comeback after many

years to help celebrate this event.

thThis past October the IJSBA celebrated its 30 AnnualWORLD FINALS event in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.What makes this year any different than the past years?

The X-2 has made its comeback after manyyears to help celebrate this event.


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Jon "JONNY-X2" Lee's #711got a GREAT hole shot literallyjumping out of the water. CharlesSimms #109 right on his pump andMe following up in the top 3 off the line.

One thing I learned was those BIG HYDRO-TURF Red and Yellow buoys hit back. Thebattles throughout the class were intense. Jonand Charles were battling for the lead when a fewlaps in, Jon must have got thirsty and gave up the

rdlead to Charles. I held a comfortable 3 place positionfor the entire race and even pulled a few "Leg Drags" for

the crowd rounding the final buoy of each lap. Jon DeLarosa#22, John Dewar #007, JJ Hickey Jr #3 and Ryan Gray #21

th thdiced it out for the 4 through 7 places.

After the race, many spectators came up to me along with others askingif this class will be around next year. Only the IJSBA can make a definitiveanswer to that one, but with the likes of Chris MacCulgage, Art Chambers

and some other notables sparking interest in running this class for years tocome! This year was 9 skis on the line, is 2012 going to have 20?

Consider this your invitation to come join the action!

AGAIN

X-2'sX-2's

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of the 2011 Thailand Jetski Kings

Cup from Team USA PWC Racing

of the 2011 Thailand Jetski KingsCup from Team USA PWC Racing

By Team Mechanic / Race Engineer Louis Milone, also covering teammates Christine Milone, Jeremy Schandelmayer, and EricLagoupolis

Well getting this trip organized for 2012 was difficult enough. The logistics involved are painful, and to be honest we all work fulljobs, and everyone is a little stretched for time as usual, but with the help of great people and Ambassadors to the sport like Tonyof Jettribe, and Gregg Jones of Tial Sport Turbochargers, we were once again able to pull it all together.As usual the containers were packed in Lake Havasu, immediately following the 2011 World Finals on Sunday evening, and at thpoint we say good bye to our precious cargo until we arrive in Bangkok a month or so later. This is always a tense time. We havheart and soul into this equipment and it is a bit of a leap of faith to just let it go.Well let's give a bit of backround. We sized back a bit this year, and only sent a single runabout. With the classes available it onmade sense to send the Team Mean Racing Turbo Seadoo GTi for open class, as Jeremy, and Christine could both run it, as theare 3 open classes available. We selected Pro Runabout open for Jeremy, and Am Vet (35+) Open for Christine. David Cabrerawould race his venerable #51 Hydro Space in the Amatuer Ski Limited class, and Eric Lagoupolis would race his 800 Super StocPro 800 Open. We also Had Rick Sherker with us running his Kawasaki in Pro Ski Open, but I think there is a separate release

him.To set right the details it is important to mention that Christine had never raced and had rarely even ridden the powerful 450+hp tGTi prior to landing in Bangkok, but We assured her that we could turn back the power and make it rideable for her. She made arounds in practice and started to feel comfortable, but still timid about the brute power of the machine. Her biggest concern wouthe standing starts. So to overcome this fear we spent most of Wed and Thursday evenings practicing real time starts with her,utilizing the full potential of the Antilag launch control system. After only 2 starts she looked like a natural, but we continued. 10 later it was like second nature. We encouraged her that even if she came home with only great starts, it would be a tremendousaccomplishment in this internationally competitive field of riders. Well she did not let us down. In the first turn of the first motoChristine left a door a bit open and took a hard hit to the left side of the boat, causing major damage, but the team was able to re

it good enough to race the remaining 7 motos unscaved. Christine Milone went 4 for 4 holeshots leading the field in every moto ithe first series of turns. Each moto she got more and more familiar with the boat, and in the end even had some good battles forpositions. In a field of 16, Christine came home 11th overall, but more importantly with the title Holeshot Queen!! it was an horace this powerful boat in such a competitive class, and to be honest after holeshots like that my traditional limited class power wnow seem slow !! commented Christine after the final moto.Jeremy Schandelmayer also had some great races, running as high in the pack as 5th, and as low as last in one moto where we battery issue, but in a qualifying field of 24, Jeremy qualified his craft 5th and also came home 11th overall. The conditions are jnot as well suited for our lightweight extremely pointy Turbo Seadoo GTi, as compared to the newest generation of hulls. Next ywe will be back with this powerplant tucked into the latest T3 Seadoo technology hull, and hopefully we can contend for the podiuquoted Schandelmayer following the races..David Cabrera on his first trip to Thailand for the Kings Cup had some tuning to do, and by mid day Saturday we were ready to dobattle. We closed the gap to 4th overall at the close of the day on Saturday, and the race was still up for grabs. Unfortunately amiscommunication, and a late changing pit board, caused David to start his final moto late, extinguishing any hopes for a Kings CPodium. I will be back in 2012, and I will be ready to claim a podium spot. After racing here once, this is my goal for 2012 quo

Cabrera after the races..Eric Lagoupolis, a past veteran of the kings cup, had a week of ups and downs. A boat that ran to perfection at the World FinalsLake Havasu, came out of the crate with troubles in Pattaya Beach. After 3 evenings of Test Rider Christine Milone, and MechainLouis Milone working out the bugs, we had the boat running at 90% by Saturday, but 90% was just not enough to claim Kings CuGold in 2011. Eric came home in 7th place, but vows to return and reclaim a podium spot in 2012.All in all it was a spectacular time for the team. The race site was spectacular, the hospitality of the Thai people is second to nonthe world, and this would be a great time to thank Team Flamingo Thailand for the use of some Man Power for moving boats arwithout our normal 4 Wheelers and Totes to use. We would also Like to Thank Sam and his Family of Motor Field of Bankok for thospitality, and logistics coordination, without them this would not be possible. Last I want to thank our Sponsors that made this possible: Jettribe and Tony Vo, Tial Sport Turbochargers and Gregg Jones, RIVA Racing and Dave Bamdas, and last ChampionMotorsport and Naveen MarajWe are already planning for 2012, hope to see you there.


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of the 2011 Thailand Jetski Kings

Cup from Team USA PWC Racing

of the 2011 Thailand Jetski KingsCup from Team USA PWC Racing

By Jettribe's Tony Vo.

As the Jettribe Team USA and support staff lands in Bangkok Thailand frocorners of the world , Maryland , Florida, Pennsylvania, Florida , CaliforniaVietnam. The logistics was crazy flying and meeting in one place a total ofmembers! We all landed in Sunday and some on Monday, the first day themembers has some R & R in Bangkok and site seeing.Then all caravan down to the race site Pataya! Then the real works beginsprepping the skis and practice and tuning the skis for the big race weeken

The Jettribe huge clan split up into two pods. The Race Team headed by Malone and the Jettribe Booth headed by Doan N. The Race Team got to skis and found the USA pit and got to work like a well oiled machine. For tKing's Cup Jettribe has stepped up our game and had shipped an entire J

booth , complete with all of the retails fixtures, tables , chairs, and a bunch2012 Jettribe gear headed for a one way trip to Thailand! It was a big gamit worked out well, our Jettribe 2012 gear was a huge hit and we were neaout! This year the Jettribe line took the foreigners by a storm and words cadescribe! Nearly half of the riders were sporting our Jettribe Ride gear!

Sales were phenomenal! But the greatest thing was that Tony Vo from Jetwas able to establish new relationship and reinforce the existing ones! Weable to spend some quality time with Scott from Hot Products USA and TeProducts of Japan and reflect on the PWC industry. Plus, Scott Fraizer timwith Scott Fraizer was priceless. Our Korean distributor flew in to hang ouJettribe to sign a huge exclusive Jettribe licensing agreement. Plus, Jettrione step closer on establishing Jettribe of China and Russia! We are extregrateful for our growth!

Jettribe is so proud of our Team riders on and off the water. They represent the

United States of America in the most honorable and respectful way possible. Plus,after a long day on the water the team was able to participate in the first ever fashionshow hosted by Jettribe at the King's Cup in Thailand! The Jettribe Fashion wascomplimented by a herd of local Thai hotties. Many thanks to Nok S. for announcingthe show in Thai!

Jettribe was able to personal meet the Prime Minister and present him with ourJettribe Team helmet. Plus, the Jettribe mini team vest was awarded to the keymembers who made this awesome event happened.

Before we all realized it the week was nearly to an end, the final awards night wasupon the Team USA / Jettribe and we dress in our best Jettribe Pit shirts andsupported our team members at the awards night Rick Sherker in Pro Stand Up openplace 2nd. taking time $11,000 and Sam Chaisirivichiean place 3rd, in 800 runabouttaking another $3,000! We are so proud of all of the our team members for placing

top 7 of all classes!

The last day was a calm but sad and emotional day as our team member departedback home to the USA. A few if us stayed behind for help Rick Sherker arrange thesales of his ski finding a new home in Thailand!

We look forward to next year, better and stronger! Many thanks to Sam of Motor Fieldand his family for the beyond the call of duty! Words cannot describe the efforts ofEddie for being there to support our team. The team is beyond grateful! We cannot ofdone it unless we had the support of our local Thai friends Sam & Family and Eddy!

And our sponsors Motor Field, Hot products, Blowsion, and TiAL Sport.



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YEARS of

The 2011 IJSBA World Finals went off in a big way and was one of the best we've had in years. Presented by Quakeysense, this year's eveth

marked the 30 year of championship watercraft racing in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and was marked by exciting races, record attendance a truly international presence. Thirty six countries were represented and world titles were taken back to the far corners of the globe.

This year's Vendor Alley was overflowing with the latest trick gear and the Vintage Jet Ski Museum was a must see blast from the past that had everyoreminiscing of the good old days. With weather ranging from sunny skies, rainy days and windy afternoons, there was something for everyone at th

year's Finals. The fastest up and coming ski racers on the planet battled it out in Amateur Ski Open this year to show the world who the next Pro Ski racWhen the band snapped it was the Josh Block show from wire to wire. On board his Rick Roy Products/Fly Racing/Impros sponsored Yamaha, Josh pride of his life to claim a world title. Behind Josh was an international field of future stars which was led by Japan's Kawasaki mounted Yuji Shiroki whsecond placeon board his super flashy Arizona Jet Ski SXR. A pair of Americans which included Kommander's wonder kid Kody Copenhaver and PeakSports' Jeremy Poper raced their way into third and fourth place respectively, while Evgeny Erukminov traveled all the way from Russia to finish out theSpeaking of up and comers, this year's Junior Ski 13-15 year olds put on a heck of a show for the packed Crazy Horse crowd. Looking like a seasoneMarkus Lutsokert of Tallinn, Estonia rode the rails off of his Lix prepped Kawasaki for the big win. Markus was low and mean with turning skills that hapotential sponsors licking their lips and trying to figure out what it will take to sign him up for the 2012 racing season. French rider Einidori Matteo tooplace aboard his Hydrospace just in front of Barnabas Satbo of Hungary who was also riding a four stroke powered machine. Just missing the podiumBlazin Blake Wicklund of Peoria, Arizona on an SXR and representing Accurate Pool Co. and Kommander Industries. To complete the top five was yeHungarian rider with mad skills, Alex-Bendequz D'ess who looked sharp on his Hydro.


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One of the most talked about and controversial group of the past year has been the wpopular Sport Spec class. Boasting eighteen riders, the ultra- affordable class was one the biggest races of tand was overflowing with top notch talent and big names from years past. Those guys (and girls) are all abo

and pure competition and it showed on and off the race course with plenty of smiles, handshakes and supporduring and after the races. Omaha, Nebraska's Mike Moraczewski put the hammer down and was our big winboard his gray Quikski Racing Sea Doo HX. For the third year in a row, Texas' Joseph Rober ts took second plhis trusty Fly/Sims Racing HX while So Cal's hotshot Casey Mauldin piloted his incredibly slick looking blackGraphics Yamaha WaveBlaster to that third and fina podium spot. Stand up sensation Jimmy Wilson, also aboa Blaster, worked his way into the fourth spot while last year's Sport Modified champion squeezed in for fifth athe checkered flags flew.

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In honor of the World Final's thirtieth anniversary the IJSBA added sometreats for the weekend which included the return of vintage racing in tof Kawasaki X2's and 440/550's on a modified version of the race courIn the X2 class it was all about Team ASAP Racing's Charles Sims. Cha

the big win on his self- built ski in fine fashion, overtaking ASAP/Pyro Imteammate and legend of the sport, Johnny X2 Lee at the first turn andlooking back. Jonny put in a tough ride, fighting an ill handling craft for

race to claim second ahead of Doug Karty Wolf from Modesto, CA. Tstand-up guys had their hands full with rough conditions putting their enand handling skills to the test. Although he lives in NorCal, Mike Pardonstill represents Begrade, Serbia on his entry forms, and represents it wput the hurt on the competition and claimed victory on his PCM/Suki Rasponsored JS550 in front of another NorCal r ider and DJSA outlaw, RyaLiquid Militia's Michael Demauro was hangin' tough the entire race to taplace just ahead of vintage ski legend Jeff Mr. Ski Harger of Chandler,

It may be the flashy paint jobs, crazy hairdos or beefy, tricked out skis tfreestyle wildly popular with the Jet Ski crowds, or it just might be the fact that freestylers pull of the raddest, sickest, most insane tricks imaginable. Whatever the reason, nothing packs the hFreestyle. With only two minutes to shine, its put up or shut up time and in the Amateur ranks it w

Derrick Kemnitz Jr. who shined all day long. DK-2 blew the bleachers away and tooWorld Championship aboard his Ski Clinic/Hydro-Turf sponsored B.O.B. (Backflip o

Budget) ski with innovative tricks like helicopters, one handed and no handed rolls acontinuous backflips. Hailing from Hertfordshire, England, Jack Moule bested LucaVasconcelos for second place and third place in that order. Pro Freestyle took it to level and drove the crowd nuts with jaw dropping tricks and stellar routines. The cr

the crop of was Sakaida Kazuaki of Magoya, Japan who strung together giant backhanded flips, deep subs and plenty of huge smiles for the crowd. Also putting in a

routine was another Japanese competitor Masaki Wake, who earned the runner up his Quakeysense/Hot Products sponsored craft. The final podium spot went to perh flashiest rider of the weekend. Coming all the way from Moscow, Potanin Ivan wasn around and landed some of the highest, gnarliest backflips ever seen in freestyle com

The crowd approved with massive applause and was clearly surprised when the judawarded him with third place.

The unmistakable sound of GP Runabouts launching off the starting line is by far on

most hair-raising and exciting spectacles of the World Finals. This year's race was short of an instant classic with a last lap, last turn, big win for the United Kingdom'sBushell. James was in second behind Monster/Kawasaki's Craig Warner for the enbut did not give up or let off the gas and when Craig went to pick up the black, mak

that was all Bushell needed to dive underneath and sneak in for the win. Warner seshocked to see Bushell's Sea Doo take the checkered flags and the bleachers eruptroar of appreciation for James' never give up attitude. When the waves settled it wwith the GP Runabout championship, Warner with a disappointing second place anrider George Kasza with a hard earned third place. Rounding out the top five were JMasaharu Takenoshita in fourth on a Sea Doo and another Serbian rider Pablo LindKawasaki reeling in fifth place.


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Gp Ski rocked the house with an unprecedented 26 riders on the line in the roughest waters of the entire weekend. Withwhitecaps all across the lake and huge, choppy rollers through the entire racecourse the riders had a hard time holdingon to their steroid injected machines and it was survival of the fittest for ten laps of mayhem. Many riders took somebig water samples and some either sunk their boats or got so beat up that they did not finish the race. The conditionswere not an issue for the very fast French rider Dardillat Valentin, who piloted his Cobra Watercraft/Tech One RacingKawasaki based machine to the front of the pack in every moto. Valentin charged his way to the win just ahead ofmulti time champ Kevin Reiterer on his black Hydrospace rocket-ship. Reiterer rode the rails off his Hydro, but couldnot make it happen and it was Valentin with the championship at the end of the day. Third place went to Japaneserider Hideyuki Kurahashi who was also on a Hydrospace and looked at home in the nasty rough stuff. Las Vegas'golden boy Rob Flores was in contention for the overall win but had some troubles in the last moto and had to settlefor fourth place on the weekend while ex Pro Ski champ Brice Lopez from Vauvert, France rode his Bullet SXR intofifth place in what was one of the toughest races of the entire finals.

The Pro Am Women's Ski class is always one to watch and this year's race was one that won't soonbe forgotten, especially for New Zealand's Kylie Elmers. Kylie claimed her first Pro Women's Ski titlewith a dominating second moto that showed the world, and her sponsor, Jettribe, she was a big timeplayer. Coming in second was last year's champion Emi Kanamori on her wicked-fast

Monster/Kawasaki sponsored SXR. Emi rode the hell out of her ski, but could not close the gap onKylie and had to settle for the bridesmaid position. Third place went to Belgium based rider Francois

Yuki who looked real sharp on her Quakeysense/Hot Lips sponsored ride and stayed on the gas allthe way to the podium. Keeping with the international theme, Hiroshima, Japan's Enami Ishikawarode hard for fourth place while Beatriz Curtinhal of Portugal slid in for fifth place on her Hydrospace.

One of the most coveted titles up for grabs every World Finals is the Pro Runabout Open champion-ship. This year's twenty rider field was brimming with talent and the gloves were off as the badsnapped. With the one-two punch was yet again, James Bushell taking the big win on his Sea DooCentre prepped fire breathing monster. James looked lightning fast and was unstoppable as he toreaway from the pack and romped his way to the top of the podium. Monster Energy/MountainMotorsport's King D Dustin Farthing tried every trick in his arsenal, but could do no better thansecond place behind Bushell while his Monster/Kawasaki teammate Craig Warner railed his wayfrom a bad start into third place for the weekend. The other fast Sea Doo in the mix was fourth placerider Jared Moore from Gouteng, South Africa who pulled out all the stops and managed to hold off

former World Runabout champion the fighter Nicolus Rius on his pink Edge Performanceequipped Yamaha.

Saving the best for last, Pro Ski lined up twenty deep for what was an all- out barnburner thatshowcased the speed, endurance and talent of the fastest stand-up racers in the world.The water conditions were perfect for letting the skis reach top speed and with the logjumps open the fans were in for a treat. Steven Dauliach of Dubai was on fire the entireweekend and won just about every moto he raced in on his way to claiming the title inconvincing fashion. His red and chrome XBJ Racing Hydrospace was always out front,which was a good advertisement for his racing school and with thousands of dollarson the line, not bad for his wallet either! Pulling off a very satisfying second placewas Portuguese rider Tiaso Sousa aboard a Kawasaki SXR. Third place was therising star and Mr. Consistent of the weekend, Fly Racing's Rick Sherker on hisblack and blue Kawasaki while four th place was Hydrospace mounted MasaharuTakenoshita, who managed to stay in front of Kevin Reiterer for ten laps and some

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BRAZIL 2011BRAZIL 2011 Zack Bright here to give you my scoop on my recent travels to Brazil for the 3rd and final stop of the IFWA World Tour.

My girlfriend Kristen and I started our trip off heading to LAX for a red eye to Peru, a 5 hour layover then a flight to Sao

Paulo then finally to Florianopolis. We were picked up by Monica Levy, Tchello Brandao s driver for the event, and were

taken to Tchello s house to get some sleep from our 30 hour travel extravaganza.

Zack Bright here to give you my scoop on my recent travels to Brazil for the 3rd and final stop of the IFWA World Tour.My girlfriend Kristen and I started our trip off heading to LAX for a red eye to Peru, a 5 hour layover then a flight to SaoPaulo then finally to Florianopolis. We were picked up by Monica Levy, Tchello Brandao's driver for the event, and weretaken to Tchello's house to get some sleep from our 30 hour travel extravaganza.

We woke up and started our 3 hour journey with South African Jake Montandon to the Santa Catarina coast where the event was to be held

and checked in to our hotel. We met up with Carolann and Rob Giustina and headed to get some pizza for dinner and met up with my 2 favorite

Brazilians Tiago Geitens and Bruno Jacob. We had some drinks and pizza and decided to call it a night so we woke wake up early and test the

ski that Tchello had built for Jake and I to ride in the comp.

We woke up and started our 3 hour journey with South African Jake Montandon to the Santa Catarina coast where the event was to be heldand checked in to our hotel. We met up with Carolann and Rob Giustina and headed to get some pizza for dinner and met up with my 2 favoriteBrazilians, Tiago Geitens and Bruno Jacob. We had some drinks and pizza and decided to call it a night so we woke wake up early and test theski that Tchello had built for Jake and I to ride in the comp.

We woke up and headed to the event site which was decked out wtents and pit area for the event which was very nice. I tested the ski pretty good since it was a Lenzi ski that was shortened -3'' off the balowered gunwales. They had qualifying that day but since I was alreafor the next day i got to sit back relax and watch the big waves with tand pros going through their rounds. The most interesting thing was helicopter started flying around with a huge Lenzi sticker on the side

to my surprise Lenzi himself piloting it. He did a couple fly bys and tin the sand. I went over to go say hello and saw he was already in hiready to ride his qualifying round. Lenzi's mechanic was there with h

to go. He handed Lenzi his helmet and he went out rode his round, pback on the beach, gave his helmet to his mechanic, got in his helicoleft.... it was like something out of a James Bond movie!

We headed back to the hotel and got dinner with Pierre Maixent, JEric Perreud, Tchello, Jake, Carolann, Rob, Kristen and myself. We wPizza Buffet that was the craziest thing ever, basically you have a wh says i want pizza and the servers come by with different types of

from shrimp pizzas all the way to chocolate and ice cream pizza! S

The next day I had to ride one heat. I ended up winning so I adv the next day. Jake was riding in amateur and pro class so he rode 5 times that day. He won his classes for amateur but had to ride Lenzi and barely lost. He had to ride in the LCQ class and win it to the pro contest and won it so he was cleared to ride the next day. who nobody was even sure he was coming until the dayhe showed up, was walking upand own the beach testing skisto ride for the contest.

He settled for a yellowsuperjet, won his round, andadvanced to the next day. Every-body was riding really strongand we knew the next day was

going to be a great contest.Through the day we watchedthe craziness that was amateurclass. People sinking skis leftand right. You could tell localswere having a bit of a tough timebecause of the overhead superpowerful waves. It was very hard

to time waves for everyone and surf riding was a difficult task becauyou were definitely going to get pounded by the waves. The rescue te

the sit down was on it as far as rescuing guys. The team on the beacswim out to the skis, hook a line on a ski and pull it in from the beachad a really good system which was nice to have.


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That night Alessander Lenzi invited us to his house to do a

flat water show on the river. I figured it was going to be a

couple people from the event and was going to be pretty mellow.

We headed over the bridge to his house and i was so far off.

There were bleachers full of people on both sides of the river

and a ramp in the middle of the river. This was going to be one

heck of a show We got to Lenzi's badass house and things

started to get crazy. Lenzi had a pilot warming up his helicopter

in his back yard, David Prado was warming up doing a flat

water routine in the river. Jake got on a ski and a few other

guys as well as Lenzi, on his 1200cc monster, and headed to

the bleacher area. Tchello was on the mic getting the crowd

stoked and the helicopter was following the crew of skis low

behind them. As they were heading out a firework show went off.

That night Alessander Lenzi invited us to his house to do a

flat water show on the river. I figured it was going to be a

couple people from the event and was going to be pretty mellow.

We headed over the bridge to his house and i was so far off.

There were bleachers full of people on both sides of the riverand a ramp in the middle of the river. This was going to be one

heck of a show! We got to Lenzi's badass house and things

started to get crazy. Lenzi had a pilot warming up his helicopter

in his back yard, David Prado was warming up doing a flat

water routine in the river. Jake got on a ski and a few other

guys as well as Lenzi, on his 1200cc monster, and headed to

the bleacher area. Tchello was on the mic getting the crowd

stoked and the helicopter was following the crew of skis low

behind them. As they were heading out a firework show went off.

I dont mean a cheesy fire work show either, im talking like a show you would see

at Disneyland. People started going crazy. Skis were hitting a ramp with a ring of

fire around it. Lenzi was doing flips and rolls. Jake was spraying people and going

crazy. Next thing you know there was a guy on fire on a jet ski hitting the ramp jump

and people jumping out of Lenzi's helicopter. I knew I had to get out there so i took

Lenzis spare 1105cc ski and headed towards the action WOT. I sped by the

bleachers a few times and realized, i really cant do flatwater freestyle, but here I am

with a screaming crowd and a totally capable ski so i had to do something. I went

for it and did a 180 spin into a backflip and landed it The place was going crazy

at Disneyland. People started going crazy. Skis were hitting a ramp with a ring offire around it. Lenzi was doing flips and rolls. Jake was spraying people and goingcrazy. Next thing you know there was a guy on fire on a jet ski hitting the ramp jumpand people jumping out of Lenzi's helicopter. I knew I had to get out there so i took

Lenzis spare 1105cc ski and headed towards the action WOT. I sped by thebleachers a few times and realized, i really cant do flatwater freestyle, but here I amwith a screaming crowd and a totally capable ski so i had to do something. I wentfor it and did a 180 spin into a backflip and landed it! The place was going crazyand I had the biggest grin on my face. Lenzi closed out the showback to his house. We warmed up in the Jacuzzi and talked about what had justwent down. It was by far the craziest thing i had been a part of and is somethingill never forget. That same night we headed out to Bali Hai for the Jet Waves officialparty and a pageant to crown the 2011 Jetwaves girl. It was one heck of a partyand we all had a blast.

I dont mean a cheesy fire work show either, im talking like a show you would see

and we headed

The next morning was the final day of the contest. The waves were big and thebeach was packed. I had to ride first against Tiago and I had to win it to advanceor risk being sent into the LCQ round. I was excited to ride because I lost to Tiagoin Oregon just a few weeks back and was ready to get some revenge hahaa. Weheaded out and everything was going smooth. I went to do a madonna flip but itwasn't the right wave for that move so i just did a stock backflip. When i landed the

ski just died... i sat there trying to get the ski started and was confused becausethe ski ran great the whole event. I sat there for about 20 seconds and decided ishould wave the rescue guys over to tow me in before i got smashed by a wave.They came over and tied up the nose of my ski. I decided to give the ski one moreshot and it started right up! I had the rescue team untie me and headed back into

the waves. Slightly worried because I lost a good chunk of time I did some surfriding and then went for a barrel roll. I landed the roll and the ski died again... it

took another 30 seconds to get the ski running and i was so frustrated that Istarted punching the crap out of the ski. I knew it was over. There was no way icould come back from that much lost time.

The round ended and i got the news that i lost. I sat in our pit area by myself,trying to take in what just happened. One thing i have learned from all that is, lettingthose kind of things get to your head is never a good idea. You get way to stressedout and it totally affects your riding and your moral. The best thing is to brush itoff and just stay positive, you got to keep your head up.

I waited for my shot at the LCQ round and watched Pierre, Lenzi, and Tiago all

riding great. My LCQ finally came and I had to beat a local guy and Jake to advance.I went out and just couldn't put it together. The waves weren't working for me and Iwas really struggling out there. I came to the beach and prayed that it was goodenough to move on. I watched Jakes run and he rode really good. Jake had the bestsurf riding of the whole event and was really making things work out there. I knew itwas going to be close between us.

Next up was the big air event. it was one three minute round. Bruno went first anddid a Super Flip while doing a flair and I thought he killed himself. It was super violentand looked like the landing really hurt. Luckily, he was ok but he definitely got thecrowd started. Jake went out next and accidentally did a backflip re-entry becausehe hit the wave super late and lost the ski in the process. Continued...

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He got it back and did some really good madonna flips and

even went for a no handed flip It was awesome. Lenzi went

up next and right at the buzzer did the cleanest plate to

plate Double Barrel Roll I have ever seen. It was amazing

The crowd was going crazy. I got an awesome sequence

photo of it and made a nice photo for the mag as you can

see. I looked at Pierre and he said he was out. There was

really nothing that could even touch what Lenzi had just

done. I agreed and hoped on the radio to ask tchello who

had won between Jake and I in our LCQ round since it was

never announced. I said if I won it then Im not going to ride

in the big air. Tchello responded with Jake won the LCQ, if

you don't ride the big air then you don't have anything else

to do. I looked at Jake, congratulated him on the win, threw

on my helmet and went out for big air. Since I had no more

stress from the event and knew i couldn't beat Lenzi, i went

out and rode great. I only had 3 mins to ride and did all but

one backflip combination, barrel roll combos and even almost

landed a barrel roll re-entry on my first try even going for one

It was good for me because i finally had a good run and got to

show every one I didn't really suck at jetskis but it was too late

for me. It basically re-enforced that I ride better when I don't

stress out and let things get to me. I know now for the future

to just chill out and ride like i know I can.

He got it back and did some really good madonna flips andeven went for a no handed flip! It was awesome. Lenzi wentup next and right at the buzzer did the cleanest plate toplate Double Barrel Roll I have ever seen. It was amazing!

The crowd was going crazy. I got an awesome sequencephoto of it and made a nice photo for the mag as you cansee. I looked at Pierre and he said he was out. There wasreally nothing that could even touch what Lenzi had justdone. I agreed and hoped on the radio to ask tchello whohad won between Jake and I in our LCQ round since it was

never announced. I said if I won it then Im not going to ridein the big air. Tchello responded with Jake won the LCQ, ifyou don't ride the big air then you don't have anything elseto do. I looked at Jake, congratulated him on the win, threw

on my helmet and went out for big air. Since I had no morestress from the event and knew i couldn't beat Lenzi, i wentout and rode great. I only had 3 mins to ride and did all butone backflip combination, barrel roll combos and even almost

landed a barrel roll re-entry on my first try even going for one!It was good for me because i finally had a good run and got toshow every one I didn't really suck at jetskis but it was too latefor me. It basically re-enforced that I ride better when I don'tstress out and let things get to me. I know now for the futureto just chill out and ride like i know I can.

The next heat was Tiago against Lenzi and it was a great round. Lenzi was doinghuge no handed barrel rolls and Tiago was surfing great while doing flip combosand one hand one foot barrel rolls. Lenzi went for another double barrel roll andonly got 3/4 around on this one and hurt his leg on the landing. He lost his skiand swam in to the beach to get his back up ski but time had ran out. It took thema long time to decide the winner. It was a close round but Tiago got the win!

Pierre went and won his next round so the finals were set for Tiago against Pierrefor 1st and Jake against Lenzi for 3rd. At this point Jake had rode about 7 timesbecause of riding in both classes so he was super tired. It looked like he had

secured 1st place for AM class so he was stoked either way it went. Pierre and Tiago set off for a 10 min heat. it was a good round with Taigo surfriding really good while Pierre kicked it off with an aerial assault. Tiago saw thatpierre was doing big tricks and set out for some backflips. I see tiago do a flip

that looks like a 1 footer but all of a sudden both of his feet came out. His polehyper extends but he had a death grip and held on thru the whole flip. He landedwith his ski flat and his legs over his head like a scorpion. We all thought thatsomething was wrong but before the next wave even came he's up and riding,definitely shaken he went out surfing. Pierre looked like he was struggling withhis ski in the surf and would do a really good turn and then would just fall overriding. You could hear his prop cavitating as soon as he would touch whitewater so you knew that was affecting his riding. He proceeded to do greataerials like we all know he can do and was riding super smooth in that aspect.he lost his ski at one point of the heat so Tiago got some precious time to domore barrel roll combos. All in all they looked super close by the end of theround and you knew it was going to be up to the score sheets.

Lenzi had decided that his leg was too injured to go for another round and opted to sit

out. It was all good with Jake as he had just secured a 3rd place finish at his second oversea event and first time riding in the pro class not only riding in AMs at the same time.

The award ceremony began and every one involved in the event wasrecognized. they started the AM class award with Andr Martins taking 3rd,Everardo Souza taking 2nd, and Jake Montandon securing 1st place. Jake wasstoked! Lenzi took his award for first place in the Big Air. Then the moment we hadbeen waiting for, Jake Montandon took the stage accepting his 3rd place with Pierreand Tiago stand waiting to hear...... Tiago Geitens takes first place! The crowdwent crazy and Tiago was so happy. It was a cool moment for sure. They took

there metals after a classic champagne fight. Next i got called up for securing 3rdplace in points for the whole IFWA tour with Rob standing in for Ross Championfor 2nd and Pierre Maixent taking 1st place and his 5th World Title.

I cant wait for next year with all the knowledge I have now and try to better my plactour for 2012. Right now there are 4 confirmed events bringing Portugal back on the possibly getting Australia in for a 5th stop, its going to be another amazing experiencehave been able to do any of it with out my sponsors like Cold-Fusion, Blowsion, LightHydro-Turf, Kal-Gard Oil, Liquid Militia clothing, Go-Pro Camera, ODI Grips, Premier LPlaster, My Girlfriend Kristen, and my Family and friends. Thanks everyone for being b

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Lenzi took his award for first place in the Big Air. Then the moment we had been wJake Montandon took the stage accepting his 3rd place with Pierre and Tiago stand w

hear...... Tiago Geitens takes first place! The crowd went crazy and Tiago was so haa cool moment for sure. They took there metals after a classic champagne fight. Nextup for securing 3rd place in points for the whole IFWA tour with Rob standing in for RChampion for 2nd and Pierre Maixent taking 1st place and his 5th World Title.

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Jettribe USA5220 Gabbert RdMoorpark, CA. 930211-800-251-7833

PowerSports Hawaii720 Ahua StreetHonolulu, HI 96819808-839-7770

Arizona Jetski17037 N. Cave Creek Rd

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Rock County Jetski1135 N. Parker Dr.Janesville, WI 53545608-743-1305

Jetski Planet2812 Tyler CtSpring hill, TN 37174615-714-7508

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Havasu Watercraft Salvage1520 Industrial Ave Ste CEscondido, CA 920291-800-680-6621

The Ski Clinic801 Fulton Shipyard RdAntioch, CA 94509-7547925-706-2858

Jet Blast of MS3410 A aveGulfport, MS 39507228-382-2359

MX100FACTORY278 c ave Pasteurle HaillanFrance, 33185

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Action Power Sports3235 N Arizona AveSuite 12Chandler, AZ. 85225480-632-5565

Erie Surf and Ski1008 Crook StGrafton, OH 44044Shop: (216)539-8882

Walt's Motorsports & Marine1551 South Palo Verde BoulevardLake Havasu City AZ 86403Phone: (928) 855-5019

Scribs Performance1066 Greenfield Dr.El Cajon, CA 92021619-444-1553

Markus Erlach SX-R.comRed Baron Racing GmbH

4600 Wels - Austria / EuropePhone: +43 6643304686

LPW2235 Sewell Mill RoadMarietta, Ga. 30062

Pacific Motorsports322 N. Orange Avenue #CBrea, CA 92821(714) 671-1145

Oasis Performance11868 Coon Trail RdHarvard, IL. 60033

847-639-7527

Downtown Motorsports425 W. San Carlos St.San Jose, CA 95110408-490-4211

MOTO TECHNOLOGIES4740 Myrtle Ave. Suites 2 & 3Sacramento, CA 95841(916) 334-7665

M&M Marine

117 B West Brannan Island Rd.Isleton, CA 95641916-770-5720

Gasket Technology1600 W. Acoma Blvd, Ste 18Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

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Are there any new and exciting products coming

from Kommander in the near future?

We will have about 15 new products we have released or

are releasing in the next few weeks and at the World Finals.

We also have some very cool products in the works. There's lots of new

stuff coming.

Is there a Factory Kawasaki connection with Kommander?

Yes!

Who is on the Kommander racing team for 2011?

We have so many racers that we support on many levels all over the

world. Our Main Pro Riders are Dustin and Tyron Motzouris, Chris

Lawrence, Ian Roberts, Craig Warner, Jake Barker, Lisa Barsby, Jim

Goodchild, Mark Gomez, David Redinger,we also support a small team of

Junior riders. J.J. and Skylar Stone, Blake Wicklund, The Conroy Sisters

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