2009-10-19
Final Wrap Up on the 2009 World Finals in Havasu. More to come soon...
October 17, 2009
Presented by Monster Energy, R. MacClugage wins Pro-Am Women Ski,
Ellmers wins third straight in Pro-Am Women Runabout
Expanded Results Below
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.—Austria’s
Kevin Reiterer in Pro Ski, New Zealand’s Sam Harvey in Pro Runabout and
Brazil’s Alessander Lenzi in Pro Freestyle were the Pro champions
crowned during Sunday’s finale of the 28th Annual quakysense
International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) World Finals,
presented by Monster Energy.
Held on Lake Havasu and
featured nearly 650 entries from 31 States and 36 nations, the
quakysense IJSBA World Finals, presented by Monster Energy, IJSBA World
Championship titles were presented in a total of 41 closed-course
racing classes, four slalom classes as well as Pro Freestyle and
Amateur Freestyle during the week-long event.
The race
site for the 11th consecutive year was at the purpose-built Aqua
Stadium on the grounds of the Crazy Horse RV Resort and Campgrounds in
the Arizona resort of Lake Havasu City.
Reiterer, of
Wiener Leustadt, was in just his third world finals and captured his
first IJSBA Pro Ski World Championship by finishing second and first in
a Hydrospace watercraft in the two 12-lap motos that featured a total
of 20 riders.
In winning his third world championship of
this event (Pro-Am Ski Limited and Pro-Am Grand Prix), Reiterer grabbed
the hole shot in the day’s final moto ahead of first moto winner Steven
Dauliach of France and held on to capture his first Pro Ski gold medal.
Dauliach, who currently resides in Dubai and was a two-time IJSBA Pro
Ski World Champion, claimed the silver medal in another Hydrospace with
his 1-2 moto finishes. Earning the bronze medal in Pro Ski was France’s
Jean Baptiste Botti with 5-3 finishes on a Kawasaki.
“I
can’t realize it now,” said Reiterer. “This is my third time here. I
was a junior my first time here and this time it was pretty good. I
want to thank my dad because without him, I wouldn’t even be riding jet
skis. I hope I can come back here again every year of my life and race
because it is my life.”
Harvey, of Auckland, captured his
first IJSBA Pro World Championship in Pro Runabout, came from behind on
a Sea-Doo to finish second and then first in the 14-lap motos in the
16-boat field. In the final moto Harvey got the hole shot, but was
passed at the start by two-time defending race champion and first moto
winner Craig Warner, who held the lead until engine problems slowed him
down on the ninth lap, giving up the lead to Harvey for good.
While Harvey won the gold medal in Pro Runabout Open, the silver went
to Australia’s Anthony Antees with a pair of third-place moto finishes
on a Sea-Doo and the bronze was claimed by Chris MacClugage, Lake
Havasu City, Ariz., with 5-2 moto finishes on a Yamaha.
“Awesome,” shouted Harvey after he brought his boat to the shore.
“Finally -- finally we’ve done it after 10 years of coming to the IJSBA
World Finals. We were fortunate in the end but this team has been great
all weekend and it feels good. Without my father, I wouldn’t be here
and this is for him more than anyone.”
Lenzi, of Jaragua
De Sul, who won his second IJSBA World Championship in Pro Freestyle
after returning for to Lake Havasu to compete for the first time since
winning his initial gold medal in 2001, maneuvered his Yamaha personal
watercraft through a creative two-minute acrobatic routine, earning a
title-winning 49.0 score (out of 50.0 possible). The exuberant Lenzi
outdistanced a veteran field of 12 freestylists that included Japan’s
two-time defending champion Fumikazu Watanabe who finished second with
a score of 48.2.
“It was really okay,” said Lenzi as he
celebrated on the shore with his competitors. “I had a problem with the
power in the middle of the two minutes but I was able to put many
tricks together and won and that was the important thing. I’m very,
very happy.”
Under mostly sunny skies, light breezes, air
temperatures hovering in the high 90s and fairly mild water conditions,
the final eight 2009 IJSBA World Championships were decided Sunday.
In addition to the three Pro classes, the other 2009 IJSBA World
Champions crowned Sunday were Blaine Spires, Gardnerville, Nev. (2-1)
(Pro-Am Runabout 800SS-Sea-Doo), Rachel MacClugage, Lake Havasu City,
Ariz. (England) (3-2) (Pro-Am Women Ski Limited-Hydrospace), Kylie
Ellmers, Melbourne, Australia (1-1) (Pro-Am Women Runabout
Limited-Sea-Doo), Quinten Bossche, Oostende, Belgium (1-1) (Junior Ski
13-15 Stock-Hydrospace) and Joseph Edwards, Doncaster, England (1-1)
(Junior Ski 10-12 Stock-Hydrospace).
It was the first
IJSBA Pro-Am World Championship for both Spires and MacClugage while
Ellmers won her class for the third straight year.
Of the
47 IJSBA World Championships won, a total of 12 different countries won
IJSBA World Championships this year. Leading the way was England with
nine gold medals, followed by the USA with seven, Kuwait (6), Thailand
and Austria (5 each) and Australia and Canada with four each.
The results of the 2009 IJSBA Nation’s Cup will be posted later tonight on www.ijsba.com.
quakysense is the world’s leader in competition wetsuits and has a display featuring these and a wide variety of accessories.
Bringing an even greater presence to this year’s event than they have
in the past, Monster Energy, the Corona, Calif.-based energy drink
company, was the presenting sponsor of the event. Monster Energy have
brought an expanded entertainment experience to this year’s festival
complete with their display and hospitality vehicles, stage, Monster
Girls and increased sampling opportunities.
The massive
racing extravaganza was once again being held in the shadow of the
original London Bridge on the offshoot waters of the Colorado River.
Lake Havasu City is also celebrating “London Bridge Days” this week.
Another highlight of the final day was the Sea-Doo X-Team “Brake the
Bank” Bounty event with over $20,000 in contingency and prize money
available to Sea-Doo watercraft racers winning select classes. Winning
the Bounty one-lap challenge and earning a $1,000 Sea-Doo bonus on
Sunday was multi-time IJSBA World Champion Eric Lagopoulos, Sarasota,
Fla., who also won the 2009 IJSBA World Championships in Pro-Am
Runabout Open Slalom this week.
Joining quakysense as a
major sponsor of the event for the first time since 2004 is the Lake
Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau. Presenting sponsor is
Monster Energy. Associate sponsors are Bud Light (distributed by Romer
Beverage Co.), Synergyn Racing Oil, VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network,
Alliance Beverage Distributors, and Riva Motorsports. OEM support is
again being provided by Kawasaki, Sea-Doo and Yamaha.
Sanctioned under rules of the IJSBA, with world headquarters in Half
Moon Bay, Calif. and produced in association with Jim Russell’s DSM
Events of Lake Havasu City, the quakysense IJSBA World Finals, of
personal watercraft racing, presented by Monster Energy is one of the
world's most unique and spectacular sporting championships.
The official website of the quakysense IJSBA World Finals was www.ijsba.com,
which hosted live audito and video streaming, through VoiceAmerica Talk
Radio, from the event site, while the official website of the Lake
Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau is www.golakehavasu.com.
International Jet Sports Boating Association
28th annual quakysense IJSBA World Finals
Presented by Monster Energy
Oct. 10-18, 2009
Crazy Horse RV Resort and Campgrounds, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
2009 IJSBA World Champions
CLOSED-COURSE
PRO
Pro Ski – Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace
Pro Runabout – Sam Harvey, New Zealand, Sea-Doo
Pro Freestyle – Alessander Lenzi, Brazil, Yamaha
PRO-AM
Pro-Am Ski Limited – Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace
Pro-Am Ski Stock – Mike Klippenstein, Canada, Hydrospace
Pro-Am Women Ski Limited – Rachel MacClugage, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. (England), Hydrospace
Pro-Am Runabout 800SS – Blaine Spires, Gardnerville, Nev., Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Runabout Stock – Timothy Neff, Noblesville, Ind., Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Runabout Limited – Kylie Ellmers, Australia, Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Women Runabout Limited – Kylie Ellmers, Australia, Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Sport – Chokuthit Molee, Thailand, Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Grand Prix Runabout Open – Chokuthit Molee, Sea-Doo
Pro-Am Grand Prix Ski Open – Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace
EXPERT
Expert Veteran Ski Open – Jim Goodchild, England, Hydrospace
Expert Ski Limited – Anya Colley, England, Hydrospace
Expert Runabout Limited – Carl Lampe Jr., New Zealand, Sea-Doo
AMATEUR
Amateur Freestyle – Manabu Matsubayashi, Japan, Yamaha
Amateur Runabout Open – Cesare Vismara, Italy (posthumously)
Amateur Veteran Ski Limited – Lisa Barsby, England, Hydrospace
Amateur Runabout 800 SS - Supadet Tansai, Thailand, Sea-Doo
Amateur Ski Open – Anya Colley, England, Hydrospace
Amateur Runabout Classic Open - Mohammad Burabee, Kuwait, Yamaha
Amateur Classic 2-Stroke Ski Limited - Cory Cole, Canada, Kawasaki
Amateur Veteran Runabout Open - Leslie Cooke, Australia, Sea-Doo
Amateur Runabout Stock - Mohammad Burabee, Kuwait, Yamaha
Amateur Runabout Classic Stock - Mohammad Burabee, Kuwait, Yamaha
Amateur Runabout Classic Limited - Mohammad Burabee, Kuwait, Yamaha
Amateur Runabout 800 Limited – Drew Roush, Elkview, West Virginia, Sea-Doo
Amateur Ski Lites – Conrad Cole, Canada, Kawasaki
Amateur Runabout Lites – Khaled Burabee, Kuwait, Yamaha
MASTERS
Masters Ski Open – Jim Goodchild, England, Hydrospace
Masters Ski Stock – Lisa Barsby, England, Hydrospace
NOVICE
Novice Ski Limited - Arthit Wongpinta, Thailand, Hydrospace
Novice Veteran Ski Open – Gerald Wong, Canada, Hydrospace
Novice Women Ski Limited - Katharina Lach, Austria, Hydrospace
Novice Ski Stock - Arthit Wongpinta, Thailand, Hydrosport
Novice Runabout Limited – Charles Ewen, Deland, Florida, Sea-Doo
Novice Runabout Stock - Mohammad Albaz, Kuwait, Kawasaki
JUNIOR
Junior Ski 10-12 Lites - Joseph Edwards, United Kingdom, Hydrospace
Junior Ski 10-12 Stock – Joseph Edwards, United Kingdom, Hydrospace
Junior Ski 13-15 Limited – Quinten Bossche, Belgium, Hydrospace
Junior Ski 13-15 Lites – Joshua Block, West Harrison, Indiana, Yamaha
Junior Ski 13-15 Stock – Quinten Bossche, Belgium, Hydrospace
SLALOM
Pro-Am Ski Open – Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace
Pro-Am Runabout Open – Eric Lagopoulos, Sarasota, Fla., Sea-Doo
Junior Ski 10-15 Stock – Luke Day, Australia, Kawasaki
Junior Runabout Limited – Brandon McMillan, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Hydrospace
EXPANDED RESULTS
LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZ.
– Top finishers from the Pro and Pro-Am classes for the overall World
Championships in the 28th quakysense International Jet Sports Boating
Association (IJSBA) World Finals, presented by Monster Energy, being
held through Sunday on Lake Havasu. With Class, Position, Name,
Hometown, Manufacturer (Moto Finishes).
Pro Ski Open (12
laps per moto) – 1. Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace (second-first);
2. Steven Dauliach, UAE, Hydrospace (1-2); 3. Jean Baptiste Botti,
France, Kawasaki (5-3); 4. Mike Klippenstein, Canada, Hydrospace (4-6);
5. Urbain Remond, Belgium, Hydrospace (6-7); 6. Cole Askew, New
Zealand, Hydrospace (11-4); 7. Tyron Motzouris, South Africa, Kawasaki
(10-8); 8. Jimmy Wilson, Hebron, Ohio, Kawasaki (9-10); 9. Mizuo
Hidaka, Japan, Hydrospace (7-13); 10. Hideyuki Kurahashi, Japan,
Hydrospace (3-18); 11. Steven LeProhon, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.,
Kawasaki (13-9); 12. Dustin Motzouris, South Africa, Kawasaki (18-5);
13. Rick Sherker, Doylesrown, Penn., Kawasaki (12-11); 14. David
Redinger, Yakima, Wash., Kawasaki (8-19); 15. Mike Delaire, Canada,
Hydrospace (15-14); 16. Jeff Troegner, Watsonville, Calif., Kawasaki
(14-16); 17. Conrad Cole, Canada, Kawasaki (19-12); 18. Rusty Wilson,
Pottsboro, Texas, Hydrospace (16-15); 19. Mitch Durica, Lake Havasu
City, Ariz., Kawasaki (17-17); 20. Masaharu Takenoshita, Japan,
Hydrospace (22-22).
Pro Runabout Open (14 laps per moto)
– 1. Sam Harvey, New Zealand, Sea-Doo (2-1); 2. Anthony Antees,
Australia, Sea-Doo (3-3); 3. Chris MacClugage, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.,
Yamaha (5-2); 4. Carl Lampe, Jr., New Zealand, Sea-Doo (4-5); 5. Norito
Nakano, Japan, Sea-Doo (9-4); 6. Craig Warner, Rancho Santa Margarita,
Calif., Kawasaki (1-12); 7. Chris Heindrich, Buena Park, Calif.,
Sea-Doo (7-7); 8. Erminio Iantasca, Naples, Fla., Kawasaki (10-6); 9.
Christian D’Agostin, Australia, Kawasaki (8-8); 10. Ryan Hardwick,
Atlanta, Georgia, Kawasaki (6-13); 11. John Amick, Newhall, Calif.,
Sea-Doo (12-10); 12. Dustin Farthing, Port St. Lucie, Fla., Kawasaki
(13-11); 13. James Bushell, England, Sea-Doo (18-9); 14. Mattia
Fracasso, Italy, Sea-Doo (11-18); 15. Trey Frame, Charleston, W.V.,
Kawasaki (18-18).
Pro Freestyle (50
points possible) – 1. Alessander Lenzi, Brazil, Yamaha (49.0); 2.
Fumikazu Watanabe, Japan, Yamaha (48.2); 3. Lee Stone, England, Polaris
(47.6); 4. Kazuhiro Hamasaki, Japan, Yamaha (46.7); 5. Mike Ershow,
Russia, Polaris (46.1); 6. Akinobu Noda, Japan, Kawasaki (45.8); 7.
Patrick Bogart, Tarpon Springs, Fla., Yamaha (45.6); 8. Manabu
Matsubayashi, Japan, Yamaha (45.3); 9. Hidetoshi Fujikawa, Japan,
Yamaha (45.1); 10. Jason Stoyer, Hollywood, Fla., Yamaha (44.9);11.
John Kaszer, Concord, Calif., Yamaha (44.8).
Pro-Am Runabout Stock (moto
results: 10 laps, six laps) – 1. Timothy Neff, Noblesville, Ind.,
Sea-Doo (1-1); 2. Carl Lampe Jr., New Zealand, Sea-Doo (5-2); 3. Troy
Snyder, Bradenton, Fla., Sea-Doo (3-4); 4. Shane Stewart, Australia,
Sea-Doo (4-5); 5. Chris MacClugage, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Yamaha
(2-8); 6. James Bushell, United Kingdom, Sea-Doo (11-3); 7. Jeremy
Perez, France, Sea-Doo (7-11); 8. Aero Sutan Aswar, Indonesia, Yamaha
(13-6); 9. Brian Smith, Farmers Branch, texas, Kawasaki (12-10); 10.
Chris Wilkinsson, UAE, Sea-Doo (10-12).
Pro-Am Runabout 800 SS (moto
results: 10 laps, six laps) – 1. Blaine Spires, Gardnerville, Nev.,
Sea-Doo (2-1); 2. Chokuthit Molee, Thailand, Sea-Doo (3-2); 3. Yousef
Al-Abdulrazzaq, Kuwait, Sea-Doo (1-7); 4. Chaowalit Kuajaroon,
Thailand, Sea-Doo (6-4); 5. Supadet Tansai, Thailand, Sea-Doo (5-5); 6.
Brian Baldwin, Denver, N.C., Sea-Doo (4-6); 7. Steven Jurccak,
Lawrenceville, Georgia, Sea-Doo (8-3); 8. Drew Roush, Elkview, West
Virgina, Sea-Doo (9-8); 9. Jayme Cheney, West Fargo, N.D., Sea-Doo
(11-9); 10. Abdulrahman Al-Bader, Kuwait, Sea-Doo (7-14).
Pro-Am Women Ski Limited (10
laps per moto) – 1. Rachel MacClugage, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.,
Hydrospace (2-2); 2. Emi Kanamori, Rowland Heights, Calif., Kawasaki
(3-3); 3. Anya Colley, England, Hydrospace (1-5); 4. Carla
Klippenstein, Canada, Hydrospace (4-4); 5. Yuki Kurahashi, Belgium,
Kawasaki (9-1); 6. Urbain Narine, Belgium, Hydrospace (6-6); 7. Yukiko
Kume, Japan, Kawasaki (7-7); 8. Annie Bailey, Canada, Yamaha (8-9); 9.
Kylie Ellmers, Australia, Sea-Doo (5-12); 10. Katharina Lach, Austria,
Hydrospace (11-8).
Pro-Am Women Runabout Limited (10
laps per moto) – 1. Kylie Ellmers, Australia, Sea-Doo (1-1); 2. Amy
Green, Chino Hills, Calif., Yamaha (2-2); 3. Jody Bachelder, Grand
Rapids, Mich., Yamaha (4-4); 4. Brunna Luz, Brazil, Sea-Doo (7-3); 5.
Christine Milone, Delray Beach, Fla., Sea-Doo (6-5);
6. Erika Olde, Canada, Sea-Doo (5-6); 7. Paloma Noceda, Peru, Yamaha (3-9).
Pro-Am Ski Limited (moto
results: 10 laps, six laps) – 1. Kevin Reiterer, Austria, Hydrospace
(1-1); 2. Mebumi Yamashita, Japan, Kawasaki (3-3); 3. Anya Colley,
England, Hydrospace (2-4); 4. Cory Cole, Canada, Kawasaki (6-2); 5.
Keifer King, Anaheim, Calif., Yamaha (5-5).
Pro-Am Runabout Limited
(moto results: 10 laps, six laps) – 1. Kylie Ellmers, Australia,
Sea-Doo (2-1); 2. Mattia Fracasso, Italy, Sea-Doo (1-3); 3. James
Bushell, England, Sea-Doo (5-2); 4. Timothy Neff, Noblesville, Ind.,
Sea-Doo (4-4); 5. Aero Sutan Aswar, Indonesia, Yamaha (7-5).