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The 2009 – Mark Hahn Memorial, 300 Mile Team Endurance Race is all set to launch on February 28, 2009 from Crazy Horse Campground in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The event will once again be sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association (APBA), and it is expected that over 75 two rider teams will enter to try and break the APBA 2008 Endurance Record of 3 Hours 55 Minutes to cover the 300 miles set at last year’s event by Andy Wise and Bobby Hall aboard a SeaDoo RXPX. The race is being held again in the memory of endurance racer Mark Hahn who was instrumental in providing the momentum to keep endurance racing going strong and growing across the country before his untimely death during a PWC race in 2004. The “Team” format features two riders for Runabout (sit down) boat teams and up to three riders for a Ski (stand-up) craft. Solo riders are also welcome to “Ironman” the race on either style of boat, a real test of endurance and stamina reserved for only the true endurance zealots. This race is an APBA Sanctioned event and as such, ALL riders MUST be APBA Racing Members and you will need to enter the class that your APBA card shows VERY INPORTANT.If your card says PRO than you must run the Pro/Am class. If you are not now but want to become an APBA Racing Member, please call Patrick Mell at (586) 773-9700 or go online at www.apbaracing.com to sign up.

The round 3 of the UAE championship as been canceled. Shaikh Rashid Bin Ahmad Al Mualla, who died on Friday morning in London. Three days of mourning has been declared of homage to the Sheik in the UAE have been done. The Race will be on Friday 9 of January in Dubai. The Third round was on one race moto only cause the organization of D.I.M.C. (Dubai International Marine Club) had just on day to organize the race after the race that been cancel the previous week. Kevin Reiterer took the holshot in front of Steven Dauliach and Ludo Caumont. Caumont passed Steven on the back straight to take the 2nd place. Steven push hard Caumont and then Caumont fell of under Steven’s pressure. Kevin Reiterer from Austria won the race, Steven finished second, Chris Wilkinson Finally got 3rd in front of Almur Bin Huraiz who had a impressive 4 place finished in Pro Ski. Steven is back on the lead of the U.A.E. Championship aboard his Kawasaki SX-R made by Steve Webster of Kommander Industries and well prepared by XBJ Racing Dubai. He’s looking for the next rounds to get back with the first place and hope that the next races will have a beach start and a shorter straight in order to give him a better chance to show his talent and the potential of his equipment.

2 stroke Ski Stock now allows Superjets to use 760 cylinders and Kawasakis to use SXi Pro cylinders, Superjets can use aftermarket sleeves to get to 850, Ski Stock can add ballast weight, SX-R and pre ’08 Superjets can use a second set of sponsons, and select Juniors can move up to Novice and Expert classifications with IJSBA approval. Kanamori was one of the first who used twin sponsons on a Ski.

Freestyle can use smaller hulls/topdecks, in other words the newly designed hull of Rick Roy Products and Eric Malone Enterprises are allowed to be used this year. This is a very important aspect since it will give the opportunity to the innovative riders to push the competition to a whole new level.

The 2nd round of the U.E.A. championship went in Abu Dhabi on December 3rd. The weather was very hot and it was hard to ride 100% on this course. In Pro Ski Class, Ludo Caumont got the win in front of Steven Dauliach with a side by side finished on the finish line. Steven had a very good race, his Kawasaki was very fast and well prepared by XBJ Racing. The championship standing is very tight in points for the lead between Steven Dauliach and Ludo Caumont after the 2 first rounds. On His class, Ski Limited, Almur Bin Huraiz Get an impressive win again. He is leading the championship so far.

First round in Dubai on November 15, Steven and Almur hit the podium on their Classes. Almur Get first in Ski Limited and Steven had a strong second place in Pro Ski. It was a hard race because the Dubai Jet Ski Racing team had a lot of technical problems for this first round for both riders. Steven was racing his back-up SXR-800 ski because his racing one was damage after the practice. Ludo Caumont won this event with his HSR. Now, the Dubai Jet Ski Racing team has a lot of work to do on Steven’s and Almur’s racing ski to the next race.

Lots of teams and athletes experienced all short of problems prior reaching Thailand to participate in King’s Cup. Whoever managed to get there on time faced problems such as how to get his race craft and the rest of the equipment passed from the customs. Pascal Barriac had to get a rental Ski for Jean Baptiste Botti. He managed to put a pipe and few things on it in order to put Botti in the race instead of seating among the spectators. From what I have heard up now from various athletes I believe that the race should have been postponed. Anyway, TJSBA released the official results which anyone can read at the Features section.