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The popular company of optics and youth wear, Oakley, is one of the few companies that designs and manufactures personal goggles designed specifically for water craft use. The particular model has the code name H2O, and differs significantly from the MX series. The sponge material has a unique structure that allows the inner part of the goggle to breathe better and therefore not to mist. Additionally, it allows the goggle to float in case it comes off the riders’ helmet. H20 goggles cost around 80euros; whist the price depends upon the lens quality (clear, smoked, iridium and polarized). The complete range of H20 goggles are distributed through Champions (210-9405623) stores.

The first rider who used twin pipes on an SX-R was the English rider, Jordan Fielder, whose dream came true by the American tuner Ronnie Saner. The results were remarkable, although they were realized in absolutely no time. The author was the only journalist who rode Fielders’ race craft and compared it with the world title winning SX-R of Steven Dualiach back in 2004. According to reliable sources there were a couple of tuners in the USA and some from Europe who worked on developing a set of twin pipes. Though, according to information that we got from the most famous pwc exhaust pipe builder, Ross Liberty of Factory Pipe, a twin set of pipes will cost at least 1500 US dollars. A logical price for a few racing teams, but an affordable one for most customers. This puts him under consideration on building such a set of pipes…

Slippery has released its new line of wetsuits for 2006, with the Matrix topping the list. Along with the new tech tweaks, the Matrix has also, received a whole new color scheme to match new looks of the brand new pwc line up. The two piece wetsuit features rear zip entry, with a short sleeve John and a long sleeve pullover jacket. To provide most warmth, comfort and freedom of movement, the Matrix is made mostly out of 2mm neoprene, with a 3mm butt for extra padding and strategically placed 1mm Super-Stretch neoprene shoulders, knees and ankles. The new wet suit also features Glideskin panels to deflect wind and water and Padded Tatex inner knees to guard against abrasion. Available in black/red, silver/blue, lime/gray and copper/gray.

The Yamaha WaveRunner VX110 Sport is the cheapest personal watercraft in the threeseater 4T Runabout class. Its price in the Greek market rises to 10.590euro, which makes it the most affordable solution, since the Kawasaki STX-12F costs 14.300euro and the Sea Doo GTI will set you back by 12.000euro. The VX110 Sport uses a four-cylinder engine that produces 110bhp.

Nicolas Rius after wining the World Finals did not allow anyone to have a look at his special prepared GP1300R. He used a different set up from what he had used in Europe during summer. The trickiest part is the triple exhaust pipes that are designed by his team and are fabricated by Factory Pipe. The chambers have different length; therefore, they provide different timing to the engine operation, spreading in a unique way the power band and adding simultaneously more power. Additionally, he has used side draft Spectrum carbs, Rius Racing cylinder heads and MSD ignition. His mechanic Christophe Girello has prepared the engine and hull.

Frenchman Steven Dauliach has won World and European titles riding ski’s. Though, this year he will make his first appearance on a Runabout, he already practices on a RivaRacing Kawasaki Supercharged. He will remain on the Jet Fun Communication Team that is own by former jet ski racer Pascal Barriac. The team has not announced yet its official plans for this season, though we already know that Dauliach is a determined racer and he will raise the level of competition in the class, in Europe and at the World Finals. Best of luck Steven!

The French rider Cyrille Lemoine was using a factory Rotax engine on his RXP, which utilized double fuel injectors, special programmable ignition, tricky pistons and a detonation sensor. The Frenchman’s engine was one of the only five that Rotax made especially for selected riders. One of his mechanics informed me that the engine output excess reached 300bhp. Even though, mechanical problems did not let Lemoine to participate in the Pro Runabout Open at the World Finals.