2008 IJSBA Quakysense World Finals in Pictures

Pictures and highlights from Lake Havasu

The 2008 IJSBA Quakysense World Finals took place in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. from Oct. 4-12 and top racers and freestylers from around the world went head-to-head in the most prestigious personal watercraft competition of the year.

Besides dealing with each other, competitors also had to battle the elements. Lake Havasu was quite choppy at times and temperatures ranged from the mid-90s all the way down to the 50s

PersonalWatercraft.com was at the ready with both a video and still camera to document everything and you can check it out for yourself in this photo journey with video highlights.

The fans really started to come out for the final weekend of the World Finals.

Gentlemen, start your engines!

The only personwho stays dry is the one in the lead.

Choppy water really impacted the stand-up racers.

Rounding the buoy.

The freestylers put on a fantastic show.

Everybody loves a backflip.

Is it just me, or does it look like he’s standing on the water and throwing his boat in the air?

Hang on!

Just catching a little air.

Can he get this all the way around?

Nicolas Rius checks out Yamaha’s new FZR, which he’ll be racing on next year.

Rius works on his starts.

Almost 30 countries were represented at the World Finals.

Sunset riding on Lake Havasu.