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The exciting sport of personal watercraft racing is a great way to see exactly what a vehicle is capable of in all sorts of conditions. With most of the major manufacturers sponsoring race teams, current consumer personal watercrafts are reaping the benefits of racing technology.
PWC rider sets two world records in one day PWC racer Eric Lagopoulos rode his Sea-Doo RXT iS 886 miles in a single day on his way to setting two world records. November 13, 2009
Sea-Doo X-Team headed to World Finals Top money winners of the 2009 Sea-Doo X-Team Bounty contingency program have been invited to compete in an exclusive competition aboard the 2010 Sea-Doo RXT-X watercraft with 260hp and iCONTROL technology. September 23, 2009
HydroDrag Fall National set for November The third and final event of the 2009 RIVA Racing HydroDrag Series is scheduled for Nov. 7-8, 2009 at the C-54 canal near Palm Bay, Fla. September 23, 2009
Hightower, Okeefe dominate HydroDrags The RIVA Racing HydroDrag series is seeing two racers rise to the top of this new form of PWC racing with Stan Hightower and Dan Okeefe claiming big wins in the Summer National event. August 05, 2009
HydroDrags headed to Alabama WaterTop Unlimited will bring the RIVA Racing HydroDrag PWC drag races and speed event out of Florida for the first time with the APBA Summer National event taking place in Wetumpka, Ala. Aug. 1 to 2. July 08, 2009
Course for Alaska water race being tested A new long-distance race may be in the works for Alaska, which is no stranger to such events. Unlike the famous Iditarod dog sled race or the Iron Dog snowmobile race; this race will take place on the water. May 20, 2009
Yamaha FZR dominating APBA circuit Yamaha continues its domination of the Pro-Am Runabout Stock class after sweeping Rounds 3 & 4 of the APBA National Tour in Lake Elsinore, Calif. May 9-10. May 19, 2009
Sea-Doo racers shine at HydroDrags Sea-Doo watercraft mounted racers claimed all four Hydro classes in the RIVA Racing HydroDrag Spring Nationals. April 22, 2009
Sea-Doo sweeps podium in endurance race Sea-Doo watercraft mounted racers claimed the top three spots in the 1st Dana Point to Avalon Offshore Race sanctioned by the APBA. April 08, 2009
Yamaha shines at Mark Hahn Memorial Yamaha WaveRunner riders finished in first and second place in the 4-stroke stock class at the 5th Annual Mark Hahn Memorial 300, the longest, most rigorous team endurance race in the world. March 06, 2009
Sea-Doo X-Team Bounty continues for 2009 BRP is continuing to offer the industry’s only racer contingency program with the 2009 Sea Doo X-Team Bounty. February 04, 2009
WaterTop to produce HydroDrag series WaterTop Unlimited will be producing a three event HydroDrag series in 2009 that will incorporate an overall points system to determine the first ever personal watercraft HydroDrag National Champions. February 02, 2009