Keep Your Friends Close and Your Jettribe Gloves Closer!

When Pro rider Trey Frame requested another pair of Jettribe’s RS-15 gloves, Tony was surprised since these gloves typically last one hard riding season. Trey’s response: “The gloves are wearing good, but someone in Canada liked them so well they decided to take them. I guess they really liked your work!”

Maybe for 2012, we should put a warning label on our gloves: “These gloves are highly prone to getting snagged by others!”

2011 Grayland Open

Jettribe Race Pit Set-Up

Check it out! For the 2012 race season some of the lucky Jettribe Race Team will receive our new complete race pit set-up!

Yamaha Sees 25 Podium Finishes at Belle River Stop on 2011 National PWC Racing Tour

BELLE RIVER, Ontario -- Yamaha racers invaded Belle River, Ontario on July16-17,

dominating the UWP-IJSBA Canadian Nationals with 25 podium finishes led by Macc

Racing/Riva Racing/Dean’s Team rider Chris MacClugage.

MacClugage continued his stranglehold on the Pro Runabout Stock class aboard his

Yamaha FZR. Macc has won nearly every moto in this premier class this season with just three rounds left in the season.

MacClugage wasn’t the only Yamaha FZR rider on a tear in Ontario with Jordan

McLean winning the Pro Runabout Limited class, finishing 2-1-2 for the day. McLean

has won every round this season with no signs of letting up. Joining McLean on the

podium was FZR rider Aero Aswar. Riva Racing/Dean’s Team rider Trey Frame

continued his breakout season finishing 1-2-2 in the Pro Runabout Open class aboard

his FZR for a second place finish overall.

Some of the best news from Belle River is that the Yamaha VXR looks like a lock for the

Normally Aspirated class championship in its first season of racing. Yamaha VXR riders

Cameron Frame and brother Trey Frame finished 1-2 overall. The two brothers have

been swapping wins all season long and continue to put on one of the best shows on the tour. The Yamaha VXR has won every round this season in dominating fashion.

Other notable performances include Nathan McLean who won Novice Runabout Limited

also aboard a Yamaha FZR.

Round 6 of the UWP-IJSBA Watercross National Tour comes to Colonial Beach, VA on

July 30-31.

Belle River Race Results

IJSBA National Tour Round 5 Belle River Race Results

Pro-Am Ski GP

1.      Rick Sherker

2.      Chris Macclugage

3.      Jim Cebulski

4.      Rob Flores

5.      Josh Block

6.      Conrad Cole

Pro-Am Runabout Open

1.      Dustin Farthing

2.      Trey Frame

3.      Erminio Iantosca

4.      Dustin Charrier

5.      Aero Aswar

Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec

1.      Rob Flores

2.      Rick Sherker

3.      Josh Block

4.      Coty Duffner

5.      Allan Dolecki

6.      Dave Davidson

Pro-Am Runabout Stock

1.      Chris Macclugage

2.      Troy Snyder

3.      Ryan Hardwick

4.      Derek Fuoco

5.      Cameron Frame

6.      Victor Nolan

7.      Tim Neff

Pro-Am Runabout 800 SS

1.      Rick Maj

2.      Russell Veverka

3.      Brent Berry

4.      Paul Leidel

5.      Jon Adams

Pro-Am Women’s Ski Ltd

1.      Olga Janssen

Pro-Am Runabout Ltd

1.      Jordon Mclean

2.      Aero Aswar

3.      Amy Green

Women’s Runabout Ltd

1.      Amy Green

2.      Erica Olde

3.      Casey Moore

Expert Ski Ltd

1.      Dave Davidson

2.      Olga Janssen

3.      Sean Morris

4.      Fred Reimer

5.      Jon Adams

Expert Runabout Ltd

1.      Aqsa Aswar

2.      Dave Elliott

3.      Jeff Coss

Expert Runabout Open

1.      Jeff Coss

Pro Freestyle

1.      Jeremy Parr

2.      Scott Bonham

3.      Jeff Bolte

Amateur Freestyle

1.      Johnny Leftly

2.      Alexander Petrovic

3.      Gary Carnovale

4.      Kyle Venne

Novice Ski Stock

1.      Dale Valeur

2.      Jacques Levesque

3.      Paul Gardulski

4.      Scott Simmons

5.      Justin Marchard

6.      Ryan Forte

Novice Ski Ltd

1.      Rob Howard

Novice Women’s Ski Ltd

1.      Chelsea Schneider

Novice Runabout Ltd

1.      Nathan Mclean

2.      Erica Olde

3.      Corey Miller

4.      Taylor Foster

Veteran Ski Open

1.      Brian Edwards

Runabout N/A Spec

1.      Cameron Frame

2.      Trey Frame

Amateur Runabout 800 Ltd

1.      Larry Letke

2.      Kyle Mckrow

Amateur Runabout Stock

1.      Juan Rada

2.      Brian Charles

3.      Gordon Horne

4.      Ryan Johnson

5.      Brad Grauthier

6.      Warren Williams

Junior Ski Lites 10-12

1.      Cooper Stevens

2.      Max King

Junior Ski Lites 13-15

1.      Quinn Grant

2.      Cole Gouin

Junior Ski Ltd 13-15

1.      Quinn Grant

Beginner Ski Stock

1.      Jeff Quesnelle

Beginner Runabout Stock

1.      Ryan Johnson

2.      Guy Riendeau

3.      Aron Leastoddart

4.      Rob Howard

Sport Spec

1.      Ryan Hardwick

Rick Sherker Dominates Pro Ski GP

Ironically, Rd.5 of the UWP/IJSBA National tour which took place across the border in Belle River, Ontario this past weekend was the closest race so far this year from me in eastern Pennsylvania.  It was a mere 600 mile trip to the beautiful beach in Belle River on Lake St. Clair.

Friday I did my testing and made adjustments in my handling setup for the one foot wind chop that was on the lake.  Of course come race day, the wind had died leaving the lake flat until practice started, which with the shallow waters quickly gave it a race chop like that of Havasu.  Temperatures and humidity also rose for the weekend making it a hot one!  It was tempting to race in shorts, but I opted to go with just the Jettribe RS15 John Race Suit, leaving the jacket behind to get the added leg protection the suit offers, which turned out to be the right choice, not compromising protection and staying cool.

Spectator turnout was one of the highest so far this year and there was no doubt the Canadians enjoyed the event and the after parties eh.  The highlight was the beer tent out on the pier which is something you probably won’t see here in the States.  Saturday evening at 10:30 the amateur freestylers put on a show right in front of the pier under the lights with Mike Young announcing and getting the crowd fired up.

In Saturday’s races, I finished second in GP Ski behind Jim Cebulski and in front of Chris MacClugage.  In Stock Spec I finished second behind Rob Flores after he grabbed the holeshot on the start but was able to push him the entire race and keep him honest.

On Sunday, in moto 2 of stock, it was a repeat of moto 1, again finishing second behind Flores.  Moto 2 of GP, Jim Cebulski grabbed the holeshot again but broke down early in the race allowing me to capitalize and take the lead followed by Rob Flores, Josh Block and Chris MacClugage finishing fourth.  After the first two motos, I needed only a 4^th place finish or better in moto 3 to secure the overall.  I had the opportunity to take the holeshot coming out of the splits with the inside line on MacClugage going into a double red out of the split, but decided to play it safe instead of possibly sending us both swimming.  This allowed Cebulski to get by into second.  I ended up winning the Canadian Nationals with a 2, 1, 3 finish.   Chris Macclugage took second with a 3, 4, 1 finish and Jim Cebulski took third with a 1, 6, 2 finish.  Finally after the third moto in stock going 2, 2, 2 being nothing if consistent, I ended up second.

UWP did a great job with the event as well as Naut-Wukin Racing and Ray of R&D Powersports. Overall it was a great weekend, leaving me looking forward to Rd. 6 in Colonial beach, Virginia!

Jettribe Dominates at Belle River

Going over the border to Belle River, Ontario this past weekend was an exciting trip. The addition of a Canadian race site to the APBA National Tour last year showed how much the US wanted to join forces with the Canadians. The continuation of this joint venture definitely did not disappoint us this year.

My dad and I rolled in at the race site early afternoon on Friday to get our campsite set up and scope things out. It was so great to see some of our friends and racing family that we haven’t seen since last summer. That afternoon I did some riding with some other racers to get a feel for the chop and then we ended the night by making a trip to the awesome beer garden, which was packed with lots of fun locals and featured a live band.

Saturday was full of hot racing action and it was anyone’s guess as to who would be the winner of each of the pro classes. Trey Frame and Dustin Farthing battled it out in Pro-Am Runabout Open. Rick Sherker, Chris MacClugage, and Yimmy Cebulski swapped top 3 positions during every moto of Pro Ski GP and it was a nail biting experience to see who would end up winning the final moto and who would win overall. But those were just a few of the classes that were highlighted over the weekend.

Saturday evening after the races were over a local restaurant owner, Mr. Bigs, invited all of the racers to his restaurant for free pizza and wings. The food was great and it was so nice to be welcomed with open arms by the locals. After we had our fill of food many of us racers ventured over to the beer garden again for a night of relaxing and cutting loose after a long day of racing.

Sunday wrapped up another great weekend of racing and the Jettribe Racing Team did very well. I finished 1^st place overall in Novice Women’s Ski Limited which made me the Canadian National Champion. Rick Sherker finished 1^st place overall in Pro Ski GP, making him the Canadian National Champion for that class, and also finished 2^nd place overall in Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec. Trey Frame finished 2^nd place overall in Pro-Am Runabout Open and 2^nd place overall in Runabout N/A Spec. Trey’s brother Cameron finished 5^th place overall in Pro-Am Runabout Stock and 1^st place overall in Runabout N/A Spec, making him the Canadian National Champion for that class. It was so great to see our team do so well!

Special thanks to AJ and his staff for working so hard. And a huge thanks to Erica Olde and Ray Proulx for making this event such a huge success! This race truly would not have been possible without them.

I look forward to seeing everyone again at the remaining National Tour Races. Until then, be safe and ride hard!

Chelsea Schneider

Jettribe Represented in Malaysia

I just got back from Melaka in Malaysia and I’m proud to tell you that we have won the top class which is Pro Am Runabout Open. It was a very tough race with Toshi Ohara of Japan who is sponsored by Quakysense but we finished better in Jettribe gears!!! Hahaha I’m pretty sure that we have represented our products to them as some have asked about our products. You can also see the results at ezraces.com and click the Melaka invitational challenge.

-BJ Ang

Jettribe Appears in Asian Dragon Magazine!

We had no idea that Jettribe is in Asian Dragon Magazine! This is like their version of Forbs Magazine here. Many thanks to our good friend BJ of NetWorx, our Jettribe distributor of the Philippines.

Jettribe & PTT Team Up

From the drawing board to the race course! It is so cool to finally see our PTT Thailand racer sport the new race suit!

Chelsea Schneider Represents Jettribe at Harbor Beach, MI

July 9^th and 10^th began the first weekend of Region 6’s 2011 race season in Harbor Beach, Michigan. The former Can-Am and APBA National Tour race site was turned into a regional race this year but several racers still turned out for the annual event. Jettribe sponsored rider and Region 6 resident, Chelsea Schneider was among the racers who attended the event and had a very successful weekend of racing despite having some bad luck early on in the weekend.

It’s always a privilege to be able to race in the wonderful town of Harbor Beach. The locals are always friendly and love interacting with the racers. Likewise, the racers can’t get enough of the great food, live bands, endless activities, and fantastic fireworks displays that take place during the Maritime Festival every year. Al K who is in charge of the Festival always puts so much effort into making the weekend a huge success. It’s almost impossible to not have a good time.

As is the custom for many racers who go to Harbor Beach, Chelsea arrived at the race site on Thursday afternoon to get in some riding time for a few days before the racing action got started. On Friday afternoon while out practicing with another racer Chelsea was hit. While she walked away from the minor accident without a mark on her, her racing ski was left with a hole in the side of it. On top of having fiberglass damage, Chelsea had been having electrical problems with the ski since the race in Racine, WI so it was a very frustrating weekend for her.

espite not being able to race her own ski, Chelsea jumped on a fellow racer’s ski and turned up the heat on the race course. On Saturday Chelsea raced in Novice Women’s Ski Limited and Amateur Ski Open. Although she was the only one in both of those classes she was combined with other ski classes and took some boys to school on the water, proving that she can hold her own against the guys.

On Sunday Chelsea once again raced in Novice Women’s Ski Limited and switched to Novice Ski Limited, winning both classes again. After having some bad starts on Sunday Chelsea worked her way up through the pack of racers, finishing in 2^nd place against the other racers in almost every moto. This was pretty impressive considering she had to race on borrowed equipment.

Chelsea is looking forward to competing in Belle River this coming weekend for the 4^th round of the IJSBA National Tour.

Jettribe Trailer Woes

We’re so bummed that the Jettribe Tour Rig is more than half way done with the tour this season. In between tour stops we have been parking our Jettribe Tour Truck and Trailer at Dawn’s house in Maryland. Now the wonderful city wants us to move the trailer. Apparently the neighbors do not appreciate a 34 ft. by 12 ft. high trailer in their neighborhood? Anyone have a place nearby for us to park our trailer? We just got back to California too, what a pain in the ass!

Working for Jettribe is a Tough Job!

Dawn, our Jettribe "Bean Counter" is one tough chick! After going to the IJSBA National Tour Stop in Racine, Wisconsin with a broken foot she flew directly to Cancun to spend one hard week of R & R!

Tavares Press Release

America’s Sea Doo City

The 9th and 10th rounds of the Sea Doo Pro Hydro-X Tour presented by RIVA Racing and Hydroturf were held on June 25th and 26th at Wooton Park in Tavares, Florida.  Tavares, also known as “America’s Sea Plane City” became “America’s Sea Doo and Sea Plane City” on this particular weekend according to Bill Neron, who works with  the city tourism commission.  “It’s always nice to have the Jet Skiers come back to town”, said Neron, who received a special award from Tour Promoter, Mike Young.
                This was the fourth year that the races have stopped in Tavares and it has become a “racers favorite”, as the town rolls out the proverbial red carpet.  Although racing was cut short on Saturday due to rough weather, racers seemed to have a great time with the new track design by Course Marshall, Randy Scott.  The course featured a right handed start with a complete loop and then it turned into a left-handed track with a split, in which there was a lot of passing during the weekend.  It also featured a penalty buoy so that racers would not have to turn into traffic if they missed one.  The weather on Sunday was perfect and the racers were granted a lot of laps in order to train them for the IJSBA World Finals.
                On to racing…The Pro Runabout Open Class was won both days by Team Jettribe racer, Jeremy Shandelmayer of Delray Beach, Florida, who’s Sea Doo boasted nearly 500 HP, according to his mechanic and friend Louis Milone.  Dave’s Autobody/Kawasaki racer, Eric Francis bested the field in the Pro Runabout Stock Class, and Presley Minimi took the Pro Ski Stock honors.  In the Amateur Divisions, Mountain Motorsports racer, Michael Bellamy and Team Mean racer, Susan Anderson enjoyed success, but for the first time in the history of the sport we had three family members take first place in different classes!  Not only is that cool, but they are all LADIES! Christine, Laura, and Jessica Milone became the first Mother-Daughter trio to take the checkered all in the same day…I don’t know how Louis Milone finds time to go to work for the Champion Porsche Team with the wrenching he must be doing for his fast female posse!
Finally, the Freestyle Competition on the Sea Doo Pro Hydro-X Tour has been outstanding this season, so good, that there are now three Divisions…Junior, Amateur and Pro.  Beginning with the Junior Class, 11 year old Jessica “j-Fish” Milone won the Junior Division on both days on her newly painted pink Yamaha Super Jet.  The Amateur Division was a split with Chris “And a Jet Ski” Anyzeski and Michael Petro trading wins and in the Pro Class the competition was thick with two former USA National Champions, Jason Stoyer and Michael Ratti,  with a new  rising star, Lucas Vasconcelos going head to head for two minutes of being flippin’ crazy!!  Saturday’s extended competition was won by Stoyer by just .2 points, but Sunday it was Vasconcelos who would have the upper hand as Ratti filled the podium on both days.
The event was sponsored locally by Lake County, The City of Tavares and the Best Western.  Our national sponsors include BRP/Sea Doo, Hydroturf, RIVA Racing, Blowsion, Thrust Innovations, Rick Roy Products, Ronnymac.com, Jettribe, and Exotic Signs.  The final race on the tour will be held in Acworth, Georgia, on Labor Day Weekend, however, the next scheduled show will be at Dauphin Island, Alabama, on July 14th featuring Freestyle and an Extreme Ski Show!  Hope to see you there!   Mike Young