Weekend of Ups & Downs for Jettribe Team at IJSBA Nationals

This past weekend the Jettribe Race Team made their way out to one last race before they make the long trek out to Lake Havasu, AZ for the World Finals. he team headed down to Charleston, WV for the final round of the IJSBA National Tour, which is what these riders had been preparing for all season long.

Upon arriving at the site, racers were welcomed with open arms by the whole town. There was a whole main street that was even blocked off right next to the river so that us racers could have a pit area so close to the action. There were also lots of activities going on in the town itself that provided much entertainment after a long day of races. And the racers’ party on Saturday night that was at the host hotel was exactly what all the racers needed to unwind and have a good time.

But the weekend wasn’t all fun and games for the Jettribe Team, who had to endure several ups and downs. Incidents, such as breaking trailer axles on the trip down and boats breaking before or even during races, plagued the team all weekend. But unexpected drama is all part of the racing game and, although it is always frustrating, these seasoned riders expect it to happen at some point and take it in stride. As all racers know, half the excitement of races such as the Nationals and the World Finals is waiting to see what unexpected events might happen that could make or break a championship title.

Now on to the race results! Rick Sherker finished 2^nd in Pro-Am Ski GP for the weekend and took home 2^nd overall for the entire tour, while also finishing 6^th in Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec for the weekend and taking 2^nd for the tour. Alec Hohnadell finished 9^th in the GP Ski class and took home 8^th overall, he also finished 5^th in Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec and finished 4^th overall for the tour, and he finished 2^nd overall in Expert Ski Limited with a 1^st place overall tour title. Chelsea Schneider took 3^rd in Novice Women’s Ski Limited and finished 2^nd overall for the entire tour. Trey Frame finished 6^th in Pro-Am Runabout Open with a 3^rd overall for the tour and was also crowned the National Champion in Runabout N/A Spec and took 1^st overall for the tour. Trey’s brother Cameron finished 8^th in Pro-Am Runabout Stock with a 4^th overall for the tour and finished 2^nd in Runabout N/A Spec with a 2^nd overall for the tour. Fellow team rider Derek Correll also made an appearance at the races this past weekend but was too busy selling Jettribe swag to all of the fans, which didn’t leave any time for racing!

The Jettribe Team will be out in full force at the World Finals coming up very quickly and we hope to see you all there! Until then, stay safe and ride hard!