MARK HAHN MEMORIAL 300 2013 RESULTS, LAKE HAVASU
3RD PLACE FOR THE TEAM RACE SPIRIT IN PRO AM 4 STROKES
The longest continuous PWC race in the world
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It is February 23rd 2013 that the first race of the season took place for the Team Race Spirit, the Mark Hahn Memorial 300, at Lake Havasu City in Arizona. The Team Race Spirit, with David CHASSIER and Jeremy PORET, finished 3rd, with a time of 4 hours 54 minutes and 47 seconds + 2 laps, behind the portuguese team Samuka Racing, with Felipe FELIPE and Carlos TRUTA, and the franco-american team Pastorello Competition, with Jean-Bruno PASTORELLO and Chris MACCLUGAGE. It is the 3rd win for PASTORELLO on this event. The Team Race Spirit would like to congratulate them for their effectiveness and their piloting skills.
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THE PREPARATION
The Team Race Spirit prepared a Kawasaki Ultra 300X for this event in their Work Shop located in Uzes, France with new parts developed by our Chief Mechanical Fredo PARAT in collaboration with our partners. This particularly difficult endurance race allowed us to validate their reliability. These parts will be available soon to sale on our online shop Team Race Spirit REDITION.
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On an other hand, the pilots had the chance to train in a great quality environment at the Jet Extreme PWC base in Sint-Maarten during January and February.
Check out the training photos in Sint-Maarten by clicking HERE
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DAY 1
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The Team Race Spirit was welcomed in Lake Havasu by BULLETT RACING LHC, the hull constructor for stand-up PWC who will be the official partner of the Team Race Spirit and Jeremy PORET for the 32nd World Finals of Lake Havasu in October 2013. We would like to thank Rusty and Tim GEWECKE for their incredible kindness and their help on the race. Note that with this new collaboration, new hulls and new parts will soon be available to sale in Europe via the online shop REDITION for stand-up PWC.
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DAY 2 and 3
The try outs took place on the famous Body Beach in a very satisfying way for the team. During those two days, the Team Race Spirit had the chance to do an amazing photo shoot with the professional photographer Jerome BOLLA for an exclusive article that will soon be available in Jet Pulsion.
We ended up each day in great company with the frenchie and multiple World Champion (16 time), Nicolas RIUS, who now live in Lake Havasu and own a great specialized PWC parts shop, RIUS RACING. We would like to thank him for making us discover a great italian restaurant, La Vita Dolce!!!
During the 3rd day, it is with Scott FRAZZIER, executive director of IJSBA, that David CHASSIER, Jeremy PORET and Didier NAVARRO shared their opinions, experiences and goal for the 2013 World Finals for an interview that will soon appear on the IJSBA web site.
THE RACE
The Team Race Spirit presented themselves early on the Crazy Horse Campground on the racing day. The pilots were ready, the temperature was fresh and the sun was out. Jeremy PORET took a great start for the Team Race Spirit.
Unfortunately, the speed of the Kawasaki was not at his best, which led PORET to pass 13th at the first lap. The strategy previously programmed was to stop after the fourth lap. The loss of turn of the motor forced him to come back to the pit on the second lap. The Team Race Spirit tried to identify and repair the problem in less than 5 minutes but reparation was partial only. A leek of the compressor was not identified at that time and PORET went back in race with a motor performing to 80% of its capacity and a new strategy to refuel in 5 laps.
David CHASSIER took the relay when the conditions on the lake got moving. The difficulty of the navigation for other pilots and his experience in offshore allowed him to pass in front of many teams. At the middle of the race, the conditions of navigation got better. The effective refueling and the pilot's agilities made the Team Race Spirit keep the pace and finish in 3rd position of the Pro Am 4 strokes.
Check out the Team Race Spirit's photos by clicking HERE
Check out the promotor's videos by clicking HERE
We are very proud of our technical team composed by Didier NAVARRO, Fredo PARAT, Sebastien POLGE, Khimissi ATMANE, Julie BULTEAU and Joelle MARTIN, for the quality of the refueling, the global strategy of race and the team spirit. The season 2013 took a great start!!!
We would like to thank our sponsors and our partners for the 2012 season which allowed us to continue on the adventure again this season. Please note that the Team Race Spirit is still looking for new sponsors, do not hesitate to contact us in order to receive a sponsoring request from our side. The 2013 Calendar will be available next week on our Team Race Spirit web site, continue to follow us!!!
Best sportive salutations,
The Team Race Spirit
contact@teamracespirit.com
