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Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! APBA sanctioned Personal Watercraft Racing commences in the Southeastern United States in Tavares, Florida, on May 8th-9th. This race is the first stop on Mike Young’s Pro Hydro-X Tour presented by Sea Doo, City of Tavares and Lake County. Tavares, also known as the “Sea Plane City”, will host the opening round, which is held at Wooten Park, two blocks from downtown. There have been a lot of changes since the last race there in last July. Bill Neron, the Economic Development Manager from the city said, “We have put over Four million dollars into the park and Sea Plane Marina”. What does that mean for racers…this park is a beautiful place to bring the whole family to celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend! Also, fuel will be available on site, including AV gas, there is a ship store with supplies on site now, and overlooking the event site is a new restaurant/bar, Al’s Landing, which will also host the Racer’s Party on Saturday May 8th at 8pm and has WIFI available. Speaking to those who are internet savvy, this race we will be broadcasting live via the web with live streaming on the internet (waveridersonline.com), courtesy of Skip Fredricks Productions, who will also be filming for a new movie based on watercraft racing and interviewing possible extras. Check-in and late registration will be held at the Holiday Inn Express, our “Host Hotel”, between the hours of 7pm – 9pm on Friday, May 7th. Racers must call 352-7421600 by May 1st for the discounted rooms and use the code H2X for a $75 rate. The City of Tavares is “rolling out the red carpet” for our group and we would like to thank Bill Neron, Cecilia Smith, the police and fire dept’s, and certainly parks and recreation, along with the folks at the sea plane marina. We would also like to thank our tour sponsors BRP/ Sea Doo, Hydro-Turf, Blowsion, Rick Roy Products, Riva Motorsports, Mountain Motorsports, Ronnymac.com, and Exotic Signs. Slippery has become the “Official Apparel” company for the tour and will outfit the Marshalls and support a grass roots program. They will support the Junior 13-15 Ski classes, if a rider wins all four moto’s in two classes, he/she will receive a Slippery package to include a helmet, wetsuit, vest, and gloves! Racing and Freestyle will begin at 11am on Saturday on 10 am on Sunday and last until 4pm each day, and the Riders Meeting will be held at 9am each day on site at the pavilion. Spectators are encouraged to bring chairs and sun block, admission is free, courtesy of the City of Tavares. There will be music, games, live announcing and a great time to be had by all in the new “entertainment district”, which will also be hosting a volleyball tournament at the Beach Club! Hope to see you at Wooten Park, on beautiful Lake Dora May 8-9! Entry Forms are available online at pwcfun.com, and click on the Pro Hydro-X logo or for further info, please contact Mike Young at (850) 376-5495. |
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