Jump to  Determining Overall Champions       Rider Contingencies       Prize Sponsors   Participants at each event will compete for cash, prizes and awards, as well as earn points toward an overall series title and special trophy.  Pro-Am and Expert racers compete for cash with a 50% payback in these classes.  The prestigious Hot Water Tour championship titles and overall awards will be awarded to the top 3 riders in the 28 different classes at the series finale. Riders must attend at least 5 rounds to be eligible for an overall award. Below is a list of classes that will compete for titles and overall awards.  Please notice that this year, Beginner riders in the Beginner Ski and Beginner Runabout classes will also compete for overall titles and awards and that Beginner riders will be allowed to race the entire series in the Beginner classes. Runabout Classes                              Ski Classes Beginner Runabout Open                        Beginner Ski Open Novice Runabout 1200 Stock                   Novice Ski Stock Novice Runabout 1200 Limited                Novice Ski Limited Women Runabout Limited                       Novice Women Ski Limited Amateur Runabout 800 Stock                  Amateur Ski Open Amateur Runabout 800 Limited               Amateur Veteran Ski Open Amateur Runabout 800 Open                   Expert Ski Limited  Amateur Runabout 1200 Open                 Pro-Am Ski Stock   Amateur Veteran Runabout 1200 Open    Pro-Am Women Ski Limited Expert Runabout 1200 Limited                 Junior Ski Stock (Age 10-12) Pro-Am Runabout 800 Open                    Junior Ski Stock (Age 12-15) Pro-Am Runabout 1200 Stock                 Junior Ski Limited (Age 12-15) Expert Runabout 800 Open                                                                                                                    Sport Classes                                         Freestyle Classes   Sport Superstock                                       Amateur Freestyle                                                                   Pro Freestyle DETERMINING OVERALL CHAMPIONS To determine overall class champions, racers earn points depending on the final position in each Watercross (Closed Course) class.  Individual awards will be awarded for each separate class (Expert Ski Limited) instead of an overall division championship (Expert Ski).  This will give more opportunities for riders to earn overall awards, and not penalize riders that have only one boat or race one class.   The 60 points for a win points system will be used for all Watercross and 20 point system for Slalom events.  The total points from the Watercross event and the companion Slalom event is a racer's event score.  Overall championships are based on the points earned from all events - no dropping the lowest round this year.  Freestyle points are scored separately to determine an overall champion.  Double points are awarded at the series finale in all classes including Slalom and Freestyle.  Riders must attend a minimum of 5 rounds to be eligible for an overall award and there is NO minimum riders required in the class to receive an award. RIDER CONTINGENCY PROGRAMS The following companies are cash contingency sponsors for the 2005 Hot Water Tour. Please read the eligibility requirements for each of the participating companies below.  Click on the logos for more info                        PRIZE SPONSORS The following companies are certificates and/or prizes for the 2005 Hot Water Tour. COMING SOON  Copyright  2005 Hot Water Tour. All Rights Reserved. Site Design and Maintenance By: PM Sports Marketing