LATEST NEWS - April 16, 2003 30 DAYS TO THE AWA NATIONAL PWC JAMBOREE  30 Days until the nation’s premier recreational event of the year        With only 30 days remaining, the AWA National PWC Jamboree is shaping up to be the “must-attend’ watercraft event of the year.   Already more than 100 participants from 17 different states are confirmed and the phone is ringing off the hook.  For those of you who have not registered yet – now is the time to sign up for this spectacular event!           The AWA National PWC Jamboree is a three-day national personal watercraft (PWC) recreational and family social and entertainment event that provides an opportunity to showcase the positive aspects of PWC as a lifestyle sport.  The whole atmosphere of the event will be fun and family-oriented.  The event is set up to bring together enthusiasts that share a common interest – the love of the sport of personal watercraft riding.  This event will take place on May 16, 17 and 18 at Nashville Shores Park, just minutes from downtown Nashville.         On shore, the atmosphere will be electric.  Professional staging and sound system, banners, tents, and corporate watercraft displays will set the stage for a truly large-scale event.  Watercraft enthusiasts can view the latest PWC models, take demo rides on all the new 2003 PWC, meet NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace and even race against him in a PWC competition, play games and eat food at the beach party and BBQ, socialize with other watercraft enthusiasts, and watch and participate in more than ten PWC related events that will take place during the weekend.        Nashville Shores Park is located on the 14,200-acre J. Percy Priest Lake that features 213 miles of scenic natural shoreline to explore.  This is the same site that hosted last year’s Waterfest event.  The lake is absolutely beautiful, and except for several marinas, campgrounds, boat launches, and parks, including Nashville Shores, the rest of this huge lake is wide open.  The combination of a first class facility, together with exciting recreational PWC events, will make this a very exciting and memorable event.   Here are some highlights of the event:  Great Media Coverage and Sponsors First-Class Media Coverage If you ever wanted to get your picture in one of the watercraft magazines then here is your chance.  Representatives from Jetsports, Personal Watercraft Illustrated, and Watercraft World magazines will be on hand covering the event and providing in-depth coverage of the event.  In addition, PWCtv will be on site to shoot a special episode for their nationally televised show and popular Internet Web sites like PWCToday.Com, watercraftnews.com and watercraft.com will also be on hand covering the event.  Spectacular Sponsors The AWA National PWC Jamboree is very fortunate to have many generous sponsors that are involved with the event.  Special thanks to these event and product sponsors that have made it possible for the event to take place: Advanced Sleeve, Beach House, Cometic Gasket, Factory Direct Performance, Fly, Gator Grip, Hansen’s Energy, Honda, Honda of Cool Springs, Hydro-Turf, Jazz Motorsports, Kawasaki, K&N Engineering, May Agency, Mountain Adventures Honda, Outerwears, Personal Watercraft Illustrated, Polaris, PWCToday.com, Riva Yamaha, Roll-N-Go, Sea-Doo, Slippery, Watercraft World, Wicked Watercraft, Wiseco, Yamaha, Yuasa Battery and 24-7 Innovations. AWA NATIONAL PWC JAMBOREE EVENTS PWC Poker Run The Poker Run is the feature attraction of the National PWC Jamboree where participants will have an opportunity to tour beautiful J. Percy Priest Lake and have a chance to win some very big prizes.  And we mean BIG - more than $15,000 in prizes and the winner will have their choice of one of five different watercraft models. This event will finish back at Nashville Shores for an awards ceremony, BBQ and party.   Riva Yamaha King of the Beach So your boat goes fast in a straight line – but can you ride it?  The Riva Yamaha Watercross - King of the Beach event will give riders an opportunity to carve buoys like the Pros on a simulated racecourse.  Participants will get two laps on the course, going one at a time, with the riders with the fastest times in a Men’s Runabout, Women’s Runabout, Veteran Runabout (Age 40+), and Ski classes taking home some nice medals and prizes from Riva Yamaha and the rider with the fastest time will be crowned “King of the Beach” and take home a $350 custom trophy.  Polaris MSX Challenge with Rusty Walla ce The Polaris MSX Challenge is an exciting event where riders will compete on the new Polaris MSX watercraft on a Slalom course and beat the time set by NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace. The watercraft will be supplied for the participants. The riders with the fastest time in a Men's, Women's, and Veteran class will be crowned the winners and take home some nice prizes from Polaris.  Medals will be awarded to the top three riders in each class and the winner will receive a special trophy from Rusty Wallace.  This event will take place on Sunday.  Radar Gun Shootout The Radar Gun Shootout will find out who has the fastest PWC on the beach.  Participants will make two runs on a straight 1/4-mile course.  The peak speed-reading on the radar gun will determine the winner.  Medals will be awarded to the top three participants in a Runabout and Ski divisions, as well as some nice prizes.  The rider with the fastest time will win a $350 custom trophy. 24-7 Innovations Sickest Trick Competition The 24-7 Sickest Trick Freestyle competition is an exciting Freestyle event that will take place at the Jamboree.  Instead of Freestyle riders performing a timed routine, Freestyle riders will go one at a time and perform the best freestyle trick.  Freestyle riders will get several opportunities to perform their Sickest Trick.  Judging will be based on crowd response from the Jamboree participants.  All registered Jamboree participants will be eligible to enter the event.  Winners will receive some great prizes from 24-7 Innovations and the rider that performs the “Sickest Trick” will also take home a special custom trophy. Hydro-Turf Indo Board Challenge The Hydro-Turf Indo Board Challenge is fun event where Jamboree participants can test their balance on an Indo Board and have a chance to win some great prizes from Hydro-Turf. The event will take place on Friday May 16 from 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm with the top 3 participants advancing to the finals, for a special event at the Friday night BBQ and party.  Stop by the Hydro-Turf Indo Board Challenge on Friday.   Guinness Book of Records Parade of Watercraft For this event, we have received approval from Guinness World Records to establish a World Record from this event for the “Largest Parade of Personal Watercraft”.   So, if you ever wanted to be in the records book, here is your chance. Demo Ride Program The Demo Ride program will give participants an opportunity to test-drive the newest PWC models from Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris and Sea-Doo.  Watercraft Olympics The Watercraft Olympics will be a series of family-oriented team PWC events that will test the rider's skill on their watercraft while negotiating obstacles and performing tasks on the water.  Custom Watercraft Competition A new exciting event will be the custom watercraft competition.  Judging will be based on best paint, best engine and best overall watercraft.  The winner of the custom watercraft competition will win a custom trophy. Beach Party and BBQ’s A Beach Party and BBQ will take place at the event on Friday and Saturday nights that will include music, food for all participants, and fun beach games catering to family and kids.  Watercraft Team Beach Games Whose watercraft is better? Sea-Doo, Yamaha, Polaris, Kawasaki or Honda? Well, we might not find out on the water, but we will at the first annual Watercraft Team Beach Games.  Five person teams will be split up, based on the participants preferred brand of watercraft, with a representative from each watercraft manufacturer on board as the team leader.  The Watercraft Beach Games will pump up the spirit with some fun, quick, and high-energy games designed for all ages and abilities. After the Opening Ceremony, let the beach challenges begin!  This event is as much fun to watch as it is to participate in.  Here is an example of the games that will take place at the event:   ·         Wacky Beach Relay ·         Shamu Shuffle ·         Twist and Turn Relay Race ·         Water Balloon Toss ·         Guided Obstacle Relay Race ·         Sack Races and Three-legged Race ·         Pass the Orange and more fun games.       The National PWC Jamboree is an event that you will not want to miss.  For more information on participating and getting involved with the event, contact Patrick Mell at (586) 598-2856.  A####  Copyright © 2003 PM Sports Marketing. All Rights Reserved. Site Design and Maintenance By: PM Sports Marketing

 

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