Organised by H2O Racing and AIM Group
International the event delivered four days of great
competition and entertainment. “This was our first
major venture to stage an event of this type, and
overall we have received very positive feedback,”
said H2O Racing’s marketing director, Raimondo
di San Germano. “The mix of sport and music is a
perfect fit for Aquabikes. There are things we would
like to develop and some things we will change. But
this is the way forward.”
The night Slalom and Freestyle show followed
by world-renowned French duo Klingande kicked
off the event, the racing building over the next two
days and reaching fever pitch on the Sunday, with
international DJs and Nicolo Cavalchini prowling and
pumping out sounds on the stage in the evenings.
Gyorgy Kasza grabbed his second win of the year
beating France’s Jeremy Perez in a nail-biting
deciding third leg to maintain the overall lead in
the Runabout Slalom World Championship over
Francois Medori.
The Hungarians pace was electrifying winning both
heats on the way to the final two nil, taking out Teddy
Pons and then Sebastian Bukiej, but was pushed all
the way in the final.
Perez had a tougher route before matching up
against Kasza, each heat going the distance, seeing
off Poland’s Andrzej Wisniewski and then Sweden’s
Lars Sebastien Akerblom, who won the third-fourth
placed race off against Bukiej.
In Ski, Jeremy Poret broke Italian hearts beating
Alberto Monti. His performance was clinical, easing
past Norway’s Stian Schjetlein and then his elder
brother and Qatar winner Mickael before completing
his unbeaten run in the final against Monti, who
earlier had disposed of Spain’s Nacho Armillas and
then Tiago Sousa. Mickael Poret grabbed the final
podium slot to maintain his overall lead, just one
point ahead of Monti.
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