THREE MOTO FORMAT FOR AQUABIKE TITLE DECIDERS
CARELLA ON TRACK
TO LIFT FOURTH
WORLD TITLE
Aquabike Promotion, organisers of the
prestigious UIM-ABP Aquabike World
Champion, has confirmed a three moto
format for the Grand Prix to be held in
theUAE inNovember andDecember.
The majority of competitors will adapt
easily to this more demanding schedule,
with the same format used in the
European Continental Championship,
and now means a maximum 150 points
are on offer for round 3 in Dubai on 23-
25 November and round 4 in Sharjah on
18-20December.
The penultimate round will be held at
Kite Beach, Jumeirah, one of Dubai’s
most pristine stretches of sand and a
haven for water sports enthusiasts, with
the finale on the stunning Khalid Lagoon
in the heart of Sharjah.
In Runabout GP1 defending champion
Yousef Al Abdulrazzaq is on top with 70
points, 20 clear of James Bushell with
Lars Akerblom a further two points
adrift.
The Poret brothers Jeremy and Mickael
lockout the top spots in Ski GP1, 78 to
70, with rising star and UIM-ABP tour
debutant Quinten Bosche in third with
66 points.
In the fight for the Ladies title Estelle
Poret has a ten point advantage over
defending
champion
Emma-Nellie
Ortendahl, with Kylie Ellmers in third
and enjoying her best season on the
tour, whilst in the upside down world of
Freestyle the head-to-head between the
Florjancic brothers is set to continue,
Rok currently holding a ten point lead
over Nac.
A win for Alex Carella at Team
AbuDhabi’s homeGrand Prix on
6-8 December, the penultimate
round of the season, will wrap up
the 2017 title race and give the
Italian his fourth UIM F1H2O
World Championship.
Carella has had a standout
season with two imperious pole
and race winning performances
in France and in [Liuzhou] China
either side of two fourth-placed
finishes in Portugal and [Harbin]
China. His third victory of the
season would spark appropriate
celebrations as the UAE capital
city hosts its 25th UIM F1H2O
Grand Prix.
TEAM SWEDEN CONFIRM
EDIN IN THREE BOAT LINE UP
FOR UAE RACES
Team Sweden boss Jonas Andersson
has confirmed they will run a third
boat in the final rounds of the season
in Abu Dhabi on 6-8 December and
a week later in Sharjah [13-15], with
Erik Edin lining up to make his UIM
F1H2OWorld Championship debut.
The news swells the ranks of driver
entries for the final two races of
the year to 21 with Abu Dhabi and
Sweden running three boats and
Jonathan Jones confirming the
Dragon-Palfreyman combo will align
with Emirates Racing.
Edin, 27, from Stockholm started
racing at the age of 14 competing in
the sport250 class, thenmoving up to
GT 15 andGT 30, picking up gold and
bronze medals in the Swedish and
World Championships. He stepped
up into F2 in 2013, competing for
the next two years against his now
teammate Erik Stark. Edin finished
runner-up in the UIM F2 World
Championship in 2016 and this year
clinched the F2 European title.
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