On Wednesday, Nov. 22, WPG#1 Waterjet World Series officials issued a priority message for racers looking to compete at the Dec. 13-17 World Cup at Jomtien Beach, Pattaya, Thailand.
According to the notice, riders who did not attach their photo to the entry form will NOT be allowed to race. The notice did say racers who did not attach a photo to the entry form could email the photo, but the deadline for emailing photos was listed as the same day as the notice was published. No response to inquiries on this matter have been received as of press time.
According to the notice, “Following the regulations of the tournament, the complete entry form must have the applicant’s photo attached, as we announced on the race notice. However, some riders have not attached their photo with the entry form, so we will consider this entry form ‘not complete’. For those who did not attach the photo, please send us your photo by 22 November 2023 via [email protected]. Otherwise, your name will not be allowed to be on the list for competition.”
According to the official riders list published by WPG#1 Waterjet World Series officials on Nov. 15 and updated on Nov. 18, there are entries for all 25 classes, including eight USA competitors
In the Pro/ProAm classes, here’s how the numbers add up:
There are four American entries in the Pro Ski Grand Prix class out of the 16 racers registered, including Sebastien Girello (USA/GoFast US), Jonathan Phan (USA/Kawasaki-Hotproducts), Deven Farthing (USA/Farthing Racing), and James Wilson (USA/Team Kawasaki).
Other top names in the sport lining up for this class include Kevin Reiterer (Austria/Flamingo Racing), Quinten Bossche (Belgium/QB1 Racing), Jeremy Poret (France/Jeremy Poret) and Mickael Poret (France/77 Racing).
In Pro Sport GP, UK racers James Bushell (UK/158 Racing) and Simon Belcher (UK/Handy Motorsport) will face off against 7 Thailand racers.
In Pro Runabout 1100 Open, Saly Ou Moeut (Cambodia/Flamingo Jet Ski Team) will line up with one Philippines racer, a racer from China, and eight Thailand racers.
The US flag makes an appearance in the lineup for the Pro Runabout GP class, with Dustin Farthing (USA/Farthing Racing) on the line of nearly 20 riders, including Francois Medori (France/Easy Rider), György Kasza (Hungary/Kasza Racing), Rashed Aldawas (Kuwait), Mohammad Burbayea (Kuwait/Kuwait Jet Ski Team), Permphon Teerapatpanich (Thailand/Pusan Seadoo Jet Ski Team) and James Bushell.
In Pro Freestyle, coming off of a spectacular performance in Havasu, Demi Morgan (USA/High Speed Industries) will take on a field of eight; four from Japan and four Russian competitors.
In the packed Pro-Am Endurance Open class, a single US flag next to Anthony Radetic’s name (USA/SEA-DOO) stands among a field of more than 30 racers, 12 of which are Thailand competitors. Among the entries are Guy Greenland (Australia/GeeRacing), Saly Ou Moeut, Kylie Ellmers (New Zealand/Flamingo), and Oraphan Teerapatpanich (Thailand/Pusan Seadoo Jet Ski Team)
In the ProAm Womens Ski Grand Prix, River Varner (USA/GOFAST U.S.) will hit the start line with Maria Besschastnaia (Russia/Russia Rocket), Emma Nellie Ortendahl (Sweden/SAS Racing), and Kamonwan Noenhong (Thailand/Jet Ski For Rent By Jompol).
ProAm Ski Stock is a large class, with 15 riders, but no US competitors. Among those racing are Emma Nellie Ortendahl and Tanawin and Tanawid Molee (Thailand).
No other classes feature US riders as of the latest report on Nov. 18.
