There’s no arguing that Dean’s Team-tuned Yamaha WaveRunners were the most consistent thing seen on the podium in 2016. Led by the man himself, Dean Charrier, Dean’s Team marched through the masses to lead the year in team wins. To help put things into perspective, Dean’s Team wrote this recap of their success in 2016:
The 2016 race season is in the books for Dean’s Team, with as close to perfect results as one could get.
Success isn’t something new for Dean Charrier and Dean’s Team, with over 30 National and World titles to the name, but it’s never taken for granted. It’s always ‘what have you done for me lately’ in the racing world and only hard work and dedication to the craft will keep you ahead of the curve with the yearly changes and advances in the sport.
This year, the focus was on making the Dean’s Team ECU Performance Reflash the top option for every level of rider and racer. The results speak for themselves.
Often lapping a majority of the field, Chris MacClugage shined on his Reflashed Yamaha FZr all season. Aero Aswar pushed him all along the way on his FZr, both at the World Finals and in the P1 AquaX Pro Series. They separated themselves from the competition and had some entertaining battles and lead changes.
Abdullah Al-Fadhel put another World Title to his name, and gave Macc a run in the Pro Stock class at the World Finals. He shined overseas too, winning a Championship series in Dubai. Ali Allanjawi also racked up wins all year long in international races, and came to the World Finals and took home three podium finishes.
At the Pro Watercross HydroDrag World Championships, Scott Rice cleaned up with wins in the Stock, Spec, and Superstock divisions. Ron Allison won the Stock Speed Alley title too posting a high speed of 92.8 on his FZr.
The results for Yamaha WaveRunners with the Dean’s Team Reflash this year include:
IJSBA World Finals
(World Titles in Bold)
1st Place, Pro Runabout Stock – Chris MacClugage
2nd Place, Pro Runabout Stock – Abdullah Al-Fadhel
3rd Place, Pro Runabout Stock – Aero Aswar
1st Place, Pro Runabout Spec – Abdullah Al-Fadhel
3rd Place, Pro Runabout Spec – Aero Aswar
1st Place, Women’s Runabout – Shante Bukes
1st Place, Amateur Runabout Spec – Travis Zielasko
2nd Place, Amateur Runabout Spec – Ali Allanjawi
1st Place, Runabout N/A Stock – Tyler Hill
P1 AquaX Pro Series
1st Place, Chris MacClugage
2nd Place, Aero Aswar
4th Place, Mike Klippenstein
Pro Watercross HydroDrags
1st Place, Stock HydroDrag – Scott Rice
1st Place, Spec HydroDrag – Scott Rice
1st Place, Stock Speed Alley – Ron Allison
UAE Championship Series
1st Place, Pro Runabout Stock – Abdullah Al-Fadhel
Bahrain Jet Ski Championship Endurance Race
1st Place, Ali Allanjawi
Bahrain Jet Ski Championship Endurance Race
1st Place, Ali Allanjawi
Sweden Nordic Championship
1st Place, Runabout GP – Ali Allanjawi
Dubai Wave Challenge
1st Place, Ali Allanjawi
The hustle doesn’t stop for Dean’s Team with the season coming to an end.. Dean is already working towards new goals and milestones next year. Having won the Pro Stock title at the World Finals for three years running, sights are set on the Pro Runabout Open and GP classes for the 2017 season. With two years in a row winning the top P1 AquaX class Dean’s Team will also look to repeat next season on the fastest growing tour in the sport.
