With the July 4 weekend just around the corner, and racing underway in many US race tours settling into their 2024 season, The Watercraft Journal made a quick run through the race results and upcoming calendars to provide an overview of the top competitions shaping up for the season, taking a look at the emerging rankings, with many familiar names, and some unexpected challengers.
Today we’ll take a look at all things IJSBA, as reported through IJSBA.com.
The first US IJSBA results of the season came out of Washington, where Pacific Northwest Watercross battled torrential rains in their season opener at Vance Creek in Elma on April 27-28. At the end of the weekend, Curtis Pitman took the Ski Stock 2 Stroke Lites class, with Elif Baydar in second and Cole McIntyre taking 3rd. Elif Baydar took home the Ski Women’s 2 Stroke Lites win, and Wyatt Kennedy walked away with the Ski Junior (10-15 2-stroke lites) win. In X2 Vintage/Sport Spec, it was Tom Hobeck taking first, Chip Perkins in second and Jared Holland taking third. Runabout Open (Any Ski) was all Greg Moyer and Ski Open GP (Any Ski) saw Elif Baydar take first and Nathan Clements claim second. In the Ski Vet Open (35+) class, it was Elif Baydar (1), Paul Cota (2) and Garrett Marr (3).
In Ski Stock (4-stroke 1050-1500), Paul Cota took first, Nathan Clements took second, and Garrett Marr claimed third. Ski Vintage (550-650) finished with Chris Obuch in first, Jordan Smith in second, and Nathan Clements in third, while the Ski 2-Stroke (No AM Hull) class was Wyatt Kennedy (1), Cole McIntyre (2) and Nathan Clements (3).
Pacific Northwest Watercross heads to Vance Creek again this weekend for the second weekend of their 2024 season.
On June 1-2, the new owners of East Coast Watercross made their debut in Webster, Massachusetts. Following are the posted results:
Round 1 (Saturday June 1)
Womens 1100 Limited: 1 Teri Burke, 2 Hanna Senra, 3 Kelly Stringer
Stock runabout 800: 1 John Bick
Novice runabout 4 stroke: 1 Judy Ciocco
Beginner 1100 Limited: 1 Joe Yetman, 2 Tanner Batzold, 3 Brody Sebben
Pro/ Am sport spec: 1 Brad Nickerson, 2 Nathan Dalli, 3 Noah Dalli
Pro/am Ski Lites: 1 Jack Cutts, 2 Billy Beers Jr., 3 Troy Gancarz
Superchicken: 1 Warren Burke, 2 Thomas Hager
Pro/Am runabout Rec Lites: 1 Mike Northrup, 2 David Anderson, 3 Ian Smith
Pro/am Ski GP: 1 Rick Sherker, 2 Brayden Sebben, 3 Kelly Wilcox
Pro/am runabout 1100 Open: 1 Cory Dickson
Pro/am runabout 4 stroke: 1 Jay Edworthy, 2 Ian Smith, 3 Mike Northrup
Pro/Am womens Rec Lites: 1 Kelly Stringer, 2 Julia Kapelewska, 3 Emily Petrowski
Pro/Am X2 Open: 1 Doug Wintle, 2 Karlk Hausch, 3 Kayla Pliszka
Junior X2: 1 Warren Burke, 2 Kristopher Van Wie Jr. (DNF)
AM/Nov 1100 limited: 1 Jon Dean, 2 Noah alli, 3 Colby Stringer
Pro/am Ski Stock: 1 Rick Sherker, 2 Brayden Sebben, 3 Charlie McCarthy
Pro/am 4 stroke Ski Lites: 1 Sebastian Wilcox
Ex/pro runabout 1100 limited: 1 Jay Edworthy, 2 Brian Baldwin, 3 Dave Davidson
Vintage ski 550: 1 Cove Batzold, 2 Kyle Pelletier
vintage ski open: 1 JonJon Mozonski, 2 Derrick Stec
Junior sport spec: 1 Liam Beers, 2 Avery Nickerson, 3 Ryder Downey
Amatuer Freestyle: 1 Karl Hausch, 2 Tom Clam
Pro 1200 freestyle: 1 David Oski, 2 Joseph Gluck
Round 2 (Sunday June 2)
Womens 1100 Limited: 1 Teri Burke, 2 Hannah Senra, 3 Sydney Czarcinski
Beginner 1100 Limited: 1 Joe Yetman, 2 Brody Sebben, 3 Tanner Batzold
Pro/ Am sport spec: 1 Colby Stringer, 2 Brad Nickerson, 3 Lucas Kean
Pro/am Ski Lites: 1 Jack Cutts, 2 Troy Gancarz, 3 Sebastian Wilcox
Superchicken: 1 Warren Burke, 2 Thomas Hager
Pro/Am runabout Rec Lites: 1 Ian Smith, 2 Joe Demario, 3 David Anderson
Pro/am runabout 1100 Open: 1 Cory Dickson
Pro/am Ski GP: 1 Rick Sherker, 2 Brayden Sebben, 3 Jack Cutts
Pro/am runabout 4 stroke: 1 Jay Edworthy, 2 Ian Smith, 3 TJ Brito
Pro/Am Women’s Rec Lites: 1 Kelly Stringer, 2 Julia Kapelewska, 3 Emily Petrowski
Pro/Am X2 Open: 1 Doug Wintle, 2 Teri Burke, 3 Kayla Pliszka
Junior X2: 1 Warren Burke, 2 Kristopher Van Wie Jr.
AM/Nov 1100 limited: 1 Noah Dalli, 2 Jon Dean, 3 Justin Kean
Pro/am Ski Stock: 1 Rick Sherker, 2 Charlie McCarthy, 3 Brayden Sebben
Pro/am 4 stroke Ski Lites: 1 Sebastian Wilcox
Ex/pro runabout 1100 limited: 1 Jay Edworthy, 2 Brian Baldwin, 3 Dave Davidson
Vintage ski 550: 1 Cove Batzold, 2 Alexander Unrue
vintage ski open: 1 Derrick Stec, 2 Jonjon Mozonski
Junior sport spec: 1 Avery Nickerson, 2 Colin Beers, 3 Ryder Downey
Biggie Smalls/ Junior: 1 Emilio Demario
Amatuer Freestyle: 1 karl Hausch, 2 Tom Clam
Pro 1200 Freestyle: 1 Joseph Gluck, 2 David Oski
East Coast Watercross heads to Sylvan Beach, NY this weekend for the second weekend of their 2024 season.
On June 10, IJSBA posted the following results from the Great Lakes Watercross season opener on the second weekend in June.
Round 1 June 8
Junior Rec Lites: 1 Isabelle Gahagan, 2 Mason Puccio, 3 Kali L. Bohat
Junior Ski Lites: 1 Brodie Murphy, 2 Reese Gahagan, 3 Zayne Genrich
Sport Spec: 1 Justin Eblin, 2 Jack Eidt, 3 Lanny Blackmore
Pro Am Runabout GP: 1 Kyle Niquette
Pro Am Runabout Stock: 1 Carson Petersen, 2 Patrick Sarenich, 3 Kyle Niquette
Am Runabout 1100 Limited: 1 Joseph Ruetz, 2 Scott Trolinger, 3 Andrew Schaaf
Am Runabout 1100 Stock: 1 Maddie Elders, 2 Brad Bohat, 3 Erich Nehls
Vintage Ski 550: 1 Anthony Cellucci, 2 Scott Hyke, 3 Timothy English
Vintage X2: 1 Rod Hall, 2 Jen Doidge
Veterans Rec Lites: 1 Justin Gotsch, 2 Craig Fritz, 3 Ryan Rasmussen
Pro Am Ski GP: 1 Dustin Voss
Pro Am Ski Stock: 1: Heber Blackmore, 2 Olin Blackmore, 3 Steve King
Novice Ski Lites: 1 Emerson King, 2 Dylan Genrich, 3 Jack Eidt
Amateur Rec Lites: 1 Ryan Rasmussen, 2 Jaymie Bohat, 3 Nick Krupka
Pro Am Ski Lites: 1 Dustin Voss, 2 Trevor Schmitt, 3 Marvin Gahagan
Round 2 June 9
Junior Rec Lites: 1 Mason Puccio, 2 Isabelle Gahagan, 3 Matt Voss
Veterans Rec Lites: 1 Justin Gotsch, 2 Edward Gahagan, 3 Craig Fritz
Sport Spec: 1 Justin Eblin, 2 Jack Eidt, 3 Lanny Blackmore
Pro Am Runabout GP: 1 Kyle Niquette
Pro Am Runabout Stock: 1 Carson Petersen, 2 Jarret Peterson, 3 Patrick Sarenich
Beginner Runabout: 1 Steve Bransted
Am Runabout 1100 Limited: 1 Scott Trolinger, 2 Andrew Schaaf
Am Runabout 1100 Stock: 1 Brad Bohat, 2 Maddie Elders, 3 Erich Nehls
Junior Ski Lites: 1 Reese Gahagan, 2 Brodie Murphy, 3 Zayne Genrich
Novice Ski Stock: 1 Travis Branson, 2 Nick Krupka
Pro Am Ski GP: 1 Dustin Voss
Pro Am Ski Stock: 1 Heber Blackmore, 2 Olin Blackmore, 3 Steve King
Vintage Ski 550: 1 Anthony Cellucci, 2 Timothy English, 3 Gina Cellucci
Vintage X2: 1 Rod Hall
Novice Ski Lites: 1 Dylan Genrich, 2 Cody Hritz, 3 Jerod Delong
Amateur Rec Lites: 1 Maddie Elders, 2 Alex Thundercloud, 3 Ryan Rasmussen
Pro Am Ski Lites: 1 Zach Genrick, 2 Dustin Voss, 3 Trevor Schmitt
Great Lakes Watercross heads to Prarie Du Chen, Wisconsin this weekend for rounds 3 & 4.
Be sure to check in next week when we’ll finish up the IJSBA recap with the NautiWater Racing results and review the P1 AquaX, AJSA and international race series results.
