Earlier this year, The Watercraft Journal was the first to publish what later would be a viral sequence of IFWA World Champion (and occasional WCJ contributor) Mark Gomez barrel-rolling a specialized Sea-Doo Spark from WORX Racing. The sequence was captured during a session held shortly after the year’s first round of the AJSP OZ Surf Slam. Although Gomez stuck the landing on the barrel roll, the part-time stuntman and full-time freerider failed to land the multiple backflip attempts before needing to hop a plane back to the States.
This left the virgin territory of successfully executing a backflip on a Sea-Doo Spark wide open. To WORX and Gomez’s credit it took the better part of six months and one of the most decorated freeriders on God’s green earth – Pierre Maixent – to pull it off, and how! Maixent’s company MX100 Factory is a freeride and freestyle shop specializing in building custom skis “on demand” as well as selling of all the “sickest products” in the industry. Likewise, Maixent applies his experience as a 7-time world champion to advise other freeriders.
Recently, MX100 unveiled a new “Spark Division” with the announcement of MX100’s Spark re-mapping services, as well as offering a full array of WORX Racing components specifically for the Spark – all of which add up to an impressive 120-horsepower. The company’s prototype is a handsome Pineapple Yellow 2-up unit wrapped in a custom vinyl kit and touting all the goods necessary to propel Maixent not only through one successful backflip but a recorded two others – including a one-handed flip for good measure.
Below the video published on Antoine Mortoire’s Facebook page was filmed in Montalivet, France only three days ago and has since gone stupidly viral. We only share it here to those who haven’t seen it yet. Enjoy!
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