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8º Jet Waves Cup 2006
Jet Ski World Championship in Imbituba - Results
Happened from November 24th to 26th 2006, the 4th
round of FreeRide World Championship 2006, in Imbituba/SC. See the
results!
With a final with a lot of rain and wind, the South
African Jimmy Visser won the fourth round of Free Ride World Championship
(maneuvers with jet ski on the waves) in Sit Down (jet sitting) class
and the French Pierre Maixent won in Stand Up (jet on foot) last weekend,
from November, 24th to 26th, Vila Beach, in Imbituba, Santa Catarina.
Jimmy Visser disputed with the French
Pierre Maixent an exciting and very hard final. The
South African showed a lot of technical to overcome the weather's
bad conditions. ''Now, I'm in the group that have eight world titles
together Valentino Rossi, on Motospeed and Michael Schumacher, on
F1'', says after the results confirm his eighth world title in Sit
Down class.
Stand Up class' final, repeat the Cup soccer's final.
The Italian Federico Bufacchi entered in the water
prepared to win the French Maixent, but the bad sea
with irregular formation muddled the Italian's plans to repeat the
result of 2005 when he got Brazilian's round. Pierre Maixent won fourth
and last round, getting the second World Championship in Stand Up
class. ''I'm so happy for get the title in Brazil. It's hard, because
I disputed two difficult finals, one after the other, but I got win
in Stand Up'', says Maixent that is world vice champion in Sit Down.
Three Brazilian riders stayed in the semifinals. Du
Nunes in Sit Down and Ivo Sehn, in Stand
Up, finished the round in third place. Leandro Vieira
was the fourth in Sit Down.
The fourth and last round of FreeRide World Championship
was one of more disputed of the last times. ''It's much disputed,
doesn't there favorites. The level technical was very good and the
decision was for a small difference in the points'' explain Marcelo
Brandão, IFWA's president, international entity that
rule this sport. ''We're working to 2007 world championship, which
must have a big growth in quality and riders'', finished Marcelo.
The 8th Jet Waves happened with supervision of IFWA
and Motoaquatic Federation of Estado of Santa Catarina (FEMOASC).
The event is sponsor for Malwee and Yamaha with support of Government
of Santa Catarina, City Hall of Imbituba and ProNáutica Jet
Ski.
Jet Waves results:
SIT DOWN
1- Jimmy Visser (África do Sul)
2- Pierre Maixent (França)
3- Du Nunes (Brasil)
4- Leandro Vieira (Brasil)
5- Andrew Smith (África do Sul)
6- Luis Fragoso (Portugal)
STAND UP
1-Pierre Maixent (França)
2-Federico Bufacchi (Itália)
3- Ivo Sehn (Brasil)
4- Romain Stampers(França)
5- Joe Kenney (USA)
6- Taylor Curtis (USA)
7- Everson Prodocimo (Brasil)
8- Douglas Carvalho (Brasil)
9-Alexandre Bruneder (Brasil)
10- Leonardo Caldocelli (Brasil)
11-Gil Beurnier (França)
12-Weber Hipólito (Brasil)
13-Andre Martins(Brasil)
14-Christophe Dartayett (França)
15-Marlon Olsen (Brasil)
16-Andrea Bergamo (Italy)
17-Leandro Vieira (Brasil)
18-Everado Junior (Brasil)
World Champion results:
STAND UP (5 firsts)
1- Pierre Maixent (France) - 78 points
2- Federico Bufacchi (Italy) - 77 points
3- Romain Stampers (France) - 57 points
4- Gil Beurnier (France) - 54 points
5- Eric Fornay (France) - 29 points
SIT DOWN (5 firsts)
1- Jimmy Visser (South Africa) - 83 points
2-Pierre Maixent (France) - 77 points
3- James Visser (South Africa) - 65 points
4- Alain Arrizabalaga (Spain) - 34 points
5- Cristobal Bejeiro (Spain) - 29 points
Photo
Gallery
Results :
SIT DOWN RESULTS
| Place |
Riders |
Country |
| 1° |
JIMMY VISSER |
South Africa |
| 2° |
PIERRE MAIXENT |
France |
| 3° |
Du NUNES |
Brasil |
| 4° |
LEANDRO VIEIRA |
Brasil |
| 5° |
ANDREW SMITH |
South Africa |
| 6° |
LUIS FRAGOSO |
Portugal |
| JIMMY
VISSER - Jimbo |
| WINNER:
SIT DOWN - PRO |
STAND UP RESULTS
| Place |
Riders |
Country |
| 1° |
PIERRE MAIXENT |
France |
| 2° |
FEDERICO BUFACHI |
Italy |
| 3° |
IVO SEHN |
Brasil |
| 4° |
ROMAIN STAMPERS |
France |
| 5° |
JOE KENNEY |
USA |
| 6° |
TAYLOR CURTIS |
USA |
| 7° |
EVERSON PRODOCIMO |
Brasil |
| 8° |
DOUGLAS CARVALHO |
Brasil |
| 9° |
ALEXANDRE BUNEDER |
Brasil |
| 10° |
LEONARDO CALDONCELLI |
Brasil |
| 11° |
GIL BEURNIER |
France |
| 12° |
WEBER HIPOLITO |
Brasil |
| 13° |
ANDRE MARTINS |
Brasil |
| 14° |
CHRISTOPHE DARTAYETTE |
Brasil |
| 15° |
MARLON OLSEN |
Brasil |
| 16° |
ANDREA BERGAMO |
Italy |
| 17° |
LEANDRO VIEIRA |
Brasil |
| 18° |
EVERARDO JUNIIOR |
Brasil |
| PIERRE
MAIXENT |
| WINNER:
STAND-UP PRO |
