The best drivers in the world of jet skis have struggled this weekend to get the best positions in the inaugural European Championship held on the beach in the curve of Lo Pagan, San Pedro del Pinatar.
Francky Zapata, with a bike over the other competitors, won first place in the premier class, super pro stock runabout.
Zapata had problems with his mount in the first two short sleeves but could demonstrate the superiority of mechanical, almost doubling the runner.
Among the drivers Murcia, highlighted the involvement of Amador Ferrer, achieving fourth place in super pro runabout stock, behind only Spanish who took the podium in Lo Pagán, Jordi Thomas-Jimenez.
The pilot of San Pedro del Pinatar made an acceptable Championship locking horns with the world elite, with the privilege of being at home.
The other two pilots Murcia Moreno and Vicente Cano Kevin completed a more discreet.
European Championship circuit began last Friday with the training, held on Saturday the first race in each category, four and two ski runabout.
Also, on Sunday held the freestyle competition, with the victory of Italian rider Valero Calderoni.
The Saturday was marked by bad weather, rain and wind that caused an unpleasant stay.
Quite the opposite happened on Sunday, a day in the beach of the curve showed a full house audience, attracted by the large infrastructure of one of the best world championships.
During the day Sunday were held two rounds remaining in each category, 15 minutes plus one lap each.
After the test circuit, again, next weekend rally test jet, in which participation will be much more abundant Murcia.
After the Spanish race, will be held in Portugal, France and Italy, knowing when the European champions of 2009.
The European Championship, held in Murcia, is organized by the Spanish Federation and the Federation Motonáutica Murcia, with the collaboration of the Directorate General of Sports and the city of San Pedro del Pinatar.
The Sports Council works economically in a championship governed by the rules of the International Union of Powerboating (UMI), the only federation recognized by the IOC and the CSD.
Classification
Junior Ski Stock
1 - Emanuele Balzer (Portugal)
2 - Paolo Bertozzi
3 - Sophie Perrin
Ski stock promotion
1 - Kevin Reiterer (Austria)
2 - Quinten Bossche
3 - Emanuele Balzer
Ski Stock
1 º-Michael Poret (France)
2 - Max Van-Der-Valk
3 - Yoann Tollemer
Female
1 - Anya Colley (Great Britain)
2 - Yuki Kurahashi
3 - Julie Bulteau
Ski pro stock super
1 - Steven Dauliach (UAE)
2 - Chiristopher Courtois
3 - Mickael Poret
Runabout Stock
1 - Angelo Bertozzi (Italy)
2 - Giuseppe Greco
3 - Sven Putzeys
Pro Runabout Super Stock
1 - Francky Zapata (France)
2 - Sven Putzeys
3 - Jordi Tomás Jiménez
Freestyle
1 - Calderón Valerio (Italy)
2 - Roberto Mariani
3 - Tom De-pooter
Source: Federación de Motonáutica Región de Murcia